The Test of Time: The Fog (1980)

Posted 13 years ago

We all have movies we love. Movies we respect without question because of either tradition, childhood love, or because they’ve always been classics. However, as time keeps ticking, do those classics still hold up? So…the point of this here column...

Full details for The Fog special edition Blu-ray revealed!

Posted 13 years ago

Of all the fantastic special editions Scream Factory has coming out on Blu-ray this summer, THE FOG is unquestionably the one I’m looking forward to the most. I love the movie (it’s actually my favorite John Carpenter film), and I...

Mike Mendez planning a prequel to The Convent called The Devil’s Convent

Posted 13 years ago

Mike Mendez is enjoying the success of his tongue-in-cheek monster flick BIG ASS SPIDER’s current festival run, but he’s also planning to go back to his creepy roots. Mendez has revealed that he’s planning a prequel to his 2001 horror...

Wes Craven’s Swamp Thing swims to Blu-ray this summer!

Posted 13 years ago

Wes Craven’s bizarro cult classic SWAMP THING is getting cleaned up – well, as clean as it can possibly get – for a Blu-ray release courtesy of, you guessed it, the Shout! Factory! Seriously, can these guys do any wrong?...

Awfully Good: Christmas Do-Over

Posted 13 years ago

Jason Pack up the tree and dump the eggnog, folks. Christmas is over! …Or is it? Christmas Do-Over (2006) Director: Catherine Cyran Stars: Jay Mohr, Daphne Zuniga, Adrienne Barbeau GROUNDHOG DAY meets A CHRISTMAS CAROL meets human wastewater. If you...

Where in the Horror are they now? Adrienne Barbeau!

Posted 13 years ago

ADRIENNE BARBEAU THEN: Any self-respecting horror fan should know the name Adrienne Barbeau. The actress was a staple in the genre for many years, even married to John Carpenter for a time and appearing in a couple of his most...

What would a Halloween remake have looked like if a Marvel artist had directed it?

Posted 14 years ago

John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN is one of my favorite movies. I still own the Anchor Bay 20th Anniversary orange VHS tape. Everything about it is great. The Rob Zombie remake from 2007, while not as great, is still heads above the...