“Death by stereo!” Before he made those Batman films, Joel Schumacher was on a role with films like The Client and St. Elmo’s Fire. Another film that he directed was a little family film known as The Lost Boys. Released in 1987, the film surprised critics by opening in second place in its first weekendContinue reading “Halloween Bites! The Lost Boys”
Category Archives: Classic Horror
Halloween Bites! Track Of The Vampire
“Cursed with a vampire’s lust.” Sordi is constantly on the lookout for new models to paint. Is it because they remind him of his long-deceased lover who seemingly talks to him from beyond the grave or is it due to the fact that he is a blood-hungry vampire who paints his fresh kills and thenContinue reading “Halloween Bites! Track Of The Vampire”
Halloween Bites! Near Dark
“We keep odd hours.” A whirlwind night of puppy love with a beautiful stranger turns into a complete nightmare for Caleb Colton, as he becomes part of a vampire caravan that can’t decide whether he should join them or die. That’s the core plot of 1987’s Near Dark, a modern vampire western starring Adrian Pasdar,Continue reading “Halloween Bites! Near Dark”
Halloween Bites! Stake Land
“We were on our own now, me and Mister.” When you think of post-apocalyptic horror, zombies almost always come to mind. That, or aliens or something along those lines. For 2010’s Stake Land, it’s vampires that have run rampant across the world. It’s this world where we get to witness the struggles of life inContinue reading “Halloween Bites! Stake Land”
Halloween Bites! Sundown: The Vampire In Retreat
“This is no life for a vampire!” After years of living peacefully deep in the American West, a group of reformed vampires find themselves in a fight for their immortal lives when a rebellion rises that threatens to endanger not only the peaceful town of Purgatory, but of all humanity. This sets the stage forContinue reading “Halloween Bites! Sundown: The Vampire In Retreat”
Halloween Bites! Subspecies (1991)
The Night Has Fangs Directed by Ted Nicolaou, written by a team that includes B-movie master Charles Band, and backed by Full Moon Features, 1991’s direct-to-video Subspecies breathed new life into the slowly fading corpse of the vampire film genre. The film tells the story of rival brothers Stefan and Radu, two vampires with veryContinue reading “Halloween Bites! Subspecies (1991)”
Halloween Bites! Nosferatu (1922)
“The Master is near…..” Released in 1922, F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu: A Symphony Of Horror is the first vampire film to ever grace the big screen according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. A blatant rip-off of Bram Stoker’s Dracula novel, Murnau changed the names of the characters and the ultimate demiseContinue reading “Halloween Bites! Nosferatu (1922)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror Returns!
You’re Gonna Drink Up This Year’s Theme! Vampires! Vampires! Vampires! Need I say more???? While I know that I haven’t been around as much as I’d like to this year (thanks to major changes at my job), I will definitely continue my October tradition of Thirty-One Days O’Horror. This year I’ll be taking a lookContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror Returns!”
Houston Horror Film Fest 2024
Houston Marriott Westchase, August 10th This was my third year attending the Houston Horror Film Fest. Work prevented me from attending all three days, but I made the most of my Saturday at the event. There were tons of excellent independent horror films to view, a great selection of vendors, and a celebrity list thatContinue reading “Houston Horror Film Fest 2024”
Cult Classic: Killer Workout (1987)
“She was so pretty…..” Aerobics were all the rage in the 1980s. Slasher films were insanely popular as well. 1987’s Killer Workout (also known as Aerobicide) fused them together in the hopes of raking in the big bucks. The result was a ho-hum slasher flick featuring a killer with a fondness for laundry pins, endlessContinue reading “Cult Classic: Killer Workout (1987)”
Ken's Alternate Universe! 