Posts Tagged ‘Horror’
Schlock Shelf – Razortooth
Razortooth is another forgettable film about a genetically mutated swamp creature that escapes and begins killing innocent townspeople. This film is totally different, though, since it’s a killer EEL instead of a crocodile or shark. Oh wait, it isn’t different at all. And of course,…
READ MORE
Schlock Shelf – Shutter
Shutter (2008) is a horror film that was shot in Japan and tells the story of a newly married couple who can’t get rid of a ghost. The husband is a photographer, sent to Japan on a long-term assignment, who brings his wife along to…
READ MORE
Schlock Shelf – Wound
Wound is an independent horror film from David Blyth that takes the viewer through a sort of sado-masochistic, sexually dysfunctional, mentally disturbed Australian woman’s spiral into bizarro-world. There’s plenty of bodily fluids, yelling, gravedigging, mask-wearing, and gratuitous breasts to satiate the average horror fan, but…
READ MORE
An Analysis – The Unresolved Legacy of Fritz Lang’s “M”
The common misconception about our society is that now we have iPods and antibiotics we are a more progressive, forward-thinking culture. But if we only look back into our inconveniently well-recorded history, we can see that might not have always been the case. When Americans…
READ MORE
Pulling Focus – Found Footage Films and Marketing
Found footage horror films are a genuinely modern phenomenon. We can attempt to trace roots to Cannibal Holocaust in 1980, tie origins to the aesthetic and stylistic techniques in the even older cinéma vérité genre, or, if we really want to go back, we can…
READ MORE
MacGuffin Roundtable #15 – Cemetery Man
The MacGuffin crew discuss Cemetery Man, from director Michele Soavi and starring Rupert Everett. This episode can be played online via the flash player below or it can be downloaded from here. It is available on iTunes and Stitcher.
READ MORE
Top 5 – Directors That Should Make A Horror Film
Another Top 5 segment from The MacGuffin. This time Brandi and Allen share their top 5 directors that should make a horror film. This segment is also available on Stitcher and iTunes. The audio version can be downloaded directly from here. After you’ve watched the…
READ MORE
Schlock Shelf – Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil is one of the best films I’ve seen in a really long time. Combine Earnest Goes to Camp with Friday the 13th and you’ll have this masterpiece. Tucker is the more macho of two hillbilly best friends, and he’s a…
READ MORE