Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Tag: movies
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”
Ranking Die Another Day
I previously ranked some of the James Bond movies here, here, and here. I watched Die Another Day last weekend with my son. I had remembered this as being the best of the Pierce Brosnan films, and though I haven’t seen the others since they first came… Continue Reading “Ranking Die Another Day”
Ranking Captain America: Civil War
Last night my son and I went to see Captain America: Civil War. Let’s how this stacks up against other comic book movies I have reviewed. I have previously ranked the Batman movies, the Superman movies, the other DC movies, the Avengers movies, the X-Men movies, the summer 2015 comic… Continue Reading “Ranking Captain America: Civil War”
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”
