This is the homestretch for reviews of the October horror movie marathon we’ve dubbed 31 Nights of Horror! This last part takes us all the way to Halloween night. For Night 22 we go back to 1972 and a horror anthology from the UK. “Tales From the Crypt” takes the classic stories from the EC horror…
31 Nights of Horror: Nights 11 Through 21
Welcome to Part 2 of my 31 Nights of Horror movie marathon! For the 11th night I selected a story of things that go bump in the dark — but in Spanish. And nothing screams creepy, scary and terrfying than a dark, gothic building that was once an orphanage! “El Orfanato (The Orphanage)” introduces us to Tomas,…
31 Nights of Horror: Nights 2 through 10
Having completed night one, let’s dive right into the remaining nights of my 31 Nights of Horror! On the second night of my October horror movie marathon I queued up this offering from Spain. “Rec”, as in the record button on a video camera, is a found footage film done right. A downright scary movie about…
Why Should Halloween Have All The Fun?
October. What a wonderful month. The first full month of autumn, and my favorite holiday anchoring the end of it: Halloween! What a horrorful day and night that is. As much as I love Halloween, over time I couldn’t help but wonder why one day in October should take all the glory. With 30 other…
A Look at the DC Animated Universe
From very early on I strictly followed my comic book mantra: “Make Mine Marvel!” I would occasionally venture into the DC comic book universe but it was Marvel that truly held me captive. Growing up in the 70s and 80s, the animated worlds of both these comic book titans was very soft. And VERY campy. Think back to…
The Warriors: Filmed in New York, But Not On Location
With the news of a Coney Island reunion heating up the Internet over the last few months I was reminded of a question I came across on Facebook. The poster wanted to know what were some of our best-loved New York City themed movies. I immediately left a comment about one of my favorite films, The…