1000 AIRPLANES ON THE ROOF at 25
A multi-media stage drama that’s been described as “part Freud, part Kafka and part Steven Spielberg,”
DAY WATCH
The Russian NIGHT WATCH (2004) was an insanely energetic, CGI-packed horror/fantasy blast, and this 2006 sequel provides more of the same
CUBE (1997)
One of the most interesting genre films of the nineties, and certainly one of the most audacious, the 1997 CUBE is a breathtaking display of low budget ingenuity
CINEMA FUTURA
A companion-piece to CINEMA MACABRE, by a variety of popular authors, each contributing a write-up on a favored horror movie. The similarly formatted CINEMA FUTURA’S essays are focused on the cinema of science fiction
BLADE RUNNERS, DEER HUNTERS, AND BLOWING THE BLOODY DOORS OFF
A likeable and enjoyable memoir by Michael Deeley, a prolific British movie producer whose films have nearly all attained cult status
2013: Bedlam in Print
Here we have the latest (admittedly quite belayed) installment of my annual overview of the previous year’s horror-minded publications
INTO THE UNKNOWN: THE FANTASTIC LIFE OF NIGEL KNEALE
England’s Thomas Nigel Kneale (1922-2006) was and is one of the guiding lights of modern horror, and this terrific biography is long overdue
INK
Viewing this film in the company of a paying audience was like being transported back in time to the late 90s/early 00s, when sci fi-tinged freak-outs like DARK CITY, PI, DONNIE DARKO and THE MATRIX were far more prevalent
2010: Bedlam in Print
2010? It was a mediocre year for movies but for books it was a little better
THE THING
A novelization of John Carpenter’s 1982 classic THE THING by the prolific Alan Dean Foster (who also novelized DARK STAR, ALIEN and—pseudonymously—STAR WARS)