Month: September 2017

  • Tobe Hooper and the Aesthetics of Madness (Part 2) by Jonny Numb

    The Aesthetics of Madness – Chainsaw Style You need not look further than The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 for a full-bore taste of Tobe Hooper’s subversive aesthetics-infused spirit. The fact that some viewed the film as a kitchen-sink mess and others saw it as a cheeky, gory commentary on ‘80’s excess underlined the persistent divisiveness of…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Apocalypse – Fan Edition

    Isn’t every Apocalypse movie a horror? We think so, and so do many who’ve responded to Jonny Numb‘s poll about those feel good end of the world films! In Apocalypse – Fan Edition, you’ll hear what horror fans have to say, what we had to add, and why laughing in the face of death may…

  • Tobe Hooper and the Aesthetics of Madness (Part I) by Jonny Numb

    Madness and Cinema Tobe Hooper’s career echoed that of many a seminal genre director from a particular, boundary-busting era. His struggles, his achievements, and his character iconography contributed to the horror canon. As with other directors who have passed on, his impact on cinema as a whole will continue to be felt. George A. Romero…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: IT

    IT: The post-summer blockbuster Andy Muschietti’s film IT out-shined all comers for best opening on a Thursday and best opening on a September weekend – beating out the competition by $75 million. But that’s just the North American market. The film secured the largest opening for a horror film in Australia, Brazil, Netherlands, Russia, and the…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Movies in the Morgue

    Horror is best served on a cold slab in the morgue… As odd as it sounds, Movies in the Morgue, rue or otherwise, is a rare thing in horror. Simply put, not many films in the genre have explored or exploited what one might think would be an overused setting, device, or gimmick. Even so,…