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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Interview with Writer Isaac R. Thorne
Isaac R. Thorne may look like a steampunk captain extraordinaire, but he has a penchant for mixing horror with comedy in intriguing and unsettling ways. In this interview, we’ll find out how he ticks, what he likes, and how horror got him there. We’ll also find out about his teleplay “Because Reasons” with the Carmen…
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Randy Brzoska’s 100 Greatest Halloween Flicks
Greatest Halloween On Screen It’s my favorite time of the year for movie viewing—when the shadows get longer, days shorter, and the horror movies come out on cable TV to play. But you know, I’m kind of picky about my Greatest Halloween movies. Don’t get me wrong; any good horror will do during the holiday. But…
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Crash Anaylsis: BIG ASS SPIDER (2013)
A Big Ass Blast! Horror/comedy at its creature-feature best Mike Mendez, the man behind the often overlooked THE GRAVEDANCERS (2006), which is one of the best of the “Films to Die For” series, brings us BIG ASS SPIDER a horror/comedy of immense, eight-legged proportions. Alex Mathis (Greg Grunberg) is an exterminator who just can’t seem…
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Crash Analysis: GRABBERS (UK/Ireland, 2012)
Grab it – Before it Grabs You! The UK’s best horror/comedy – take that SHAUN OF THE DEAD! Upon a recommendation, from artist/teacher/Polish movie poster collector, Douglas McCambridge, I rented Jon Wright’s GRABBERS. From the posters it was clear I’d be in for a comedy creature feature, and I certainly needed a brain break from…
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Crash Analysis: [REC]3: GENESIS (Spain, 2012)
And what a wreck A lovely wedding annihilated by the new plague Paco Plaza’s [REC] from 2007 had its moments, but I wasn’t as wowed like the majority of fans. Yes, he kept it real and atmospheric, and the conflict amongst characters provided great storytelling strength, but a fullblown suspense element seemed to be lacking,…
