Film #142: Theater of Blood

When I was a kid in the 1970s, I spent much of my time at my grandmother's modest yet spectacular post-war house on Franklin Circle in Atlanta, GA. It was located only about two minutes away from my elementary school, so I'd amble down the hill when school was out and she'd watch after me until my parents came to pick me up. My grandmother was a funny, sweet, unique individual--I really loved

Film #142: Theater of Blood

When I was a kid in the 1970s, I spent much of my time at my grandmother's modest yet spectacular post-war house on Franklin Circle in Atlanta, GA. It was located only about two minutes away from my elementary school, so I'd amble down the hill when school was out and she'd watch after me until my parents came to pick me up. My grandmother was a funny, sweet, unique individual--I really loved

10 Scary Possibilities for Halloween

For Halloween, 2010, I offer clips (and, thus, suggestions) of the most mortifying cinematic offerings out there. Gird your loins, and here we go (and spoilers abound so BE WARNED): JIGOKU (Nobuo Nakagawa, 60). It's scarier without the subtitles, this unbelievable preview for a bloody tour through Hell. Watch it only if you're brave. QUATERMASS AND THE PIT/FIVE MILLION YEARS TO EARTH (Roy

10 Scary Possibilities for Halloween

For Halloween, 2010, I offer clips (and, thus, suggestions) of the most mortifying cinematic offerings out there. Gird your loins, and here we go (and spoilers abound so BE WARNED): JIGOKU (Nobuo Nakagawa, 60). It's scarier without the subtitles, this unbelievable preview for a bloody tour through Hell. Watch it only if you're brave. QUATERMASS AND THE PIT/FIVE MILLION YEARS TO EARTH (Roy