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Dig Your Own Grave is a comedy short release 6 March 2019 at the Sarasota Film Festival, followed a week later at the Riverrun Film Festival. Greg Kindra produced it. Kirk Larsen directed and co-wrote it. And it stars Amos Vernon and Henry Zebrowski. Vernon co-wrote the script. It’s one of a surprising number of […] The post “Dig Your Own Grave” and Movie Tropes appeared first on Psychotronic…
When I talk about “pure horror,” I’m talking about horror that includes nothing else. It is pure terror. Think of the final sequence of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre as Sally runs from Leatherface as he waves his chainsaw. The context doesn’t matter. It just is horrific. But I don’t think a feature film could […] The post “Curve” and Pure Horror appeared first on Psychotronic Review .
The War of the Worlds (1953) is a great film. The story is engaging from start to finish and it looks great — especially the special effects. Gene Barry and Ann Robinson make a nice couple and have great chemistry. There are even politics in the film that I quite like. The politicians, military leaders, […] The post Christian Nationalism and Antisemitism in “The War of the Worlds” appeared first…
“Plastic Bones” is a short film by comedian/actor Simon Gissler. He’s apparently one of the many talented artists struggling down in the Los Angeles area. I really don’t know much about him. He has a handful of credits on IMDb. And his bio on the Hollywood Fringe website says that he makes “high concept comedy […] The post “Plastic Bones” and the Power of a Good Idea appeared first on Psychotronic…
Denholm Elliott was born on 31 May 1922. He was more what we consider a serious British actor. Had he lived longer, he certainly would have starred in Hot Fuzz and the Harry Potter films. Today, people remember him best for the Merchant-Ivory film A Room with a View. In it, he plays the sweet […] The post Denholm Elliott and Anthology Films appeared first on Psychotronic Review .
Michael J Pollard was born on 30 May 1939 in beautiful Passaic, New Jersey. He died at the age of 80 in 2019 in equally beautiful Los Angeles, California. Pollard is a great actor and he has been in a lot of great films. I will get to that shortly. But there is one role […] The post Michael J Pollard and His One Starring Role appeared first on Psychotronic Review .
Empire Pictures released Dolls throughout the United States on 29 May 1987. It was the third of the Brian Yuzna and Stuart Gordon films. The first, of course, was Re-Animator. Then they made From Beyond. Both of those films were loosely based on HP Lovecraft short stories, although the latter at least maintains the tone. […] The post Dolls, Horror, and the Search for Justice appeared first on…
20th Century Fox released Visiting Hours in the United States on 28 May 1982. Astral Films released it in Canada the week before. Normally, I would have picked the earlier date, given that it was a Canadian production. But today is such a terrible day for anniversaries! So I’m putting it here. The year 1981 […] The post “Visiting Hours” and the Hospital Slasher appeared first on Psychotronic…
Today, 27 May, is the birthday of Vincent Price (1911) and Christopher Lee (1922). What’s more, Peter Cushing was born on 26 May 1913. Three titans of horror. Three excellent actors. Three tall men. All born around the same date. I guess they were also all friends, although it’s very hard to tell when it […] The post Happy Birthday Vincent Price and Christopher Lee appeared first on Psychotronic…
Peter Cushing was born on 26 May 1913. For most people, he is Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars. He brings gravitas to a thankless role. Who else to end Darth Vader’s choking trick? A lesser actor couldn’t pull it off — especially at his age and gauntness. Although English, Cushing started his film career […] The post Peter Cushing, Hammer, and Amicus appeared first on Psychotronic Review .