Tag: halloween

Movie Review – Halloween (1978)

Title: Halloween (1978) Runtime: 91 minutes Director: John Carpenter — They don’t really get much better than Halloween. The more times I watch this horror masterpiece from John Carpenter, the more I fall in love with it. Carpenter proves that you don’t need a large budget (just $320,000 on this one, and $20,000 was for…


Musings On… The 8th Annual DVDTalk October Horror Movie Challenge

October came in unexpectedly fast, and left with a flash. All that remains are the memories of my second month-long challenge of 2012 (the first being the inaugural Cinefessions Summer Screams Challenge back in June that mixed horror and sci-fi). Looking back, I would have loved to watch more films than I did, but that’s…


Movie Review – The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982)

Movie Number– 54 Title– The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982) Running Time– 88 minutes (“Not Rated”) Director– Jeffrey Obrow & Stephen Carpenter Writer– Stephen Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow, & Stacey Gaichino Starring– Laurie Lapinski, Stephen Sachs, David Snow, Pamela Holland, Dennis Ely, Woody Roll, & Daphne Zuniga — (Originally an IP Movies Review) Thanks to the…


30-Day Horror Challenge – Day 15 – Killing Them Softly

“The rules are simple, just pick your favorite horror film for each day! However, you can’t pick the same horror film more [than] once. So once you pick say THE EXORCIST for your favorite horror film involving the powers of Hell, you can’t [pick] it again for any other day [whatsoever,] including favorite horror film.”…


Movie Review – Insidious (2011)

Movie Number– 45 Title– Insidious (2011) Running Time– 102 minutes (“PG-13”) Director– James Wan Writer– Leigh Whannell Starring– Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Ty Simpkins — If I were asked to pick which genre of film divides fans the most, my pick would undoubtedly be the horror genre.  It is impossible to make one horror…


Movie #120/October Horrorthon #8 – 8213: Gacy House (2010)

Movie Number- 120 October Horrorthon Number- 8 Title- 8213: Gacy House (2010) Running Time- 85 minutes Director- Anthony Fankhauser Writer- Uncredited Starring- Jim Lewis, Matthew Temple, Michael Gaglio, Brett A. Newton, Diana Terranova, Sylvia Panacione, Rachel Riley — In 2006, the bodies of six paranormal investigators were found in the abandoned home that was built…


Movie #118/October Horrorthon #6 – Splice (2010)

Movie Number- 118 October Horrorthon Number- 6 Title- Splice (2010) Running Time- 104 minutes Director- Vincenzo Natali Writer- Vincenzo Natali (story & screenplay), Antoinette Terry Bryant (story & screenplay) and Doug Taylor (screenplay) Starring- Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chaneac — Two scientists – Elsa (Sarah Polley) and Clive (Adrien Brody) – are on the…