Sleepwalkers marked the beginning of a long and fruitful working relationship and friendship between producer/writer/director Mick Garris and "King of Horror" Stephen King. Garris has adapted King seven times, including the '90s mini-series adaptations of The Stand, and, controversially The Shining. Despite Sleepwalkers' source, which was an unpublished King story transformed into a original screenplay … Continue reading Sleepwalkers – Blu-Ray Review
Eve, or Eva, or with its most salacious title, The Devil’s Woman, this film is a fascinating curiosity from director Joseph Losey. The film was taken away from Losey in post-production. The producers expected more of a trashy, sexy thriller, in keeping with the source novel, but instead got a European art film. The original … Continue reading Eve (1962) – Blu-Ray Review
Circus of Horrors is a fairly gnarly British horror movie from 1960. It was directed by Sidney Hayers, a workmanlike director who mainly did thrillers, along with a couple of horror movies. In the twilight of his career he went to the US and worked on a lot of the big TV shows of '80s, having … Continue reading Circus of Horrors – Blu-Ray Review
Steven Weeks was not a particularly prolific filmmaker, but I, Monster was his first production and probably his best-known credit except perhaps for 1983's Sword of the Valiant. I, Monster was produced by Amicus, the main rival to Hammer (although there was actually a lot of crossover between the two companies.) It’s a version of … Continue reading I, Monster – Blu-Ray Review
Yield to the Night is a British film noir, as well as a Death Row film from the time when you could still be executed in the UK. Diana Dors is fantastic in it, which was a departure from her reputation as a Marilyn Monroe clone (of course, Monroe was also often underestimated). The story has … Continue reading Yield To The Night – Blu-Ray Review
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