There are hints of “Rear Window”, but they do not pan out in this direct-to-video thriller that has an impressive cast but lacks originality. …continue reading The Daily Dig: The 4th Floor (1999)
Using the age-old technique of keeping everything as dark as possible can’t hide this copycat Sci-Fi horror film’s deficiencies. A team is sent to …continue reading The Daily Dig: Creature (1985)
Few genre films sit so securely in your psyche with such a specific color palette as this subversive play of fear and imagination. A …continue reading The Daily Dig: The Reflecting Skin (1990)
This seventies horror version of gaslighting has simple yet effective scares and does a good job building tension towards a twist ending. After intentionally …continue reading The Daily Dig: Dominique (1979)
An overlooked slasher likely found on most genre filmmakers’ list of influences, featuring great practical effects from John Carl Buechler. A group of camping …continue reading The Daily Dig: The Prey (1983)
A made-for-TV thriller with an impressive cast and a solid teen slasher premise that was limited by the constraints of cable censors. Two teen …continue reading The Daily Dig: I Saw What You Did (1988)
A dark and violent exercise in gratuitous pomposity that captures the current zeitgeist of obsession with true crime and serial killers. Brothers who slaughtered …continue reading The Daily Dig: Killers (1996)
A formulaic slasher with a big finale in a cemetery would be a must-watch for slasher completists but doesn’t feature anything unique. A group …continue reading The Daily Dig: Death Screams (1982)
An amazing feat in underwater filmography can not make up for unfocused storytelling and wild choices for dubbed voice-overs. A family voyage to …continue reading The Daily Dig: The Bermuda Triangle (1978)
In “Aenigma”, the Italian gore master tries his hand at a tired teen slasher trope with minimal success beyond his gross-out gags. An “ugly” …continue reading The Daily Dig: Aenigma (1987)
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