2K Replay: HOUSE OF WAX (2005)

by Adam Riske

Nominated for “Best Film” at the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. It lost to King Kong (2005).

Review: WOLF MAN

 by Rob DiCristino

The Dark Universe lives!

2K Replay: THIR13EN GHOSTS

 by Adam Riske

Winner for Best Makeup/Creature FX (KNB EFX Group) at the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.

Off the Shelf: GHOST SHIP (Blu-ray)

by Patrick Bromley

The least-loved Dark Castle remake gets the special edition treatment from Scream Factory.

HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL 20 Years Later

by Adam Riske

Taye Diggs was in four movies in 1999. This was one of them.

Review: CHILD'S PLAY (2019)

by Patrick Bromley

An '80s horror classic gets a 2019 re-do.

Second Comings: FRIGHT NIGHT

by Alejandra Gonzalez

So, it’s true – there’s an elephant in the room that needs addressing.

Scary Reserved Seating: FLATLINERS (2017)

by Rob DiCristino and Adam Riske

I mean we already flatlined, so what other kind of shenanigans could we get into?

Second Comings: The Hills Have Eyes

by Alejandra Gonzalez

When I think about the inspiration behind this column, I remember that the whole reason I wanted to look at horror remakes in the first place was to try to eliminate the popular notion that remakes are doomed to fail and be horrible. Because the remakes we’ve looked at so far have either shown to be extreme disappointments or proven that a remake can only be as good as its original, I wanted to look somewhere new for a retelling that surpassed those expectations and could be argued to be superior to its initial version. That’s when I looked to Alexandre Aja’s 2006 remake of Wes Craven’s classic: The Hills Have Eyes. If you know me, you know that I rarely ever tolerate Craven slander, but I found that it was a little difficult to get through his 1977 original upon re-visiting. I was afraid the same would apply to Aja’s remake (which was produced by Craven himself), but what I found was only the most pleasant of surprises.

Second Comings: Dawn(s) of the Dead

by Alejandra Gonzalez

As someone who used to be impartial to anything that dealt with zombies, I thought it would be interesting to revisit the movie that changed that forever and its remake, which celebrates its 13th birthday this week. Before having seen George Romero’s 1978 masterpiece, Dawn of the Dead, I would argue that “zombie” movies all followed the same formula and that zombies (and movies about them) were lame as hell. Upon recently revisiting both the classic and its 2004 remake (Zack Snyder’s directorial debut), I realized that I was VERY wrong. How could that be true when even a zombie movie remake could be SO different from its iconic original? In the case of Dawn of the Dead, it’s almost like watching two completely different movies, which in turn makes my job here a little harder. Either way, here I go.

Second Comings: A Tale of Two Carries

by Alejandra Gonzalez

As a faithful fan of both horror and Brian De Palma, it was only a natural reaction for me to fall deeply in love with the 1976 adaption of the Stephen King novel Carrie. After having become so fond of the beloved horror classic, it was also a natural reaction for me to have been highly anticipating its remake (directed by Kimberly Peirce) when it was first released in 2013.

The Fly and The Feelings

by Cass Cannon

I’d probably date a fly, but I draw the line at assholes like Seth Brundle.

Review: Martyrs (2016)

by Patrick Bromley

Yep. This is what I was expecting an American remake of Martyrs to look like.

Review: Poltergeist (2015)

by Patrick Bromley

When people complain about soulless, pointless horror movie remakes, movies like Poltergeist are what they are talking about.

Six Horror Remakes I Was Wrong About

by Patrick Bromley

I can admit my mistakes.

F This Movie! - The Horror, The Horror

Daily Dead's Heather Wixson returns to the show so she and Patrick can talk about what scares them.

This or That: Dawn of the Dead (1978) vs. Dawn of the Dead (2004)

by Patrick Bromley and Doug Schultz

Patrick and Doug are best friends who don't always see eye to eye on movies. They don't fight! Just disagree. And their first disagreement is about zombie movies.

F This Movie! - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Franchise

Close out #ScaryMovieMonth with Patrick and Mike as they do their thing on the entire Texas Chainsaw franchise.

Movies I Love: The Blob (1988)

by Patrick Bromley

Chuck Russell's 1988 take on The Blob is one of the three best horror remakes of all time. It's also one of the best horror movies of the '80s and one of my favorite horror movies of all time.

Review: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014)

by Patrick Bromley

A messy, largely forgotten '70s slasher gets a messy, largely ignored remake...and it might actually be an improvement.