“My own brother, a goddamn, shit-sucking vampire. You wait ’till mom finds out, buddy!” These three 80s films for Killtoberfest 3 did a pretty good job of covering some of the major themes of the era. Altered States looked at an 80s style search for …
Killtoberfest 2 – #28: Let the Right One In
For my final piece in Killtoberfest 2: Kill Me Twice, Shame On Me, I’m going to cap things off with another in-depth look at the visual strategies of a great horror film. Last year it was The Silence of the Lambs; this year, I’ve chosen …
Killtoberfest 2 – #16: Cronos / Something Wicked This Way Comes
In an earlier Killtoberfest 2 review, I talked about what makes sci-fi and horror such a rewarding mix. This pair of movies presents a rarer, but equally fascinating genre mash-up: fantasy horror. Both of the following movies live in this strange little niche, where dark …