Zombies vs. Cannibals
Examining one of horror media’s more pertinent issues: the differences between zombies and cannibals!
Five Reasons Wes Craven was the Most Important Horror Filmmaker of his Generation
The shocking death of Wesley Earl Craven on August 30, 2015 has led me to conduct a serious reappraisal of his place in the horror firmament.
THE CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD
Fun zombie gore madness from the one and only Lucio Fulci!
CHILDREN SHOULDN’T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS!
Don’t you hate it when a “classic” horror movie turns out to be…well, like this one?
CEMETERY MAN
An interesting item from director Dario Argento disciple Michele Soavi, who seems to have at last come into his own
MICHAEL JACKSON’S THRILLER
Q: When is a horror movie not a movie? A: When it’s a 14-minute music video masquerading as a movie
MESSIAH OF EVIL
Amid the innumerable NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD wannabes that appeared in the seventies the no budget MESSIAH OF EVIL stands out
BURIAL GROUND
Italian zombie flicks tend to be extremely gory and extremely goofy, and this pasta zombie fest from 1980 contains both qualities in abundance
BLACK SUNDAY (1961)
This was the first solo-directed film by the great Mario Bava, and remains his best-known work. There’s an excellent reason for that, and for the fact that actress Barbara Steele became an icon.
BEYOND THE GRAVE
As wonderfully eccentric a take on zombie cinema as anyone could hope for, a Brazilian made film that’s creepy, perplexing, energetic, gruesome and recommended