Well it’s Friday and I am feeling the urge to go back, waaaaaay back to the start of horror in the silent era, no, not the very first one, although that could one day happen. Today we’re going to go back before sound and visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. To a lot of horror … Read moreThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (German expressionist films: Part one)
So here we go, I’ve decided to chat a bit about a movie or musical rather. Don’t worry I’m not going to do Sound of Music. Today’s film is Repo! The Genetic Opera.The movie was released in 2008, it was based of a popular stage tour created by Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich, (also plays … Read moreRepo! The Genetic Opera
A recent comment I read about the “Found Footage” Horror Genre by one of my facebook chums has inspired me, probably to the detriment of most my audience, the origins of the genre. Many people most closely associate this particular genre with The Blair Witch Project, the little independent film that came out in 1999, … Read moreFound Footage Horror (Cannibal Holocaust)
Hello all! Please forgive the late entry for the three part digital chin wag on Vampire films before 1935. We’ve already taken a look at Nosforatu, the silent film that started the genre, and Universal’s Dracula, the first and (arguable) the best portrayal of the most famous blood sucker. Check my notes for a full … Read moreVampire movies before 1935 (part three)