By Melissa Antoinette Garza I’ve always liked freak/geek revenge films. It’s a strange sub-genre that includes movies like SLAUGHTER HIGH (1986) TRICK OR TREAT (1986), SHOCK-EM DEAD (1991) and CARRIE (1976). John Carpenter’s CHRISTINE (1983) is my favorite of the bunch. Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) is a nerdy […]
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THE AQUABATS ARE BACK – KICKING ASS ON KICKSTARTER
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Back in 2014, America collectively wept. THE AQUABATS! SUPER SHOW!, one of the greatest shows of all time, ended because THE HUB Network went under. Though, I was still fortunate enough to see them in concert, which was amazing, I desperately missed seeing their […]
The Thing (1982) – HORROR MOVIE REVIEW
By Geno McGahee When it comes to filmmakers, there aren’t many with the track record of John Carpenter. HALLOWEEN, THEY LIVE and THE FOG are just three of the many hits. The films all have this great atmosphere and feel to them. The 1982 film “THE THING” is another quality […]
Pro-Life (2006) – Masters of Horror Episode Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza I love Masters of Horror. It’s a modern and superior version of Tales From the Crypt and I really wish I had found it sooner. I wished it was still on as it took Hollywood’s greatest names of horror and brought us interesting and fun […]
Scarecrows (1988) – Horror Action Hybrid Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Scarecrows is a great, little known, cult-classic that provides suspense, horror and even a little bit of existentialism. The film follows five robbers who hijack a plane forcing a pilot and his daughter to fly off. One of the robbers jumps out with the money causing […]
Lords of Salem (2012) – A Horror Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza I remember the first time I saw House of 1000 Corpses (2003) in the movie theater. It blew me away and I thought Rob Zombie was going to resurrect horror. The film reminded me of the old 70s and 80s movies that made me fall […]
The Last Exorcism Part 2 (2013) – Horror Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Without question, there are so many classic horror productions that have spawned inferior sequels. John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Nightmare on Elm St. (1984) and Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) are just a few examples. Though some of the films that […]
John Carpenter HORROR SPECIAL PODCAST: Geno McGahee Featured on Super Duper Shock Cinema – HORROR MOVIE NEWS
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Super Duper Shock Cinema host, Kevin Scott, brings John Carpenter to his popular podcast with the help of horror filmmakers Geno McGahee (EVIL AWAKENING, RISE OF THE SCARECROWS, FAMILY SECRET, SCARY TALES, SICKLE) and Michael Colburn (THE TOY BOX). The independent horror personalities sit together to […]
THE THING (1982) – John Carpenter HORROR MOVIE REVIEW
By Wayne C. Rogers I picked up a fairly new copy of the DVD for John Carpenter’s The Thing: Collector’s Edition, which was released in 2004, last week for a couple of bucks. The movie itself came out on June 25th, 1982. Blade Runner with Harrison Ford came out on […]
Halloween (1978) – JOHN CARPENTER CLASSIC HORROR MOVIE REVIEW
Reviewed by Geno McGahee “He came home.”–Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence) When you speak of classic horror films, John Carpenter’s Halloween has to rank right up there. This is a great movie all around, featuring a great pace, great camera work, excellent dialogue and superb acting all the way around. […]
The Dark Side of Hollywood – James Dean’s Killer Car
Reviewed by Melissa Garza James Dean was one of the greatest actors of all time. His performance in Rebel Without a Cause still packs a punch. The edge of teen angst, doubt and self-pity was shown in such a realistic manner that in many ways it was years before its […]
John Carpenter’s The Ward (2010) Horror Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza The great John Carpenter came back with a full length feature on a modest $10 million dollar budget. I would personally like to know why I haven’t heard about it until now! I don’t recall any mainstream advertising like for Sam Raimi’s horror comeback in “Drag […]