Horror and Sci-Fi of Recent Decades

BLOOD BEACH

feeds@yuku.com (Charles Thaxton) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:41:28 GMT

Just nabbed a DVDr of this 80s flick at Cinema Wasteland last weekend in Cleveland. I met John Saxon there (one of the film's stars). I hadn't seen this in years and it holds up well IMO...very TREMORS- like story and the creature is kept out of sight for most of the film, and even when it's shown it's hard to get a sense of just what the heck it is. Some good scares and Marianna Hill (Helen Noel from STAR TREK) still looking hot. Nice Gil Melle score as well. Deserves an...

The Sandman (1991) or why I sleep with the light on

feeds@yuku.com (killer meteor) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:59:26 GMT

See for yourself - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjgHbRrnjhU

Marvellously made, but really, out of every film I've ever see, this is truly the most upsetting and frightening. Amazing what a 10min animated film can do.

Reading the E.T/A Hoffman tale at the moment, which if anything is more cheery!

And if that film upset you as it...

MY BLOODY VALENTINE screening with uncut footage!

feeds@yuku.com (Spoiler II) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:20:56 GMT

Tonight at this little local movie house (The Palace) they showed a double feature of MY BLOODY VALENTINE and DON'T GO IN THE WOODS. My friend ponied up the money for the print of MBV and i was commisioned to draw up a poster for the event weeks in advance. Tonight was the night and after work,we went and were pleasantly surprised at the decent attendance for these old slasher films. MBV was first and the print was a bit on the scratchy grainy side but watchable and only added to the...

Curse of the Were Rabbit

feeds@yuku.com (professor liebstrum) — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:47:14 GMT

Don't Laugh, well not that way anyway. Came home at the weekend and found my wife watching her DVD of this Nick Park Wallace and Gromit film.
Saw it once a few years back and enjoyed it but I'd forgotten just how many great in jokes/tributes there are to our favourite films, well any genre of films really.
If you havent seen it and were put off by the thought it might be a silly kids film, give it a go. It really is good. Any other fans out there?
Prof

Dolls (1987)

feeds@yuku.com (Kolchak) — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:54:48 GMT

I watched this a few hours ago and had forgotten Guy Rolfe was in it. He became the puppet master before he even did his first puppet master movie.

Stuart Gordon and Charles Band did a good job making the dolls come to life. I'd hate to be trapped in a room with them. Have any of you checked this one out recently?

Movies based on newspaper comic strips of recent years, not comic books

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:58:50 GMT

While many movies based on comic books have gained attention in recent years, movies based on comic strips present an interesting situation. In previous decades, the comic strip (i.e. newspaper strip) series often got homaged in other media (e.g. Duck Twacy, science fiction getting called "Buck Rogers stuff", etc.). However, in recent years, newspaper comic strips have not produced many if any new sequential adventure strips noted based on preexisting characters from comic books or...

DEEP RISING (saw it in HD recently)

feeds@yuku.com (Kit Walker) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:50:08 GMT

While I have always appreciated this film as an enjoyable time waster, I never really thought the CGI monsters looked that impressive, and that brought the entertainment value down a few notches for me. However I came across it in an HD version on cable the other day, and for some reason the Rob Bottin designs looked a lot better to me. Turning ten this year, DEEP RISING was Stephen Sommers' breakout effects film that set the mold of likable hero versus CGI baddies that he would stick...

Curious homage to Buck Rogers; which entry of her filmography had a sequel where the title character spent 500 years in suspended animation to emerge in the 25th century?

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:50:12 GMT

Curious homage to Buck Rogers; which entry of her filmography had a sequel where the title character spent 500 years in suspended animation to emerge in the 25th century?

Doctor Fu Manchu-what other pre-1950 fictional characters have not slipped into the public domain?

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:38:00 GMT

The Sax Rohmer estate has managed to keep Doctor Fu Manchu out of the public domain. What other comparably old characters have also not slipped into the public domain?

Please Solve This Mystery Please?

feeds@yuku.com (pinkfloyd95209) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:54:17 GMT

Before THE RING, there was a HORROR MOVIE (or maybe Sci-Fi?) which dealt with a Unusual Video Tape that caused the viewer to kill,(I think it hypnotized the viewer). I can't recall the title but it was made in the mid to late 1980's and it starred the rebel guy from THE BLOB remake. I really wished I knew this title. I hope it is on DVD! Can anyone solve this mystery? Thanks!!!...Floyd.

Do the majority of David Lynch films qualify as 'Horror'?

feeds@yuku.com (MyDarkSide) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:05:58 GMT

Been either revisiting or visiting his works for the first time this last week or so. All I know is, many of the films contain situations I wouldn't want to dream about, much less live through. And, in that aspect, most of his films have horrific moments to me.

Discuss.....

Post-Conan sword and sorcery films of the 1980's

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:09:10 GMT

Other than Ator, any others?

90s horror flicks

feeds@yuku.com (Ustu) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:51:37 GMT

The 90s never really did anything for me when talking about horror movies and I have a hard time coming up with some good ones from that time right now, so if anyone could enlighten me with some really good titles worth watching I'd appreciate it. If possible without too many CGI work etc.
Help!

Encore Mystery has a very loose interpretation of the mystery genre

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:07:53 GMT

They have shown the Howling II and some of the NOES films. I guess since formal detective story movies have contracted as a theatrical film genre (the last Agatha Christie adaptation came out in 1988), to fill their schedule with color films, they had pad it out.

Best monster designs

feeds@yuku.com (Dr Borgo) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:23:16 GMT

I thought I would throw this out there to see if it would generate any discussion. If The Creature From the Black Lagoon and Pierce's Frankenstein are excellent monster designs from past decades, what are some great monster designs of more recent decades? Off the top of my head I would say that Pumpkinhead, Predator, Barlow (from 79's Salem's Lot), Alien, and the creature from Tobe Hooper's The Funhouse are all excellent monster designs, whether your a fan of the movies...

First Deadly Sin and Red Dragon

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:17:40 GMT

FDS the novel came out in 1973, well before Red Dragon. Anyone know of any incisive comparisons between the two?

80's Video Box Art

feeds@yuku.com (Southern Beau) — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:08:45 GMT

Take a trip down memory lane when you could rent movies for a dollar; when you had a better variety than today. They have all the favorite distributors. Though I did notice in the Thriller Video section, they didn't have box art for Tales from the Darkside.

Video Box Art

Damien from the Omen on Munsters Today

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:30:46 GMT

Who played Damien when he guest-starred on the Munsters Today?
(Yes, Eddie Munster at one point even says "the Omen movies are about him" in reference to Damien. Refreshingly, Munsters Today homaged post-1950's Universal series, including a cameo by Norman Bates.)

Most Convoluted Thread Featuring a Verbose and Almost Indecipherable Title Where Participants are Criticized for not Following the Vaguely Suggested Pattern

feeds@yuku.com (AnthonyOsika) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:36:37 GMT

Add your vote below:

Hawk the Slayer

feeds@yuku.com (frightenstein) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:59:18 GMT

Man this film is a hoot. I love all of the recognisable British character actors in it. It's a shame they dubbed Ferdy Mayne's impressive voice though. Jack Palance chews the scenery with the best of them. You have Bernard Bresslaw,Roy Kinnear, Ferdy Mayne, Shane Briant,Patrick Magee,Catriona MacColl, and Jack Palance. All that with a music score seemingly done by the Moody Blues and the most bad-ass elf in film and you have one heck of an entertaining film.