Tom Jolliffe looks at 13 underrated franchise horror sequels that deserve more love… Franchise horror rule of thumb generally goes like this: the first film is a trailblazing classic. The sequels increasingly diminish in quality. Some franchises might well have die hard fans, but it can often be the case that those classic originals such […]
The Films of 1982: One of the Finest Years in Cinema History
Tom Jolliffe ventures back 40 years to explore the cinematic landscape of 1982… 1982 was a great year for films. It could well be argued too that 1982 might well be one of the finest years in cinema history. There’s an array of blockbuster hits, cult films, iconic films and initially maligned genre films now […]
Shout Factory bringing the first five Halloween movies to 4K Ultra HD
With the release of the latest chapter Halloween Kills creeping up on us, Shout Factory has announced that it is bringing first five films from the classic slasher horror franchise – Halloween, Halloween II, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers […]
Ranking The Entire Halloween Franchise From Worst To Best
Shaun Munro ranks the Halloween franchise from worst to best… In the vein of just about every popular, decades-old horror movie franchise, the eleven-film Halloween series is a rollercoaster ride of good, bad and very, very weird. There’s the classic original of course, the increasingly silly and inane run of sequels, the desperate attempt to reinvigorate […]
October Horrors 2018 Day 16: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch, 1982. Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace. Starring Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O’Herlihy, Michael Currie, and Ralph Strait. SYNOPSIS: Halloween is fast approaching when Dr Daniel Challis is witnesses a mysterious murder/suicide at the hospital in which he works. Following the victims’ final words, Challis and Ellie Grimbridge, the […]
