The Revenant (2015) [Ready Scott]
In my article about the Worst Horror Movies of 2015 (you can read it here), I included Quentin Tarantino’s THE HATEFUL EIGHT. Looking back at it, I may have been overly harsh. A second viewing showed it wasn’t as bad as I first thought. Tarantino was looking back at all those old Western TV shows, … Continue reading
Wes Craven (1939-2015)
Anythinghorror is sad to report another loss to the horror genre this year: Wes Craven has died over the weekend at the age of 76, after a long battle with brain cancer. There are many in the industry who could be described as One Hit Wonders: somehow coming up with a brilliant, innovative, well-made movie, … Continue reading
Zombie Resurrection (2014)
Full disclosure here: I’m writing this on the cusp of having just lost my job. I worked in a customer service capacity, was really enjoying it, but I made one or two too many mistakes during my probationary period, so they decided to let me go. So, maybe the review you’re about to read might … Continue reading
Shock Value (2014)
Some time ago, I reviewed the movie SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE (here), which while a vampire movie (duh!) had a novel premise: that the director of the original silent classic NOSFERATU got hold of a real live (unalive?) vampire to star in the movie, for authenticity’s sake, but that this bloodsucker grew too powerful and … Continue reading
Deliver Us From Evil (2014)
Anyone who knows me, personally or through my guest reviews here, will be aware of my long-term affection for KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER, the short-lived but highly influential horror series (if you know nothing about it, go reread my retrospective on it here). It, and the TV movies which inspired the series, successfully combined the … Continue reading