Barbara Crampton

Re-Animator (1985)

Re-Animator (1985)
Rating: ★★★★
Jan 2, 2001Resurrection of the Dead/Splatter Black Comedy/H.P. Lovecraft Adaptation
This was one of the classic 1980s splatter films. Stuart Gordon throws most of H.P. Lovecraft's tone out the window and goes for hilariously black comedy served up with outrageously over-the-top effects
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From Beyond (1986)

From Beyond (1986)
Rating: ★★
May 31, 2001Other-Dimensional Monsters/H.P. Lovecraft Adaptation
After the cult success of Re-Animator, Stuart Gordon, Jeffrey Combs and most of the principals returned with a further H.P. Lovecraft adaptation. More outrageously over-the-top splatter effects but this is somewhat the lesser
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You’re Next (2011)

You’re Next (2011)
Rating: ★★★
Aug 24, 2013Home Invasion Thriller
Adam Wingard directs a home invasion thriller in a similar vein to The Strangers. This is a film that strips everything extraneous away and simply lets Wingard go for broke and give the audience a brutal and intense workout – at which you cannot deny he succeeds most satisfyingly
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The Well (2014)

The Well (2014)
Rating: ★★½
Oct 14, 2014Drought-Ridden Post-Holocaust Future
Modest variant on the post-holocaust film with the novel variant being that this is set in a drought-ridden future. The usual action movie emphasis of the genre has been toned down and an emphasis placed on the fight for survival in this world
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Road Games (2015)

Road Games (2015)
Rating: ★★★
Sep 8, 2017Sinister Happenings in the French Countryside
While the title suggests something of the classic The Hitcher, this reminds more of And Soon the Darkness with its image of tourists being stalked in the pastoral French countryside. Ravishingly photographed, creating a strong sense of dis-ease to arrive at a great twist ending
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We Are Still Here (2015)

We Are Still Here (2015)
Rating: ★★★
Sep 18, 2015House of Lurking Evil
Solidly atmospheric effort concerning a middle-aged couple who buy a house with sinister forces lurking in the basement. This builds to an admirably gore-drenched climax. Reminds of Ti West's The House of the Devil and delivers the goods with quite reasonable effect
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In Search of Darkness: A Journey Into Iconic ‘80s Horror (2019)

In Search of Darkness: A Journey Into Iconic ‘80s Horror (2019)
Rating: ★★★
Jul 11, 2020Documentary About the 1980s Horror Film
An exhaustive documentary that charts in enormous detail every facet of the 1980s horror film, although this is not as exhaustive as it seems to think and leaves some big omissions
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In Search of Darkness II: A Journey Into ’80s Horror Continues (2020)

In Search of Darkness II: A Journey Into ’80s Horror Continues (2020)
Rating: ★★
May 6, 2024Documentary About the 1980s Horror Film
A follow-up to the documentary about the 1980s horror film, this deals with some of the lesser-known and overlooked works that were not covered the first time around
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