Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
Face Mask is a really well done short horror film. I’d love to see these folks do a full length feature. Face Mask works because of the slow build of tension, without gore, monsters or jump scares. Bravo to all involved!
Today Mondo is releasing the five Universal Monsters prints (as well as variant editions). They are really nice and include…
It is worth a click over to see them in a larger size to enjoy their beauty!
The Curse of the Werewolf wolfman played by Oliver Reed is my favorite of all the werewolf designs. Today we get to see a rare photo of Oliver Reed’s test makeup for Curse of the Werewolf thanks to a Tweet from Retro Horror!
Drew Struzan’s art, like the wolfman piece above, always makes the day a little better! So anytime you need a day brightener, head over to Drew Struzan’s Instagram!
Michele Debczak at Mental Floss posted the results of a survey to determine The 10 Horror Movies That Are Most Likely to Get Your Heart Racing. I thought this was an interesting angle to look at horror movies. Here’s how they got their list…
To compile their list of the most terrifying horror flicks, GIGACalculator.com showed movies to 150 first-time viewers while tracking their heart rates. The film selection was determined by a survey of 2500 self-proclaimed horror fanatics prior to the study.
Before you click over for the full story, here are the rankings of the top ten compared to how I would rate them.
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Craig |
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1. Hereditary (2018) |
1. The Descent (2005) |
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2. Saw (2004) |
2. A Quiet Place (2018) |
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3. The Babadook (2014) |
3. Us (2019) |
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4. Insidious (2010) |
4. Saw (2004) |
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5. A Quiet Place (2018) |
5. The Exorcist (1973) |
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6. The Descent (2005) |
6. Insidious (2010) |
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7. Us (2019) |
7. The Conjuring 2 (2016) |
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8. It (2017) |
8. It (2017) |
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9. The Conjuring 2 (2016) |
9. The Babadook (2014) |
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10. The Exorcist (1973) |
*. Hereditary (2018) |
* I haven’t seen Heredity so I didn’t include it in my list.
I’m surprised John Carpenter’s The Thing didn’t make the list.
Rob Hunter at Film School Rejects reminded me of a very good and very under-rated horror movie with his piece, 21 Things We Learned from ‘The Descent‘ Commentary. Before you click over, here are three of my favorites and my thoughts on each…
10. Claustrophobia is a big aspect of the film’s fear, but Marshall had no clue how many people were affected by it until he started showing the film to audiences. (My wife does have a bit of claustrophobia and it was getting to her. I don’t have any issues with closed in places and it was also getting to me! – Craig)
14. The sequence where the women see the crawler for the first time, via the night vision camera, was actually their first real glimpse of the creature. Marshall had kept the performers separate so the women wouldn’t see the costumed beasts beforehand. They had the lights off and brought the performer in, and then revealed him as the visibility returned — it went over well with screaming and running on the part of the cast. (The Descent has one of the best monster reveals! You’ll love it! – Craig)
19. The young performer playing the “child” crawler also plays a child zombie in 28 Days Later (2002). (That kid has two of the best films of the decade on his/her resume! – Craig)
O.I. is one of the best short films I’ve seen in a while. Hats off to all involved!
Barry has a unique problem. He came up with a truly original idea. And sharing it has consequences.
Chris revisits the Tiki bar where he made his first ever deal. He wants to celebrate the biggest deal he’s ever made by drinking down memory lane. It is early morning and there is only one other customer, Barry, and the Barman.
Barry is drinking to forget and is in no mood to celebrate anything. Only Chris’ offer of free drinks for a week if he can’t solve Barry’s problems makes Barry change his mind. Barry has a unique problem. He came up with a truly original idea. And he is the only one immune to it. Chris doesn’t believe a word of it and is determined to prove Barry a liar and win the bet.
Written & Directed by N’cee van Heerden
Alien, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver gets the Cinephilia and Beyond Treatment. Click over and you know it’s worth a look!
Phil Pirrello at Syfy.com took on the task to Rank Every Sci-Fi Arnold Schwarzenegger Movie. I decided to play along. Below is the chart comparing our rankings and some thoughts after.
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Craig |
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9. Terminator: Salvation (2009) |
** Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) |
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8. Terminator: Genisys (2015) |
8. The Running Man (1987) |
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7. The Sixth Day (2000) |
7. The Sixth Day (2000) |
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6. The Running Man (1987) |
6. Terminator: Salvation (2009) |
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5. Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) |
5. Terminator: Genisys (2015) |
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4. Predator (1987) |
4. Total Recall (1990) |
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3. Total Recall (1990) |
3. The Terminator (1984) |
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2. The Terminator (1984) |
2. Predator (1987) |
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1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) |
1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) |
Anthony Petrie created the limited edition poster for Night of the Living Dead shown above. It came in two versions (from Bottleneck Gallery) which went on sale today and both have already sold out! Still, the print was too nice not to share here.
Here is the poster and trailer to The Mothman Legacy. We’ll send this one out to our buddy, Thomas Boatwright!
One of the most frightening of American urban myths is the legend of The Mothman, a red-eyed creature seen by some as a harbinger of doom in 1960s rural West Virginia, where sightings of the winged demonic beast were first documented near an old munitions dump known by locals as TNT.
Many believe the Mothman to be a 1960’s phenomenon, an omen only appearing before tragedy, and disappearing after a flap of sightings and the subsequent Silver Bridge collapse in 1967. But what if there’s more? What if the origins of this omen trace back much further and go much deeper than anyone realized? And what if…the sightings never ended?
Vampires vs The Bronx is pretty straightforward in what it is…
A group of young friends from the Bronx fight to save their neighborhood from a band of vampires. Only on Netflix October 2.
Could be a fun time…
I’m always up for a good werewolf movie. Whether we have one in The Wolf of Snow Hollow, only time (and a viewing) will tell. We do have the poster and trailer for a taste to hold us over. And the fact that Robert Forster is in it (in his final role) is a BIG plus!
Welcome to Snow Hollow. From acclaimed filmmaker Jim Cummings comes The Wolf of Snow Hollow, On Demand and in theaters October 9.
The Black Box poster and trailer are here. I’ll give it a go.
Directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr. (Born With It) and script by Osei-Kuffour Jr. and Stephen Herman, Black Box stars Mamoudou Athie (Jurassic World 3, The Circle), Phylicia Rashad (Creed), Amanda Christine (Colony), Tosin Morohunfola (The Chi, The 24th), Charmaine Bingwa (Trees of Peace, Little Sista), and Troy James (The Flash, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark). After losing his wife and his memory in a car accident, a single father undergoes an agonizing experimental treatment that causes him to question who he really is. Executive produced by Jason Blum, Jay Ellis, Aaron Bergman, Lisa Bruce, Marci Wiseman, Jeremy Gold, Mynette Louie and William Marks.
