31 Horror Movies I Own #18: Lord of Illusions Full confession: when I first saw this movie in the theater I HATED it. This was especially crushing to me, because I’ve been a huge Clive Barker fan for years, and was lucky enough to see him do a reading and talk about directing this film.
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31 Horror Movies I Own #6: Candyman It might seem silly, but there was a time when I couldn’t watch this movie when I was alone, and you will NEVER EVER EVER catch me saying “Candyman” in the mirror five times (poor Ted Raimi). No. Way. I’m not a superstitious person by nature, but the
31 Horror Movies I Own: #1, Hellraiser I suspect that if you weren’t a teen or preteen when Clive Barker’s Hellraiser hit the horror scene, you’d view it now and think “This is fucking dated and cheesy and not scary at all”…and you’d be half-right. There’s no denying that it’s dated. 1987 was a fine
Though Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 doesn’t even come close to being as awesome as the original, it has its moments — my favorite being when the Cenobites discover Kirsty with the box and get all sarcastic when she says she didn’t open it: Lady Cenobite: “Didn’t open the box.” And what was it last time, “Didn’t
The title might be cheesy, but it does accurately represent what’s going on in this film. The Midnight Meat Train is available On Demand right now – and I went into it expecting it to be seriously bad, and ended being pleasantly surprised. The plot is pretty decent, and there is more than enough splatter,
Many of you may count “The Lead Cenobite” (or “Pinhead” as he became known in the sequels) as the terrorizer of Clive Barker’s low-budget fantasy gorefest Hellraiser – but the REAL villain of this film is Kirsty’s Stepmom Julia. Note the look of lusty rage on her face as she smacks a hapless victim with
I Love Splatter! 