Dead & Buried (1981)
If there was ever a classic film from the 1980s, DEAD & BURIED is it. Take the two writers of ALIEN, Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett; the director of 1972s RAW MEAT and 1987s WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE, Gary Sherman; a cast that includes James Farentino, Jack Albertson, Melody Anderson, and a pre-NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET Robert Englund; some fantastic special … 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
Fear Clinic (2014)
When you think of filmmaker Robert Hall, “subtlety” isn’t the first word that pops into your mind. Hall, the director of LAID TO REST and CHROMESKULL: LAID TO REST 2, has become known in the genre as delivering fast-paced, extremely gory films with practical f/x that would have Tom Savini himself impressed. This is partly because … Continue reading
1st Stills Drop for FearNet’s Feature Length, Fear Clinic
Back in 2009 FEARnet.com launched the series FEAR CLINIC, a horror series which starred Robert Englund as Dr. Andover, is now getting a feature version and will be directed by LAID TO REST’s Robert Hall (who also wrote the script with Aaron Drane). Starring in FEAR CLINIC are a few LAID TO REST alums, Thomas Dekker, Kevin Gage, and Angelina Armani as … Continue reading
Wishmaster (1997)
I grew up watching those American sitcoms from the Sixties and Seventies where some ordinary nebbish got involved with some supernatural agent, whether it was an alien (MY FAVOURITE MARTIAN), a witch (BEWITCHED) or a genie (I DREAM OF JEANNIE), and it always ruffled my proverbial feathers that putzes like Darren and Major Nelson just … Continue reading