Entries Tagged 'ghosts' ↓

The Hairy Hands (2010)

Review by Jude Felton “The Hairy Hands of Dartmoor” is an English ghost story which tells of a pair of disembodied hands that grab the steering wheel of unsuspecting motorists that venture across a certain stretch of road in Dartmoor (that’s in the South West of England) , forcing them off the road. This short movie, [...]

Hellgate (1989)

Review by Sarah “Fatally Yours” Jahier Hellgate has got to be one of the worst, all-over-the-place horror films I’ve ever seen! From the weird gags to groan-worthy jokes to the silly ghost/zombie/ghost town/magical crystals/revenge storylines that crisscross the mess of the movie, I was shaking my head is disbelief most of its running time. However, though [...]

Hammer Films’ “The Woman in Black” To Be Remade in 3-D

Groan…another classic horror film is getting the unnecessary 3-D treatment. This time it’s the little seen but extremely spooky ghost story The Woman in Black, based on the book of the same name by Susan Hill. Read the official press release from Hammer Films below: Co-Chairman of Exclusive Media Group (Exclusive), Guy East, and CEO of Hammer Films, [...]

After Dark Horrorfest 4 – All 8 Films to Die For Reviewed (2010)

Written by Sarah “Fatally Yours” Jahier I finally got around to checking out all of After Dark Horrorfest’s “8 Films to Die For” since they were only in theaters for two seconds! I don’t feel like writing a lengthy review for each film, so I’m going to do a quickie review of each and list them from [...]

Volver

From a distance, Penelope Cruz’s “Volver” appears to be a foreign chick flick -- lots of female bonding and few (mostly evil) male characters -- but director Pedro Almodovar skillfully tip-toes through various genres along the way. Part black comedy, a bit of a ghost story and not quite all of the above. Can’t think of a recent American film that went a similar route.

Story Starters

Brooklyn Ghostbusters


Creepy gnome terrorizes town


Dead cow, coyote found near site of "Lizard Man" mystery


Death by suicide robot



Giant Fossil Bats Out Of Africa



Illicit “blood farm” raided



New kidney changed my whole personality


Real-life case of demon possession documented

Web surfer spots mysterious crater

Shutter


That Asian horror movie remake train just keeps chugging along at full steam. I’m gonna have to make a list of all the projects in development because it’s becoming incredibly difficult to keep track of them. “Shutter” is a film I knew almost nothing about until I caught the original on the Sundance Channel’s Asia Extreme. Basically, the plot goes something like this: a photographer and his girlfriend are involved in a hit and run accident and are subsequently haunted by the ghost of their victim -- via his photographs. Sounds straightforward enough, until they go back to the scene of the crime and discover there’s little evidence to support the idea that they hit anyone. An extra helping of creepiness is added when some of their friends start committing suicide. This sounds way more interesting than the actual execution but it’s a pretty decent supernatural thriller. It’s anyone’s guess if the remake will be any good. As I’ve said before, these films are far from perfect but they approach the genre in a way that a lot of our films don’t anymore. Less emphasis on the MTV quick cut, Boo-Ha! moments and more on building suspense and trying to creep you out. I’m hoping to bring that sensibility to my “Supernatural” spec, which is still in the chicken scratch stage at this point.

Eye Sore


There wasn’t a tremendous amount of buzz about “The Eye” -- not to me anyway, but you would’ve expected it to perform well, based on the Jessica Alba brand alone.... grossed only 13 million over the weekend, second to the beast that is Miley Cyrus. “One Missed Call”, a movie with far less star power, had a 12.5 million opening weekend. Go figure...

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