EJ Moreno pits 1983’s horror line-up against 1993’s… which year scared us more? Horror is the genre that reflects our current time the most. We often see cultural fears and concerns thrown back at us in the scariest of ways. Looking back at the genre 30 or 40 years ago can give us a clear […]
Christine (1983) – October Horrors 2022
Christine, 1983. Directed John Carpenter. Starring Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky and Harry Dean Stanton. SYNOPSIS: An awkward and unpopular teenager finds himself in possession of a car that seems to have a mind of its own. It’s time for another appearance from October Horrors regular Stephen King and one of the […]
Marvelous Killer Car Horror Movies
Marvelous Videos presents killer car movies…. Over a million people die from an automobile-related incident/accident every year, yet for some reason these mechanical means of transportation do not frighten us. Perhaps it’s because they are a part of our societal structures, or maybe it is because we love the freedom they bring us. Regardless, cars […]
Sony and Blumhouse revving up for a reboot of Stephen King’s Christine
Another day, another Stephen King adaptation gets the greenlight from Hollywood. With a new iteration of Firestarter just around the corner, Salem’s Lot sequel series Chapelwaite not far behind it, and Lisey’s Story landing on Apple TV+ this week, Sony Pictures and Blumhouse Productions have just announced that they’re buffing up King’s 1983 vehicular horror […]
Long Live the King: Underrated Stephen King Adaptations Worth Your Screams | Marvelous Videos
Marvelous Videos presents 10 underrated Stephen King adaptations…. It’s appropriate that author Stephen King has such a last name- he has been widely credited with both pioneering and expanding on the horror genre, significantly building on the contributions of such authors as Charles Brockden Brown and H.P. Lovecraft. King’s name is so iconic in the […]
A Beginner’s Guide To John Carpenter
Tom Jolliffe continues his series of beginner’s guides to legendary directors with a look at the work of John Carpenter… What with the recent Halloween reboot in the cinemas, a 40 year anniversary for his original classic, and a series of gorgeous new 4K transfer releases for some of his other cult classics, now would […]
The Top 10 Stephen King Movies
Tom Jolliffe with his top ten Stephen King movies… With the impending release of the new It film, now seems a good time to run through a top 10 list of Stephen King movies. These are all feature films. I’ve not included TV miniseries. As a writer it’s fair to say that King has been […]
Movie Review – Christine (2016)
Christine, 2016. Directed by Antonio Campos. Starring Rebecca Hall, Michael C. Hall, Tracy Letts, Maria Dizzia, Timothy Simons, J. Smith-Cameron and Kim Shaw. SYNOPSIS: The story of Christine Chubbuck, a 1970s TV reporter struggling with depression and professional frustrations as she tries to advance her career. On July 15th 1974, Christine Chubbuck – a newsreader […]
Blu-ray Review – Christine (1983)
Christine, 1983. Directed by John Carpenter. Starring Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Harry Dean Stanton Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky, Christine Belford, Roberts Blossom, William Ostrander. SYNOPSIS: An unconfident bullied teenager buys an old car that seems to have an effect on his personality. 1983 was something of a banner year for movies based on Stephen King […]
