10/18/2018 – Peru: We Are Not Alone (No estamos solos) (2016) Directed by Daniel Rodríguez I forgot to note it in the review itself, but with Nigeria, this feature officially crossed the fifty-country mark.  For fifty-one, we head back to South … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Peru: We Are Not Alone (No estamos solos)

10/17/2018 – Ana Lily Amirpour: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour As we get closer to the present day (and today’s movie was released the year I started writing these), the number of horror … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Ana Lily Amirpour: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

10/16/2018 – 1970s: Tales from the Crypt (1972) Directed by Freddie Francis If the 1960s saw the industry starting to expand and develop, the 1970s saw that fracturing increase exponentially.  The independent scene took hold as the New Hollywood movement developed … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – 1970s: Tales from the Crypt

10/15/2018 – Nigeria: Ojuju (2014) Directed by C.J. Obasi Once again, we have another cinema I’ve been meaning to get to for a long while, but unlike Iceland or Iran where it was primarily for reasons of “noteworthy and humorously named … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Nigeria: Ojuju

10/14/2018 – Soska Sisters: American Mary (2012) Directed by Jen Soska and Sylvia Soska Once again, we have a big jump in time since our last film featuring a female director.  This jump however didn’t yield nearly as many notable titles … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – The Soska Sisters: American Mary

10/13/2018 – 1960s: Kill, Baby… Kill! (Operazione paura) (1966) Directed by Mario Bava The 1960s were an important decade for film as a whole.  While we’ll get to the ’70s in a couple days which rightly maintains its reputation for quality and the … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – 1960s: Kill, Baby… Kill! (Operazione paura)

10/12/2018 – Nepal: Kagbeni (2008) Directed by Bhusan Dahal Compared even to the cinemas we’ve looked at thus far this year, the history of film in Nepal is more on the scarce side.  The industry is known as Kollywood, but … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Nepal: Kagbeni

10/11/2018 – Claire Denis: Trouble Every Day (2001) Directed by Claire Denis The jump from 1982’s The Slumber Party Massacre to 2001 may seem severe, but the situation is not as dire as it looks.  In fact, it almost reflects positively on … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Claire Denis: Trouble Every Day

10/10/2018 – 1950s: I Bury the Living (1958) Directed by Albert Band The 1940s were a letdown in terms of innovation, but the 1950s saw a rapid expansion in terms of both production and variety.  While the first two decades were … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – 1950s: I Bury the Living

10/9/2018 –Iran: Fish & Cat (2013) Directed by Shahram Mokri Iran’s film industry is yet another that I’ve been looking forward to getting to for a while, but I’ll admit it’s mostly out of stubbornness.  Like Iceland, it was one of the … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Iran: Fish & Cat

10/8/2018 –Amy Holden Jones: The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) Directed by Amy Holden Jones Thankfully, we don’t have to travel nearly so far to get to our next major horror title from a female director, hopping only two years this time … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Amy Holden Jones: The Slumber Party Massacre

10/7/2018 – 1940s: Phantom of the Opera (1943) Directed by Arthur Lubin After the 1930s ushered in the era of sound and set the template for what we know as horror, the 1940s had every chance to build on it.  Technology had been … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – 1940s: Phantom of the Opera

10/6/2018 – Iceland: I Remember You (Ég man þig) (2017) Directed by Óskar Thór Axelsson We move across Europe from Hungary to one of the smallest countries by population on the continent and both the smallest country I’ve done so far and … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Iceland: I Remember You (Ég man þig)

10/5/2018 – Barbara Peeters: Humanoids from the Deep (1980) Directed by Barbara Peeters In the nine years that passed between the release of The Velvet Vampire and that of today’s movie, the pickings for female directed horror films were slim.  1973’s Messiah … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Barbara Peeters: Humanoids from the Deep

10/4/2018 – 1930s: Werewolf of London (1935) Directed by Stuart Walker The 1920s transition horror from an experimental into a more narrative driven age, but the 1930s would see an even bigger step.  Though early forays into sound film were made … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – 1930s: Werewolf of London

10/3/2018 – Hungary: Taxidermia (2006) Directed by György Pálfi For our final mini-theme of the month, we have reached location.  It was the main theme of 2015 and thus far, forty-five nations have been represented.  We have hit almost every major cinema … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Hungary: Taxidermia

10/2/2018 – Stephanie Rothman: The Velvet Vampire (1971) Directed by Stephanie Rothman We kick off the next thematic leg of the month with our look into the world of female directed films.  As I’ve stated before I’ve devoted a feature in the … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Stephanie Rothman: The Velvet Vampire

10/1/2018 – 1920s: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) Directed by Wallace Worsley Welcome everyone to Day 1 of the Month of Horror.  For this section of our journey through the month, we will be heading back in time to the 1920s.  … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – 1920s: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Welcome back boils and ghouls! It’s time for yet another installment in my long running annual Month of Horror.  Every October starting on the first and running through Halloween, I watch at least one new (to me) movie a day and … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Intro

10/31/2017 – The Essentials: The Old Dark House (1932) Directed by James Whale Any list of essential works of art is going to be inherently subjective. No two people will give you the list and it can vary based on … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – The Essentials: The Old Dark House

10/30/2017 – South Africa: House on Willow Street (2016) Directed by Alastair Orr The cinema of South Africa dates back to The Great Kimberly Diamond Robbery in 1911, only a year after the country achieved some semblance of independence from … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – South Africa: House on Willow Street