By Stewart Sternberg, on August 20th, 2010
Earlier, we discussed the first Lovecraftian work to be translated to film: “The Case of Charles Dexter Ward.” The film was, of course, The Haunted Palace, directed by Roger Corman and starring Vincent Price. At that time we made the argument that few, if any, of the major studio films based on Lovecraft’s writings . . . → Read More: Looking Back at Die, Monster, Die!
By Stewart Sternberg, on August 10th, 2010
Mention director Roger Corman and horror fans immediately and correctly start thinking about the late Vincent Price. Together they gave us such Sixties cult classics as The House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Raven, The Tomb of Ligea, and of course, H.P. Lovecraft’s The Haunted Palace.
Wait. Weren’t all those aforementioned . . . → Read More: Looking back at The Haunted Palace
By Stewart Sternberg, on May 26th, 2010
Genre: Horror
Rating: R for some bloody violence including disturbing images, brief nudity and language.
Feature Running Time: 115 minutes
Cast: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson
Studio: EFTI
Whenever a film makes the leap across borders, fans have a right to be nervous. Was Point of No Return as good as the original Le Femme . . . → Read More: Movie Review: Let the Right One In
By Lee Clark Zumpe, on May 24th, 2010
Genre: Horror
Rating: R for strong bloody violence, language and brief nudity
Feature Running Time: 98 minutes
Studio: Lionsgate
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill and Claudia Karvan
DVD Release Date: May 11, 2010
The fact that Daybreakers sped from theater screens to DVD release in four months should be enough to . . . → Read More: DVD Review: Daybreakers