![]() This claims to be the first supernatural thriller to come out of Venezuela. Given the relatively low budget of the movie, the special effects are pretty good and the action sequences towards the end of the movie are compelling. Spiders was released in 3D and the arachnids in question arrive in New York from a soviet space station. The premise of 3D movies was more to combat piracy than to improve the viewing experience. One book of the trilogy, Interview with the Vampire was made into an excellent movie starring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. The result is that many of the major themes of the trilogy of books are missing from the movie. It’s sad that Anne Rice, the writer of the books on which this fantasy movie was based, left the project. It relies as much on the erotic elements as the horror to carry it through. Would you believe we’ve made it this far without a vampire? This is a gothic movie with sexual overtones that buries the horror slightly too deeply. Filmed on a hand-cam, this movie has some strong moments. So it’s logical that the government would have a secret agency looking for them. Now we all know that the trolls of Scandinavian folklore are real. Interesting, Netflix has this as one word title when it the first US release of the Norwegian original was two words. If you were a fan of Freddy before, you’ll certainly be a fan again. Heather Lengankamp, who starred as Nancy in the original Nightmare on Elm St, plays herself in real life where the movie comes back to visit her. While this plot has been used more than once, this rendering has some nice horror and is worth a watch. There’s some strong original footage and the acting is good. More aliens eh! Alien Abduction is based on a true story and this often adds tension to a horror movie. There are shades of the Blair Witch Project in the filming. The aliens give the movie it’s horror and they’re an unpleasant bunch. It’s a spurious horror movie set in the private areas of Rendlesham in the UK. How did we get to No15 before we meet our first aliens? This is not a documentary of the Rendlesham Forest UFO incident. And therein lies it’s strength the gruesome imagery is held throughout the film (and it’s four sequels) and the special effects are excellent. That head with the pins in it just draws you in. ![]() 16 Hellraiser – 1987ĭirected by Clive Barker, his first after success as a horror novelist, Hellraiser has one of the most enigmatic posters of all time. The make-up is what you would expect of a horror movie and the protagonists are all pretty scary. Thank goodness therefore for the Directors Cut which put it all back together again. 17 Nightbreed: The Director’s Cut – 1990īased on a novel by the excellent horror writer Clive Barker, the studio never understood the movie and hacked it to pieces. But the acting is good and the story is essentially solid. Sadly, the script jumps around rather too much and it’s not nearly as good as director Nicholas McCarthy’s first film The Pact. The tension and shocks in At the Devils Door and really well done. The directing, acting and writing are all exceptional and, for many people, the series is an improvement on the movies. It follows on from the classic horror movies and you might be skeptical about whether it could be pulled off. This is the TV Series which lists Wes Craven as an executive producer. With each segment at about 4 minutes, you never have to wait long for something truly gory to come along. You won’t be surprised to hear that some of the stories are better than others but the good ones are truly worth it. The ABCs of Death is interesting as a 26 chapter anthology of shorts from 26 different directors. ![]() It’s in our list as a tribute to the original. The story is fine and holds up, but this version struggles to create any real horror or tension. Not to be confused with John Carpenters 1980 rendering of the story, the 2005 version of the Fog is a poor remake. But as an attempt to deal with something children are warned away from, it’s OK. In the Ouija Experiment, sure enough, there is something in it it wouldn’t be much of a movie without. The sense that there might just be something in it is almost impossible to resist. We’ve all seen a Ouija Board, if not played with one. And we warm to the hapless characters as they are beset but some really nasty villagers who want them dead. ![]() The movie starts slowly but accelerates into some true gory horror. The Shrine should be watched, if for no other reason, for the superb make-up. ![]()
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