In the early nineteen eighties, with the slasher movie craze in full effect, a handful of directors were already trying to break the horror movie mold. John Carpenter, the man who ushered in the golden age of the slasher movie with Halloween, was remaking Howard Hawks’ The Thing. Tobe Hooper was trading in serial killers […]
‘You’re Next’ Is Horrifying And Hilarious, With Twists And Turns Up Until The Final Frame
Synopsis: One of the smartest and most terrifying films in years, YOU’RE NEXT reinvents the genre by putting a fresh twist on home-invasion horror. When a gang of masked, ax-wielding murderers descend upon the Davison family reunion, the hapless victims seem trapped…until an unlikely guest of the family proves to be the most talented killer of […]
Destin Cretton’s ‘Short Term 12’ Is A Shining Example Of An Independent Filmmaking Triumph
Synopsis: Short Term 12 is told through the eyes of Grace (Brie Larson), a twenty-something supervisor at a foster-care facility for at-risk teenagers. Passionate and tough, Grace is a formidable caretaker of the kids in her charge – and in love with her long-term boyfriend and co-worker, Mason (John Gallagher Jr.). But Grace’s own difficult past, […]
‘Wither’ Is An Unashamed ‘Evil Dead’ Knock-Off, So Just Sit Back And Enjoy It
Synopsis: Wither is a bloody, scary tale of demonic possession. A group of naive young people come to find that their carefree weekend in an isolated country house goes off the hinges when one of them accidentally unleashes a mysterious and murderous creature trapped in the basement. As the demon begins to attack the couples, the […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Burnt Offerings’, One Of The Creepiest Films From An Icon Of Horror, Karen Black
The horror world lost another legend last week as Hollywood mourned the passing of Karen Black. Black was well known to fright film fans for her tour-de-force quadruple performance in the seminal television movie “Trilogy of Terror,” but the actress was far more than a genre actress, appearing in such influential films as Robert Altman’s […]