Loron Hays

“This . . . is the Inner Sanctum.” With that opening statement as a guiding force, Universal Pictures launched what would be an interesting venture alongside Simon & Schuster as they produced a series...
“Did you bring me here by force?” And INTRODUCING Audrey Hepburn . That’s right, the screen legend begins here with Roman Holiday , a quintessential romantic comedy, which was shot on location in Rome...
Think vampire films have run their course thanks to the ruining of Twilight ? Think again. In just about two minutes time, your fascination with all those magnificent blood-sucking beasts will be reig...
When the “Yes” men start telling you “NO”, you are probably approaching the trash-lined gutters along Sunset Boulevard. Hollywood is clearly sending you a message. You are no longer needed . . . or ar...
From identical dresses to the fire which ravishes Manderley, the second Mrs. de Winter ( Joan Fontaine ) can never, ever take the place of Rebecca . Cue the romance, the heartbreak, the haunted tensio...
Legends live again! With a focus on unsettling locations and strong production values, Playhouse arrives to do all sorts of unspeakable horror upon its audience. It is primarily concerned with an auth...
Griffith Park. 2001. That’s when and where Cicada , the new horror/comedy from writer/director David Willis , takes place. What follows is yet another win for Wild Eye Releasing and horror/comedy hybr...
It was only a matter of time before Thanksgiving got ruined, too, by the Horrid Hounds of Horror who put films together. This time, though, it isn’t by a random knifing. Nor is it from some shady stal...
We aren’t in Las Vegas anymore, baby! Written, produced, and directed by Mr. Rear-Projection himself, Bert Gordon ( King Dinosaur, Earth vs. the Spider, The Amazing Colossal Man , and Empire of the An...
Fans of Paul Blaisdell ’s creature work for films like The She-Creature , It Conquered The World , and Invasion of the Saucer Men are going to dig How to Make a Monster as his monster designs get some...
Beware the barn! Ah, f@#$ it. Enter at your own risk, fools. You’ve been warned. With the smells of rotted wood and autumn leaves hanging in the air, you know that it is time to celebrate serial killi...
The first time is always the hardest. That’s what everyone says, isn’t it? And it is true, especially when you are staring into the void of darkness on a stage and all you hear is a lone voice telling...
Alien invaders? Mind control via sharks? Underwater inner monologues? Treasure and babes in bikinis? Shark Encounters of the Close Kind has it all! It even has an abundant amount of gut busting laughs...
With long and often stirring shots of the mountainous wild, The Retreat - now available to stream thanks to Uncork’d Entertainment - scores BIG with the terror as something waits out in the darkness....
A minister-turned-serial killer in one of the most beautiful films ever made by Hollywood? Sure. Why not? When the results of exaggerated set designs and a directing style reminiscent of early silent...