Jeepers Creepers remains one of the most controversial horror movies of all time, but not because of its content. The director, Victor Salva, was convicted for child molestation and procuring a child for pornography. His abuse of child actor Nathan Forrest Winters started before they even made Clownhouse together, and went on for nearly six … Continue reading Jeepers Creepers – Blu-Ray Review
Sleepwalkers – Blu-Ray Review
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 Despite Sleepwalkers' source, which was an unpublished King story transformed into a original screenplay … Continue reading Sleepwalkers – Blu-Ray Review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 (1962) – 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 – 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
Mick Garris talks Sleepwalkers, Stephen King, life under Covid and interviewing Jimi Hendrix.
Mick Garris is a director, screenwriter, producer, show runner, novelist, occasional actor and horror-documentary talking head—and he was even was the lead singer in a real rarity, a “prog rock band with a sense of humor” called Horse Feathers (after the Marx Bros. movie) back in the ‘70s. Garris is most widely known for his … Continue reading Mick Garris talks Sleepwalkers, Stephen King, life under Covid and interviewing Jimi Hendrix.
