Sick, Twisted, and Hilarious: ‘You’re Next’ Advanced Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On August 9 2013 02:42 PM
It’s extremely rare for Hollywood to muster up one semi-decent horror movie a year. Sure, there is always one or two that manage to generate a little bit of buzz before coming out, but once its on the market, they ...
A Modern Horror Classic: The Conjuring Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On July 19 2013 03:25 PM
There was a time when I thought that James Wan was a hack. In 2004, he failed to move me with his industrial indie Saw, the film that was responsible for igniting the torture porn craze that gripped the horror ...
The 15 Best Zombie Movies of All Time
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On June 24 2013 02:41 PM
With director Marc Forster and Brad Pitt’s epic World War Z swarming the global box office, I thought it would be a good time to countdown the fifteen best zombie movies of all time. Now, if there is one thing ...
Home Invasion Clichés: The Purge Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On June 9 2013 09:12 AM
After four weeks of hulking action blockbusters, Hollywood has finally decided to take a breather and offer up a smaller scale horror-thriller. On paper and in the Universal Studios boardroom, director James DeMonaco’s The Purge probably sounded like a great ...
“We’re gonna get you…” Evil Dead Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On April 5 2013 04:25 PM
I think that most horror fans would agree that Sam Raimi’s 1981 ultra-low budget horror film The Evil Dead stands as one of the scariest and most influential efforts within the horror genre. The very idea of trying to remake ...
Redeeming John Carpenter’s Ghosts of Mars
In Movies | By Adam Shaftoe | On March 7 2013 10:32 AM
Over the weekend I found myself on a bit of a John Carpenter kick. Saturday afternoon I watched 1982’s The Thing. The next day I took on 1988’s They Live. Then on Tuesday, over an extended lunch break, I watched Carpenter’s 2001 turd Ghosts of ...
Movie Review: ParaNorman
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On August 19 2012 10:00 AM
This fall sees the release of three ghostly children’s films and the first one rising out of the grave is ParaNorman, a gentle and amusing adventure about a lovable loner who can chat with the undead. From the makers of ...
Movie Review: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On June 24 2012 11:15 AM
In the past few years, many critics and horror fans have complained about the sorry state of the vampire genre, which has embraced soap opera melodrama, bloodless confrontations, and abstinence. To me, vampires are not overly emotional, glittery-skinned models who ...
Prometheus: A Flashy, Chilling, Grotesque Classic
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On June 9 2012 12:55 PM
It is no big surprise that Ridley Scott’s new science-fiction epic Prometheus is dividing those who have flocked to see it so far. The film deals with one of the most controversial topics around: creation of the human race. Set ...
Movie Review: Chernobyl Diaries
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On May 27 2012 11:37 AM
A few years ago, I happened to catch an episode of Sy-Fy’s Destination Truth, the reality show where obnoxious douche bag Josh Gates hunts down paranormal entities and other beasties around the world. In the episode, the extremely unfunny Gates ...
