Hammer Productions ultimately could not withstand the heightened gore that audiences came to favor in the early 70s, as the gritty realism of The Last House on the Left and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre made Gothic horror appear almost quaint. Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter is latter day Hammer, yet featuring all the things that made theseContinue reading “Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter”
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The Crazies
The Crazies is the kale of horror movies. It’s not particularly exciting, but it’s good for you. Bio-horrors are a terrific social experiment where citizens have to band together to fight off an external force, usually a virus that threatens to kill us all. And to compound matters, communication has broken down, especially between thoseContinue reading “The Crazies”
