Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Tag: movies
Scary Movies: Shadow of the Vampire
Okay, this film is a clever one. When the film Nosferatu, which I reviewed last week, came out in 1921, the make-up and scariness of the vampire Count Orlok in the movie was like nothing that had ever been seen in film before. Shadow… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Shadow of the Vampire”
Scary Movies: Nosferatu
Back to our regularly scheduled October slate of horror movies, and this week we have Nosferatu, a German silent film from 1922. It’s a movie I’ve seen three or four times over the years. Nosferatu is closely based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula novel, though… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Nosferatu”
Scary Movies: The Lost Boys
The movie this week is one I haven’t seen since I was an early teen-ager, and it’s one I’ve been wanting to re-watch it for some time to see how it holds up. And I think it held up pretty well! Even today, it… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: The Lost Boys”
Scary Movies: Dracula
October already! And as every October, I force my children to watch scary movies with me. This year, the theme is vampires, and our first movie is Dracula, released by Universal in 1931. I hardly feel like I need to describe this one, as… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Dracula”
Ranking From Russia With Love
I previously ranked some of the James Bond movies here, here, here, here, here, and here. I haven’t seen this one since high school and have long meant to re-watch it, since I remember it as one of the better Bond films. And I… Continue Reading “Ranking From Russia With Love”
Scary Movies: The Babadook
Okay, last scary movie of the season, and we come to The Babadook, a movie who a couple people recommended to me as a really scary, really well-done movie. They weren’t wrong! Let me just say right now my discussion of it is going… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: The Babadook”
Scary Movies: Creepshow
It’s October, and as usual, we’re behind on reviewing our horror movies! Okay, this time, we’re doing Creepshow, a horror-comedy anthology from 1982. Stephen King wrote the script (and acted in one of the segments!) and George Romero directed it, so we’re dealing with… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Creepshow”
Scary Movies: The Brain That Wouldn’t Die
I’ve actually got two movies to add to the list this time out. Let’s start with The Brain That Wouldn’t Die, a movie from 1960 that my daughter and I watched on Friday night, though I’ve seen it before. It’s a definite B-movie: sleazy,… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: The Brain That Wouldn’t Die”
