Tag: Robert Englund

  • Wishmaster 25th Anniversary

    Wishmaster 25th Anniversary: Wish On, Child Special effects guru, Robert Kurtzman’s Wishmaster turns 25 this year. At one point, I had considered the film a “guilty pleasure” but over time realized I was being ridiculous. The film, starring Tammy Lauren as Alexandra Amberson, Andrew Divoff as the Djinn, and potent appearances from Robert Englund, Ted Raimi,…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Horror Television

    Tune into Horror Television Horror television hasn’t always been easy to find, and when you did, it was most certainly of the family friendly variety. Even so, homes across the land engaged in many evening shows from the 1960s to the present that have tantalized our minds. Whether drama based or with a splashes of…

  • Tobe Hooper and the Aesthetics of Madness (Part 3) by Jonny Numb

    Tobe Hooper Keeps Dancing… Jak and Boxx (Ryan McDonald) are post-apocalyptic rebels without causes, living the dropout life in a world that has given the cold shoulder to notions of civility, decency, and human survival. While Jak is a sincere foil to Peggy’s small-town-girl skepticism, his wide-eyed optimism is shrouded in a questionable, drug-propelled haze.…

  • 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: 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…