A close-to-pitch-black exposure actually utilizes some stylistic tricks that would be used in better-scripted genre films for decades after. A group of adventurers is …continue reading The Daily Dig: The Strangeness (1985)
Living comfortably in the “so bad it’s good” wheelhouse, this 80s hold over falls in line with other Metal monster mayhem films of the …continue reading The Daily Dig: Shock ‘Em Dead (1991)
It’s a little bit “Men in Black” and a little bit “Body Snatchers”, with the visceral direction of “Henry” director John McNaughton. An alien …continue reading The Daily Dig: The Borrower (1991)
Featuring effects from gore legends KNB EFX, “Skinner” jumps the shark once it stops being serious and embraces the cheesier side of horror. A …continue reading The Daily Dig: Skinner (1993)
A killer cast and strong performances make an otherwise cookie-cutter religious horror enjoyable, despite the lack of big scares. A priest in New Orleans …continue reading The Daily Dig: The Unholy (1988)
“The Hearse” is a pleasing ghost story that makes all the right moves, including casting a very strong lead in Trish Van Devere. A …continue reading The Daily Dig: The Hearse (1980)
“Ghost Town” is slick looking with decent effects, but that can’t make up for a languishing story that feels unfinished and unfocused. A deputy …continue reading The Daily Dig: Ghost Town (1988)
A plot-less, eighties, derivative romp that has some decent and memorable kills but little else to offer beyond blood and glowing eyes. A man …continue reading The Daily Dig: Retribution (1987)
A sophomoric plot, if you can even call it such, does its best to drag down a beautifully shot film in 1992’s “Mad at …continue reading The Daily Dig: Mad at the Moon (1992)
The first film from legendary director Francis Ford Coppola, “Dementia 13” wasn’t a sign of things to come, but it was slick and gory. …continue reading The Daily Dig: Dementia 13 (1963)
