The seventies were a bad time for fashion but a good time for television horror movies, and few stand out as strong as Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. The 1973 movie was originally broadcast an ABC's “Movie of the Week." The film earned cult status in large part to its chilling atmosphere, imaginative creature... Continue Reading →
40 years before Rick Grimes (The Walking Dead) and Jim (28 Days Later) walked out of hospitals into nightmarish worlds, a British sailor wakes to find humanity ravaged overnight.
The Food of the Gods holds a special place in my memory. It was one of the movies I saw with my parents at the Route 110 Drive-In Theater. The other movies included Live and Let Die, Day Of The Dolphin, and The Golden Voyage of Sinbad. I walked faster to and from the snack... Continue Reading →
I recently wrote about the 5 horror movies I watched as a kid that stayed with me into adulthood. I cannot believe I forgot to include The Monster of Piedras Blancas. My childhood bedroom had sliding closet doors. I could not sleep without them pressed closed. If there was even a small space between them,... Continue Reading →
Five horror movies from the 60s and 70s that haunted my youth until I could identify them
Godzilla. Rodan. Mothra. King Ghidorah. These legendary Kaiju laid cities to waste during decades of movie appearances up to the modern MonsterVerse. Yet, for all their power and violent tendencies towards urban development, there were not terrifying. This honor belongs to a monster last seen on the big screen in 1966. His name was Gaira... Continue Reading →
