From Island of Lost Souls to Zombie Flesh Eaters – an examination of exiled Mad Doctors, Voodoo and Castaways of Terror Much of Erle C. Kenton’s Island of Lost Souls (1932), a chilling adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel The Island of ...
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I wouldn’t say films about cannibalism are a genre unto themselves, although the range of treatments certainly makes it a rich and pervasive theme. Films that portray the consumption of human flesh tend to fall into several obvious narrative niches: ...
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This year’s Monster Fest was full of incredibly well realized horror films, none more so than Raw, a French-Belgian horror/drama with a hint of comedy sprinkled throughout. Raw (or Grave, the original French title) is the third directorial credit for ...
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