Demon Wind (1990)
[2] First off, Demon Wind is not about farts. If it were, it would most assuredly be a more interesting movie. Instead, it's about a young man (Eric Larson) who drags a bunch of his friends to the ruins of…
The Mummy (1932)
[3] British archaeologists unearth a disgraced Egyptian prince (Boris Karloff) and accidentally bring him back to life. Ten years later, the mummy -- looking conveniently human -- schemes to reunite with his ancient lover, now reincarnated in the body of…
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
[7] Just a few years before sound wiped out the silent cinema, Universal Pictures had one last major hit with The Phantom of the Opera. Based on Gaston Leroux's novel, the film centers on a young opera starlet named Catherine…
Snowbeast (1977)
[3] An abominable snowman terrorizes a Montana ski resort in this made-for-TV movie from the late '70s. Since Snowbeast was made for a television audience, you get no gore and very little in terms of viscera or genuine scares. The…
Scream (2022)
[6] I like all the Scream movies, and I'm happy to say that trend continues with this fifth entry in the franchise. Not that the fuel tank isn't getting low. While the original movie marries an inspired script with tight…
The Being (1983)
[6] A mutant terrorizes a small Idaho town in this low budget creature feature that stars no less than three Academy Award winners. Martin Landau (Ed Wood) is the industrialist trying to hide the fact that his company's toxic waste…
X (2022)
[5] If you threw every horror movie since 1960 into a blender, there's a chance it would come out looking like this offering from writer/director Ti West (Sacrament, House of the Devil). A group of young people rent a cabin…
Black Candles (1982)
[2] A woman and her boyfriend travel to her brother's British estate after learning of his sudden passing. Once there, the sister-in-law begins flirting with both visitors while conspiring with a Satanic cult that likes to have sex. A lot.…
Needful Things (1993)
[7] In this adaptation of Stephen King's book, a mysterious shop opens in a coastal town where customers can buy anything they desire -- but at a cost far higher than they realize. When the sheriff (Ed Harris) realizes the…
The Hunger (1983)
[8] Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie play vampire lovers living in modern-day New York who seek the help of a gerontologist played by Susan Sarandon. If that sounds oxymoronic, therein lies the rub. Bowie's character has suddenly begun aging, following…