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It is always an interesting experience watching the movie version of a treasured novel, although the end results are often not what we expect or hope for. The ideal scenario is that the director and producers have selected the right people for the characters we know so well, as well as capturing the same mood [...]
Prom Night is one of those movies that gives the horror genre a bad name. I am told it is a “re-imagining” rather than a remake. This only makes the experience worse because what that tells me is that those involved think they can do a better job than the people who brought us the [...]
Oh dear. What have we all done to deserve movies like this?
Clearly it is a form of punishment for us movie lovers. The only thing that is horror in Boogeyman is the fact that it got made and some poor people out there paid good money to go and see it. I, at least, have [...]
It is fair to say that movies based on video games have not provided too many classics. I can remember many years ago going to see Super Mario Bros and being absolutely disgusted with it; I was 9 years old and I was absolutely disgusted! Not forgetting of course some of the more recent efforts [...]
Is it just me or is there a shortage of movies about exorcism? I am surprised that there have been so few in recent years. I don’t subscribe to the theory that most film makers wouldn’t want to touch the subject because the original The Exorcist is such a classic – there is always a [...]
Finding something to watch on TV these days is a real challenge, especially when you don’t have SkyMovies. Flicking through the channels I decided to bypass Embarrassing Bodies and some show with Peter Andre in it and instead opted for Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid.
It might not reflect well on me as a so-called [...]
I had a period in my youth where I was creeped out by mirrors.
Urban myths and the movie Candyman can take the credit for that. At one point I would not look in a mirror at night, so take it from me that the mere household mirror has the potential for horror. If you had [...]
For many of us talking about movies is something we just can’t help ourselves from doing. Sure, we love talking about our favourites and recommending some lesser known features. Just as enjoyable though is discussing what we hate and slating the movies that for a short time made our life a misery, possibly even questioned [...]
