Tag: horror

Scary Movies: Alien 3

We’re coming up on the scary movie season and we have some great movies lined up this year. Before we get to that, though, I need to clear the decks. My son and I watched Alien 3 a couple months ago, so I need… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Alien 3”

Scary Movies: Aliens

What am I doing reviewing a scary movie the week before Christmas? Well, every Saturday night, the  members of my family alternate picking a movie for everyone to watch, and my son’s choice this past week was Aliens. (I reviewed Alien a few months… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Aliens”

Scary Movies: Carnival of Souls

The final scary movie for this year is Carnival of Souls, from 1962. I have heard about this movie for a long time and have long wanted to watch it: the B-movie that somehow stumbled into being a highly influential classic. It was filmed… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Carnival of Souls”

Scary Movies: The House on Haunted Hill

Today’s movie is The House on Haunted Hill, a movie directed by B-movie gimmick-king William Castle, and famous for including real flying skeletons in the theaters and other gags during its original run. It’s one I’ve long wanted to see. It also stars Vincent… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: The House on Haunted Hill”

Scary Movies: The Last Man on Earth

Today I’m rating the 1964 film The Last Man on Earth, starring Vincent Price, and practically nobody else. I say that because Price’s character, Dr. Robert Morgan, is the sole survivor of a sort of apocalypse that has turned everybody else on Earth into… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: The Last Man on Earth”

Scary Movies: Alien

It’s that time of year when things turn scary, and we have a real classic this time! Last Saturday, my son and I watched Alien together. I know it was scary because when a scene is too tense, he likes to go hide on… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Alien”

Scary Movies: Lady Frankenstein

I’ll have a lot more scary movie reviews in October, but I couldn’t wait that long to test out a movie from a new DVD I received for my birthday with a dozen or so public domain horror films on it. I started with… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Lady Frankenstein”

Scary Movies: Witch

Yesterday my wife and I got a babysitter because we both wanted to see the new movie, Witch. And hey, this is the first horror movie for this feature I’ve rated after seeing it in the theater! Seeing scary movies in the theater is… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Witch”