The Month in Horror Movies - January 2004

[A.J. Hakari]

Hey all. I'm back with my summary of the month in horror movies, the first one of the new year. I didn't see terribly too many horror flicks over the course of January, but here are the ones I did catch, on a **** scale...

THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT - *** 1/2
VERSUS - ***
TREMORS 4: THE LEGEND BEGINS - ***
EYES OF LAURA MARS - ** 1/2
ICHI THE KILLER - ** 1/2
BEYOND RE-ANIMATOR - ** 1/2
DR. GIGGLES - **
HOUSE OF THE DEAD - * 1/2

THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT was the month's biggest surprise for me, a decent-looking horror/thriller that turned out to be a dark, depressing, and thoughtful motion picture. HOUSE OF THE DEAD was hilariously awful to the core.

[countchocula]

A-ha! I've come prepared!

Return of the Killer Tomatoes-2/5
Chopping Mall-3.5/5
Eaten Alive-2.5/5
Leprechaun: Back 2 Tha Hood-3/5
The Revenge of Frankenstein-4.5/5
Black Sunday-3/5
Underworld-4/5
Return to Horror High-1.5/5
Syngenor-3/5
The Brides of Dracula-3/5
The Exorcist-4.5/5
Werewolf Shadow-3/5
The Mummy (Hammer)-4/5
Alien: The Director's Cut-4.5/5
Dracula II: Ascension-3.5/5
Invasion of the Body Snatchers ('56)-4.5/5
Frankenhooker-4/5
Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires-4.5/5
Plan 9 From Outer Space-3/5
Frankenstein Created Woman-2.5/5
Phobic-1/5

I caught Underworld during its theatrical run, but I didn't see the ending until just recently. All in all, a decent month. There were more misses than hits, but it's certainly a diverse batch.