Reviews of horror films on Blu-Ray
Constable Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) is sent from New York City to the small village of Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of murder purportedly committed by the Headless Horseman (Christopher Walken and Ray Park). Loosely based on the 1820 short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, and directed by Tim Burton … Continue reading »
After being committed to the North Bend Psychiatric Hospital for burning down a farmhouse, Kristen (Amber Heard) finds that there is a ghost stalking the halls and killing the girls. John Carpenter‘s The Ward is John Carpenter’s first full length film since 2001′s John Carpenter’s Ghosts of Mars. I am sad to say that it is not … Continue reading »
When Stephen (Nick Eversman) and Nico (Jay Gillespie) go missing in Mexico for a year, Stephen inexplicably turns up; and he’s being hunted by the Cenobites. Shot in 3 weeks to allow the studio to retain the rights, Hellraiser: Revelations is a pretty terrible movie; but not as bad as you might expect, surprisingly. While it … Continue reading »
After Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) steals $40,000 from her employer and goes on the run, she finds herself at the Bates Motel where she meets Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), who is more than he seems. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock (Vertigo, The Birds), Psycho is a masterpiece. Based on the novel by Robert Bloch, it is a superb … Continue reading »
When baggage clerks Chick (Bud Abbott) and Wilbur (Lou Costello) deliver Dracula‘s (Bela Lugosi) coffin and Frankenstein’s monster (Glenn Strange) to a local wax museum, they are pulled into a world of monsters, which also includes Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney, Jr.) aka The Wolfman, who is trying to stop Dracula from making Frankenstein’s monster more subservient. … Continue reading »
A vampire, Louis (Brad Pitt) recounts his life to an interviewer (Christian Slater) including his rebirth as a vampire at the hands of Lestat (Tom Cruise), and their ‘child’, Claudia (Kirsten Dunst). Interview with the Vampire, directed by Neil Jordan (The Company of Wolves, The Crying Game), is the best vampire film ever made, hands … Continue reading »
*NOTE* Here be spoilers!!! If you want the spoiler free review, click HERE for my theatrical review. I would highly recommend reading the spoiler free theatrical review if you haven’t seen this film yet . . .You have been warned . . .Off we go, and welcome to Bizzam Movie News’ Halloween Horror Celebration! … Continue reading »
After hearing strange sounds in their new home, Dennis (Chris Smith) sets up video cameras to try to catch the paranormal activity on film. Set in 1988, Paranormal Activity 3 is an interesting, albeit generic, ghost story that tells more of the story of Katie and her sister Kristi, the two main characters of Paranormal Activity and Paranormal Activity 2. Using … Continue reading »
