NAME: Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov DOB: AUGUST 1, 1870 DOD: March 20, 1932 ORIGIN: Shchigry, Kursk gubernia, Russia MADNESS: Attempted to create a human/chimp hybrid. After pioneering developments in horse breeding with artificial insemination, Ivanovich began working on cross-genetic experiments. He created a “Zeedonk”; a cross between a Zebra and a Donkey and worked on […]
After one hundred and twenty six years, fascination in Bram Stokers Count Dracula shows no sign of waning. So much so that we are expecting not one but two big screen adventures for the Lord of the undead this year starting with the legendary Nicolas Cage donning the cape, fangs and lots of rings in […]
If The Hills Have Eyes and Cannibal Holocaust were to have a baby in the Wild West, the result might be Bone Tomahawk, a tense and engaging pursuit Western that devolves into a blood bath. The first few minutes of the film feel like a fairly standard Western, despite the horrific opening sequence involving a […]
The 1980s practically burst at the seams with cinematic lycanthropes, with such entries as Full Moon High, Teen Wolf, The Company of Wolves, Wolfen, and Silver Bullet. Two of the best werewolf movies to date are Joe Dante’s The Howling and John Landis’ An American Werewolf in London. The last werewolf film was released twenty […]
Kill List is a difficult movie to categorize. Beginning like a British ‘kitchen sink’ drama (a type of entertainment that became popular in the late 1950’s early 60’s which mainly dealt with social economic issues) it’s second act turns into a crime film with it’s two protagonists charged with their mission, the titular Kill List. […]
Ok, so, I don’t dig zombie flicks. Something about the real-life possibility of the walking dead that just doesn’t appeal to me. I know I’m not the only one with a zombie action plan in case of reanimated corpses. For starters, a la Zombieland, I believe in the “double tap” method of re-killing. And when […]
The Thing, released in 1982, set the tone for Carpenter’s “Apocalypse Trilogy,” which also included 1987’s Prince of Darkness and 1994’s s underrated, In the Mouth of Madness. At first glance, it may appear that there is little connecting these films besides their shared director. However, upon closer inspection, a common theme emerges that […]
I had the pleasure of being awake early enough that I was able to grab tickets to the Scream 6 Fan Event in Santa Monica this last weekend. I was pretty excited being a Scream enthusiast. I even have a Ghostface tattooed on my leg. The event was set up in the promenade in Santa […]
Vampire Circus (1972) directed by Robert Young has a great opening that is all about what Hammer was trying to position itself as at the time: a young, attractive, sexy vampire count; naked women; a dash of sadism (a woman being flogged by the villagers); a dash of gore (throats being cut, the vampire […]
In 1986 Arnold Schwarzenegger was fast becoming one of the hottest action stars on this planet. After a successful string of hits like Conan the Barbarian, The Terminator, Commando and Raw Deal, the former Mr. Universe and seven time Mr. Olympia was looking for new projects to curl his biceps around. Schwarzenegger had […]