There are sequels . . . and then there's Bride of Frankenstein. You know the type. The ones everyone tells you are better than the original. Usually they're wrong. Jaws 2? Stop it. Caddyshack II? Get the hell out of here ...
On again, off again. In love, out of love. Going back to school, starting a new job. Everything is fluid and everything is changing in the whimsical and lustful drama from French director Jacques Audiard. Capturing the residential district of Les Olympiades in beautiful black and white photography ...
Before haunted houses became a horror cliché...before every creaking floorboard, flickering candle, hidden passageway, and family fortune trapped unsuspecting victims inside a sprawling mansion...there was The Cat and the Canary ...
Let's get something straight right out of the gate. If you've spent your life arguing that the Joker is the greatest comic book villain ever created—and I absolutely have—then you owe a debt of gratitude to a silent film released nearly ...
On again, off again. In love, out of love. Going back to school, starting a new job. Everything is fluid and everything is changing in the whimsical and lustful drama from French director Jacques Audiard. Capturing the residential district of Les Olympiades in beautiful black and white photography ...
For nearly a century, Dracula has refused to stay buried. He has drifted through candlelit castles, fog-covered cemeteries, forgotten laboratories, and even the manic chaos of Abbott and Costello, evolving with each appearance while ...
James Whale. Boris Karloff. The year after Frankenstein was released. Need I say anything more about why, even today, The Old Dark House absolutely slaughters its audience? The tension and the creep factor are ratcheted ...
I am Dracula. I bid you welcome.” In which the Universal Monsters film series moves away from the silent era and legitimately begins! Pre-Code Horror doesn’t get any better than here with Producer Carl Laemmle’s Dracula, a ...
Victor Halperin’s White Zombie has long been treated as a minor classic — important more for being “the first zombie movie” than for its artistry. That undersells it. Far beyond a historical curiosity, White Zombie deserves ...
Forget plot. Forget logic. Forget the polite scaffolding of criticism. The Ghost is ninety minutes of Barbara Steele staring straight through you like she already knows how you die—and honestly, that’s enough. That’s the ...
Hammer’s The Man Who Could Cheat Death is the kind of movie that feels like it was brewed in a Victorian alembic by a mad doctor who thought, “What if immortality required a little light surgery and a whole lot ...
It is a sequel which is greater than the original! Let the MONSTER MAYHEM resume! It’s a damn wonder that the Bride of Frankenstein ever came to see the light of day. Back in the early part of the 1930s, the Hays Code was in full effect, censoring whatever they could for content and for blasphemy ...
In which the Universal Monsters film series moves away from the silent era and legitimately begins! Pre-Code Horror doesn’t get any better than here with Producer Carl Laemmle’s Dracula, a film which is often overlooked by some ...
Thank you, Shout Factory for this updated 4K treat, complete with a badass steelbook design! Operating as neither a sequel to or a part of George A. Romero’s Zombie series, The Return of the Living Dead doesn’t really profess to be much of anything…except a hell of a lot of gory fun. That doesn’t ...
Thrill Me! Writer/Director Fred Dekker is a hero of mine when it comes to making memorable films. From Night of the Creeps to Monster Squad, Dekker has created some of my all-time favorites. It would be hard to imagine my upbringing ...
BADass SINema Unearthed - Where we dive into the wild, weird, and wonderfully wicked world of classic grindhouse cinema. We celebrate the raw energy and unapologetic style of vintage exploitation films — from the slick swagger of Blaxploitation and the lurid allure of sexploitation to the gnarly thrills of monster mayhem and cosmic horror.
Chop Socky Cinema is your go-to corner for all things martial arts on screen—from high-flying kung fu classics to modern bone-crunching brawlers. We dive into the legends, the hidden gems, and the genre-defining moments that shaped martial arts cinema.
Reel Classics celebrates the golden age of cinema, when shadows danced across silver screens and stories were told in black and white. This section revisits timeless masterpieces, legendary stars, and the directors who shaped film history. From noir thrillers to screwball comedies, Reel Classics explores how these cinematic treasures continue to inspire filmmakers and captivate audiences today.
Kaiju Korner is your ultimate destination for everything colossal and creature-filled. We explore the wild, wonderful world of kaiju cinema—spotlighting both classic monster epics and today’s thrilling new entries. From Godzilla and Gamera to modern reimaginings and global giants, Kaiju Korner dives deep into the history, cultural impact, and sheer spectacle of giant monster films.
Whether you’re a lifelong fan or a curious newcomer, this is where titans clash, cities crumble, and cinematic legends roar to life—one stomp at a time.
Monster Mayhem is your go-to destination for all things monstrous and menacing. We will sink our claws into the world of classic creature features, celebrating the timeless terror of cinema’s most iconic beasts.
From Universal’s legendary monsters to B-movie behemoths and international kaiju, Monster Mayhem explores the history, artistry, and cultural impact of the films that made us fear the dark. Expect deep dives, behind-the-scenes stories, retrospectives, and rankings that resurrect the giants of genre filmmaking.
Welcome to Christmas at the Cinema, where twinkly lights glow a little brighter, cocoa is always implied, and emotional subtlety has politely gone on holiday.
This is our cozy corner for celebrating the sappy, campy, utterly irresistible world of Hallmark-style Christmas movies — where snow falls on cue, careers are abandoned for small towns, and love arrives right on schedule. The season’s sappiest cinematic traditions start here.
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