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Crash Analysis: MIDNIGHT SON (2011)
If you liked MARTIN and VAMPIRE’S KISS… A young man comes of age – and he’s out for blood Scott Leberecht cut his teeth on movies as a visual effects specialist for such films as ERASER (1996), SPAWN (1997), and SLEEPY HOLLOW (1999), and as a screenwriter and director, MIDNIGHT SON is his first full-length…
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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: CHERNOBYL DIARIES (2012)
Ninety minutes for that? Extreme tourists wish they’d gone elsewhere When a movie isn’t screened for critics before general release, there’s something suspicious in the air. And no, it’s not the unseen radiation from Chernobyl, Ukraine. After watching this no-nothing of a horror, it was clear the producers wanted to make a killing on opening…
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Crash Analysis: THE PACT (2012)
A low budget horror with some staying power A sister wants answers, but the ghosts aren’t talking… Writer/director Nicholas McCarthy originally created THE PACT as a short, which played at Sundance. Three days later, he had a deal for this full-fledged feature – and the result doesn’t disappoint. Annie (Caity Lotz) and her sister Nicole…
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Crash Reports: My 50th Italian Horror
NIGHTMARE CASTLE (1965) is a black-and-white feature directed by Mario Caiano, who also penned the screenplay. The significance of this poorly shot and laughable romp is that it’s my 50th Italian horror. As many fans of the genre know, Italian horror is normally held in very high regard. Bava (1960’s BLACK SUNDAY), Argento (1977’s SUSPIRIA)…
