In 1974, director Tobe Hooper made The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, a film that would change the landscape of horror forever. After following it up with the less-successful but still respected Eaten Alive, Hooper had a run of bad luck. He was fired from two movies, The Dark and Venom, in the middle of production. […]
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Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Edge Of Sanity,‘ Anthony Perkins’ Other Psycho Film
If an actor is lucky, he or she will take on a role that will define their entire career. Sean Connery was James Bond. Robert Englund was Freddy Krueger. And Anthony Perkins was Norman Bates. The trademark role can be both a blessing and a curse; the actor is usually remembered forever in pop culture […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘The Innocents,’ One Of The Greatest Ghost Stories Ever Told
The works of certain horror writers just beg to be turned into motion pictures. The classic works of Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft make great movies, as do the books of more modern scribes like Richard Matheson and Stephen King. And then there’s Henry James. Often thought of as the father of the psychological […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘See No Evil,’ A Film That Provides Dark Scares By The Light Of Day
Horror movies are built on the fear of the unknown, and a big part of that unknown is the “thing that lurks in the dark.” However, some horror films can be just as effective in the harsh light of day. The first half of John Carpenter’s Halloween takes place in broad daylight, just as much […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘The Mask,’ A Canadian 3D Classic With A Great Gimmick
Nowadays, the big gimmick at the cinema is 3D. From silly monster movies like I, Frankenstein and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter to Oscar-bait films such as Gravity and Avatar, seemingly every modern big-budget movie gets a 3D release. Hollywood even trips over itself to re-release hits like Titanic and Jurassic Park in 3D in an […]