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Crash Analysis: THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (Italy/USA, 1964) – My 1,500th Horror Movie
Isolation and hopelessness leads to suicide by vampire Waiting to die Writer Richard Matheson thought the Grand Guignol, Vincent Price was miscast for the role of Dr. Robert Morgan, but the actor captured the essence of a man with truly nothing to live for, which mirrored his role as THE FALL OF THE HOUSE…
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Crash Analysis: SINISTER (2012)
Smart to derivative in three acts Egomaniacal writer endangers family SINISTER had such promise: A strong beginning, relatable yet interesting characters, great dialogue, Ethan Hawke’s spot-on acting, and some rock solid, if not disturbing intrigue. The first act alone is enough to make horror fans twinge from delight. After all, a noted but struggling true…
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Crash Analysis: THE HAUNTING OF WHALEY HOUSE (2012)
A fairly decent independent effort A guide at a haunted house gives her friends a private tour Actor Graham Denman (Craig Gavin in the movie), told viewers during the behind-the-scenes footage to look for THE HAUNTING OF WHALEY HOUSE’s release in theatres during July 2012, but writer/director’s Jose Prendes’s $115,000 film, shot in twelve arduous…
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Cottle and Kirby saved what CTHULHU they could You can’t go home again – unless you want to lead the masses Apparently, screenwriter/executive producer Grant Cogswell sold all of his worldly possessions to make the movie happen, and that includes his homestead. In August 2008, the movie was released to but a few theatres, and…
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Crash Analysis: THE FIELDS (2011)
So much atmosphere, so little substance A boy tries to survive a hippy freak out – of sorts School teacher Harrison Smith told the true version of this story to his class and they said it should be a movie. So he wrote the script and sold it to Expressway Productions and Breaking Glass Pictures…
