Horror
Rod Lott
Although horror movies rarely scare me, I love them. The most I can hope for is to be creeped out sufficiently, and Sinister satisfies that bill.
Wednesday 19 Jun
OKG Newsletter
Topic: Horror
Sinister
Ethan Hawke finds something 'Sinister' in his new home, and it makes for ideal Halloween-season viewing.
The Tortured
If you think you can take it, try it.
Horror
Rod Lott
Despite being unleashed from Twisted Pictures, those people who brought us all those Saws, The Tortured has sat in the shelf now for about two years, skipping a wide release on its way to DVD. It's easy to see why: It's strong, sick stuff that delights in punching and kicking its audience as its vengeful characters do their prey.
247˚F
Nowhere near as hot as it thinks.
Chernobyl Diaries
Another reason not to visit Russia, if you needed it.
Horror
Rod Lott
Famously, tragedy plus time equals comedy. Do they also equal horror? Up to you, but Chernobyl Diaries goes for it anyway.
Rounds of boos
From the dawn of cinema to its dreadful dregs, plenty of Halloween treats will keep your eyeballs alert.
Supernatural Activity
The laughs have been exorcised.
Comedy
Rod Lott
It's been several years since we've gotten a good parody movie. With the release of Supernatural Activity, it's obvious we may have to wait several more. Found-footage horror is ripe for a ripping, but this one isn't it.
It’s a TV-on-DVD fall frenzy!
Featuring nine shows about zombies and maids and gigolos and gladiators and government agents and visitors from the grave and ...
Television series
Rod Lott
With the arrival of fall, a whole new crop of television series has debuted. And yet, I can’t say I’ve caught many more than maybe two. See, I’ve been too busy catching up on all these shows on Blu-ray and DVD — shows such as these fine nine ...
The Man Who Created Halloween — Irwin Yablans
Nonfiction
Rod Lott
The Man Who Created Halloween is not director John Carpenter, but producer Irwin Yablans, who came up with the idea of the tormented babysitter story, inadvertently changing forever not only the face of horror, but the potential of independent film.
The Sorcerers
Boris Karloff gets hooked on a feeling.
Horror
Rod Lott
Boris Karloff plays one of The Sorcerers in an obscure 1967 thriller from Warner Archive. To be more precise, he’s Dr. Marcus Monserrat, “practitioner of medical hypnosis.” Yet what he and his wife (Catherine Lacey, The Lady Vanishes) really itch to try out is something more sinister.
