Coming of age under the influence of 90's films
World War II was never my “thing.” I certainly grew up fetishizing the military like most children of the 80’s did. I went out and played “war” with my friends, had cap guns that looked military issue and even owned an Army helmet that had […]
You’ve seen this castle before. Not the characters. They’ve never seen the castle. They’re lucky contest winners who’ve been invited by Dollar Tree MTV to spend the weekend in a castle with drunken rock star Cassandra Castle. During the weekend they’ll have the opportunity to […]
When the menu to the blu-ray you’re about to watch is nothing more than a naked Julie Strain rubbing her breasts and stomach with oil, you know you’ve got a certain type of focus to the film you’re about to watch. It doesn’t matter that […]
Remember that dark 90’s movie written by Andrew Kevin Walker? The one that involved one of the biggest stars of the decade and concerned itself with murder and a detective trying to solve a case? You thought I meant Seven? Oh no, I’m of course […]
A few questions to start. How did I not know this film existed? How did this film actually come to exist? If you’re anything like me, when you think of 90’s horror films certain things come to mind, like dying slasher franchises that are doing […]
With the usual titans of horror on their way out of fashion in the 1990’s studios, still hoping to make a buck on the reliable horror genre, had to find new characters and new stories on which to hitch their wagon. As I highlighted a […]
David Cronenberg might’ve had the market cornered on body horror back in the 80’s and 90’s, but it’s not like Stephen King didn’t have a few horrific twists and turns up his macabre sleeves. He might not ever have gotten the chance to write a […]
Years ago, when I first moved to Bangor, Maine, there was a place called the New Franklin Laundry. It was a monstrous brick building, decrepit in its age, barely held together by a century worth of chemicals and grime. It closed shortly after my arrival, […]
One of the issues I have with Stephen King film adaptations is they are obviously not filmed anywhere that even resembles Maine, and when some second or third unit drives all the way up I-95 to take a few establishing shots, they’re usually either quick […]
When you’re born and raised there will be essentially three questions you are asked the remainder of your life: 1) Isn’t Maine part of Canada? 2) You must really love lobster, right? 3) Do you know Stephen King? Surprisingly for me, the answer to all […]