Caltiki – il mostro immortale (Caltiki – The Immortal Monster, 1959) is known among cult circles for its dual directorial influence; though officially recognized as a film by Riccardo Freda, cinematographer Mario Bava filled Freda’s sizeable shoes when he left ...

Back in the early 80s, when I was in Junior High, there was a Boston institution called The Creature Double Feature—a Saturday afternoon double feature of classic horror films, on a local TV channel, through which many a young person ...

If you are stuck for something to watch this Christmas you won’t go far wrong with Václav Vorlícek’s delightful Three Wishes for Cinderella (Tři oříšky pro Popelku, 1973). The film has just been released in time for the holidays, in ...

Regardless of how you feel about the film, there is no denying The Vampire Lovers marked an important change in direction for Hammer; the film being one of the first to usher in a fresh, sexually charged era for the ...

1981 was a cracking year for the slasher. The foundations started in forerunners Halloween (1978) and Friday the 13th (1980)— incidentally both films saw their first sequels issued in ‘81—started to catch light, resulting in an outpouring of sub genre ...

Early in its runtime The Killing of America shows a man with a pickaxe embedded in his face. Surprisingly, this gore is only for fun, part of a Halloween costume seen on 42nd Street. The camera pays special attention to ...

At the beginning of Kim Ki-young’s seminal The Housemaid (1960), the grim narrative that unfolds is foreshadowed by a simple conversation at the kitchen table between a husband and wife, while their two children play quietly in the background. One ...

  Truth speaks, and law Accursed be every tyrant and blessed every man who resists tyranny. Blessed be every man whom a tyrant destroys. Its conclusion provides its testament to the firebird: Brighter than the sun, More lovely than a ...

Potent and packed with emotional resonance, Hideo Nakata’s Dark Water (2002) is a film that remains just as compelling today as when it was first released, fourteen years ago. It is difficult to believe that if you take things back ...

There’s a certain cache, a type of thrill if you will, when you’re a monster kid edging firmly into your awkward teen years. Running on the rocket fuel of exhiliratingly frightening hormones, you still have held on to your love ...