The Horror Cinema of Walter Hugo Khouri
Brazil’s Walter Hugo Khouri’s (1929-2003) THE ANGEL OF THE NIGHT and DAUGHTERS OF FIRE are unquestioned genre standouts with David Lynch-worthy surrealism.
2009: A Look Back in Bedlam
Here it is, my second annual look back at many noteworthy events in the world of horror film and literature
Tony Scott is Dead
What is there to say about Tony Scott? My word would be reliable.
Raul Ruiz and Horror
The Chilean born Ruiz turned out quite a few unforgettably bizarre films
MURDER LOVES KILLERS TOO
The latest in an apparently neverending line of old school slashers, MURDER LOVES KILLERS TOO is a clever take on any number of splatter movie clichés
THE MONSTER SQUAD
1987 action-horror aimed at a kid audience. My verdict: it’s fun, especially if you’re an eighties movie maven like me.
MATINEE
A pleasant enough baby boomer nostalgia piece from Joe Dante, worth seeing only for its affectionate tribute to the late William Castle
BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW
Another movie that over-relies on atmosphere at the expense of a strong and original narrative. But then again, the otherworldly aura created by writer-director Panos Cosmatos and his collaborators is so extraordinary I won’t complain too much!
AMER
A tribute to the giallos of Dario Argento and a remarkable piece of hallucinatory filmmaking in its own right, AMER is among the most impressive foreign imports of the past decade
GRINDHOUSE
The film that started the retro-grindhouse movie craze, a raucous 3-hour double feature intended to replicate the grindhouse moviegoing experience of the 1970s and 80s