Really Awful Movies

3 Dead Trick or Treaters

In his book, Intuition Pumps, the philosopher Daniel Dennett writes, “being creative is not just a matter of casting about for something novel — anybody can do that, since novelty can be found in any random juxtaposition of stuff — but of making the novelty jump out of some system…” The Canadian indie horror 3 Dead TrickContinue reading “3 Dead Trick or Treaters”

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

An animatronic band bangs out Sinatra, and the title character hammers out Mendelssohn on an organ in the peerless The Abominable Dr. Phibes.(Definitely check out our our 10 Memorable Horror Movie Musical Numbers). Director Robert Fuest (heretofore best known for the Emily Brontë adaptation Wuthering Heights) creates a little bit of magic on a budget, fashioning a lovely,Continue reading “The Abominable Dr. Phibes”