Lance Vlcek

Video Editor/Critic/Writer

127 Articles Published

Favorite Movies: Too many to name, but I love the all-time greats, some read more trash, and the schlock in between. For every masterpiece like Shawshank, Jaws, or Casino, I also love movies like Warlock 2, Friday the 13th Part 7, and Trancers 2. I'm a film buff, not a purist.

Likes: I love movies, great food, and unique pets. I’m a lifelong read more film lover, a proud owner of four sugar gliders, and a master of crafting a damn fine Chicago-style pizza.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990) – WTF Happened to this Horror Movie?

Posted 6 years ago

LEATHERFACE: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III (WATCH IT HERE) has always been one of the red-headed stepchildren of the TEXAS CHAINSAW series. As the first non-Tobe Hooper sequel, part three had the misfortune of not only being gutted by the MPAA but...

We take you on a tour of The Shining Room 237 Pop-Up Walkthrough Event!

Posted 6 years ago

To keep with the Halloween spirit, Chicago's own Morgan MFG has created a unique experience with ROOM 237. A massive pop-up experience and lounge where you check-in as a guest to the Overlook Hotel. A fun love letter to the...

Halloween series timelines! We explore Michael Myer’s many parallel stories

Posted 6 years ago

In 1978 John Carpenter and Debra Hill changed the horror landscape with HALLOWEEN, and it's silent killer, Michael Myers. After forty-two years and eleven entries later, the HALLOWEEN franchise has become… complicated. With HALLOWEEN doing the soft-reboot thing before it...

Puppet Master, Subspecies! We talk Full Moon horror movies with Charles Band

Posted 6 years ago

After Empire International Pictures went under in mid-1988, Charles Band would embark on a new venture that would not only embrace but lead the way for the '90s straight-to-video market boom with Full Moon Entertainment. Intending to create low-budget genre...

Horror Movie Reviews

Spree (2020), Joe Keery, Sasheer Zamata, (Horror Movie Review)

Posted 6 years ago

PLOT: An awkward teen isn’t getting the social media following he thinks he deserves, so he devises a plan to help him go viral; Use his ride-sharing job to live stream a killing spree. LOWDOWN: I wrote once about how...

We talk graboids, Tremors 7, the franchise with Michael Gross! (Interview)

Posted 6 years ago

Michael Gross is a legend! Gross has delighted audiences for the last thirty-plus years from the charming and sweet Mr. Keaton on FAMILY TIES to the against-type bad-ass Burt Gummer in the TREMORS series. With the new entry, TREMORS: SHRIEKER...

The Fly 2 (1989) Chris Walas, Eric Stoltz, Daphne Zuniga (The Black Sheep)

Posted 6 years ago

David Cronenberg's remake of 1958's THE FLY was a massive success and put his unique type of body horror into the mainstream. A perfect blend of horror and sci-fi with the eccentric Jeff Goldblum as the mad scientist Seth Brundle...

Video Interview! We talk with Lin Shaye about her new film The Call & more!

Posted 6 years ago

Coined the godmother of horror, Lin Shaye has been a staple of the genre since the late '70s and shows no signs of slowing down. From the fantastic INSIDIOUS films to stealing scenes in CRITTERS and CRITTERS 2, Lin brings...

Horror Movie Reviews

Antebellum (Horror Movie Review)

Posted 6 years ago

PLOT: A woman must face the sins of the old while surviving the Confederate rule in the modern age. LOWDOWN: I didn’t watch the trailer for ANTEBELLUM (WATCH IT HERE), as I try to go in as blind as possible...

Black Sheep Video! We defend The Astronaut’s Wife (1999) with Depp & Theron!

Posted 6 years ago

Johnny Depp was growing from indie darling into the mainstream in the mid to late '90s. Mix that with a young Charlize Theron breaking through with the fantastic DEVILS ADVOCATE (though I'll always love her in 2 DAYS IN THE...

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