Month: September 2016

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Alien Invasion

    In the 1950s, with the looming Space Race, Project Blue Book, and feared mutations from The Atomic Age, alien invasion films wormed their way into many a theatre to make audiences scream. Yet, even today,  aliens landing to meet and eat continue to be a mainstay in the horror/sci-fi splice. We look at the cool…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Television Channels Horror at the Movies

    Yes, you read that title right. Many a horror film has included television as a horror device. Sure, there’s the phenomenal Videodrome and The Ring, as well as the much loved original Poltergeist, but have you seen the others on our list? Listen in to get those titles! Beyond that, why should an actual television freak us out…

  • 31 by Jonny Numb

    [102 minutes. R. Director: Rob Zombie] Watching 31 as a Rob Zombie fan is a precarious proposition. I found myself wanting to forgive so much of it; wanted to give it a pass and champion its worth because “the devil’s in the details”; and insist that the premise, while heavily flawed (and frankly lazy), lent…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Director of the Damned: Alexandre Aja

    Born in Paris, Alexandre Aja blew open that door to the horror realm with with the gritty High Tension, the feature he wrote and directed in 2003. After the splinters from that door finished rocketing throughout the genre, and woke up studio executives in Hollywood, Aja took on the Hills Have Eyes remake, followed by the Piranha relaunch…

  • Ouija: It’s Only A Game by Dee Emm Elms

      Perception isn’t reality. I know that. You know that. Everyone knows that. And, yet, we give in to treating our perceptions like reality all the time. It’s almost like it’s a self-indulgent game the vast majority of people play near-constantly with the Universe. It’s so pervasive, in fact, that some people make careers that…