Dark Star, 1974. Directed by John Carpenter. Starring Brian Narelle, Cal Kuniholm, Dan O’Bannon, Dre Pahich, Nick Castle, and John Carpenter. SYNOPSIS: The crew of a space ship 20 years into a planet-bombing mission must do battle with their alien mascot and a sentient bombing device that begins to question its existence. Dark Star is […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
The Return of the Living Dead, 1985. Written and Directed by Dan O’Bannon. Starring Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Thom Mathes, Beverly Randolph, John Philbin, Jewel Shepard, Miguel Nunez, Brian Peck and Linnea Quigley. SYNOPSIS: When two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors […]
Totally Bonkers Space Operas That Deserve More Love
Ben Robins looks at four totally bonkers space operas that deserve more love… It’s easy to jump straight to the tried-and-tested regulars as far as space operas are concerned. Between the countless alien species, planets and barely pronounceable intergalactic languages, too many seem to end up on the wrong side of dense, and sticking with […]
October Horrors Day 23 – Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Return of the Living Dead, 1985. Directed by Dan O’Bannon. Starring Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa and Thom Mathews. SYNOPSIS: A mismatched group of chemical plant workers, punks and a mortuary worker find the living dead knocking at their doors in ever increasing numbers following the accidental release of a mysterious toxin that has […]
