Not exact matches
Quite possibly the goriest
film ever
made by a Hollywood studio, Evil Dead is a new
Horror classic, a
film that accomplishes the nearly impossible task of staying true to the
original's roots while standing firmly on its own.
When a typical
horror film is
made, they complain and when a fresh and
original idea is penned into a
film, they still complain.
This sequel does willingly give itself
make to Meta, and with gusto, bringing in an entirely new cast to replace the archetypes of the
original and jumpstarting the
original's breadth of knowledge on
horror films.
Even though it relies on a gripping feel of intense paranoia, this is an overlong sci - fi /
horror movie that suffers from certain problems in logic and kills its tension with long passages that
make the pacing irregular, not even being smart enough as an allegory like the
original film.
The
film went on to
make more than $ 319 million worldwide and still remains the second highest grossing
original horror movie of all time, second only to «The Exorcist.»
Based on Sandberg's short
film, the
film is about a malevolent ghost that only appears when the lights go out, which seems like a simple concept but it's done so effectively it
makes this
horror completely
original and very, very scary.
Rock Paper Dead is the new
horror film made by Tom Holland, director of the
original Fright Night, Child's Play and Thinner.
Strangely, a sudden urge was planted in me to
make a
horror film about vicious beauty,» Refn
original told Variety about the origins of the movie.
Instead of being driven by action Spaights plans on
making this reboot a legitimate
horror film and says that he's, «really excited to write something scary,» and when asked if he is more of a fan of the
original Universal Monsters movies of the 1930 ′ s or the more recent action - adventure themed movies he said, «They both have their virtues and they've all been tremendously popular
films and really influential in the popular culture.
Special Features: • Brand new 2K transfer from the
original camera negative • High Definition Blu - ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations • Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing • Audio commentary with co-writer and producer Mardi Rustam, make - up artist Craig Reardon and stars Roberta Collins, William Finley and Kyle Richards • New introduction to the film by director Tobe Hooper • Brand new interview with Hooper • My Name is Buck: Star Robert Englund discusses his acting career • The Butcher of Elmendorf: The Legend of Joe Ball — The story of the South Texas bar owner on whom Eaten Alive is loosely based • 5ive Minutes with Marilyn Burns — The star of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre talks about working on Eaten Alive • The Gator Creator: archival interview with Hooper • Original theatrical trailers for the film under its various titles Eaten Alive, Death Trap, Starlight Slaughter and Horror Hotel • US TV and Radio Spots • Alternate credits sequence • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gary Pullin • Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film, illustrated with original archive stills and
original camera negative • High Definition Blu - ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations • Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing • Audio commentary with co-writer and producer Mardi Rustam,
make - up artist Craig Reardon and stars Roberta Collins, William Finley and Kyle Richards • New introduction to the
film by director Tobe Hooper • Brand new interview with Hooper • My Name is Buck: Star Robert Englund discusses his acting career • The Butcher of Elmendorf: The Legend of Joe Ball — The story of the South Texas bar owner on whom Eaten Alive is loosely based • 5ive Minutes with Marilyn Burns — The star of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre talks about working on Eaten Alive • The Gator Creator: archival interview with Hooper •
Original theatrical trailers for the film under its various titles Eaten Alive, Death Trap, Starlight Slaughter and Horror Hotel • US TV and Radio Spots • Alternate credits sequence • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gary Pullin • Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film, illustrated with original archive stills and
Original theatrical trailers for the
film under its various titles Eaten Alive, Death Trap, Starlight Slaughter and
Horror Hotel • US TV and Radio Spots • Alternate credits sequence • Reversible sleeve featuring
original and newly commissioned artwork by Gary Pullin • Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film, illustrated with original archive stills and
original and newly commissioned artwork by Gary Pullin • Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the
film, illustrated with
original archive stills and
original archive stills and posters
The
original script by «Mortal Kombat» creator John Tobias and the first movie's producer, Lawrence Kasanoff (along with Joshua Wexler), was ditched in favor of a barebones one by b - movie
horror scribe Brent V. Friedman and TV writer Bryce Zabel, who mostly ignore the video game's style in order to
make the
film a standalone
horror - action fantasy.
As you may remember from the
original film, those who watch the tape of horse drownings, dimension - traversing flies, and various miscellaneous
horrors are doomed to die in seven days... unless they
make a copy and share it with someone else, a target Gabriel has coined «a tail.»
What
made the
original Jaws so effective was the vision and talent of its prodigious director, Steven Spielberg, who utilized his fantastic skills and eye for cinema to create one of the best
horror - adventure
films of all - time.
The
original film remains one of the most influential
horror movies ever
made, and the sequel is pretty much the Casablanca of zombie cinema.
The
original, unquestionable, undisputed great grandpappy of «possession»
horror, and one hell of a brutally good time, William Friedkin's The Exorcist is not just one of the scariest
films ever
made: it's also one of the most well - constructed
horror movies of all time.
«Evil Comes in Small Packages» is a 25 - minute retrospective
making - of complete with an option to watch its three sections separately: «The Birth of Chucky» expounds on Mancini's
original vision of the story (a golem in service to Andy's id, brought to life by a blood - brother ritual) and how it evolved into its current form; «Creating the
Horror» discusses casting and the shoot itself — including brief snippets of rehearsal footage of Dourif acting out Chucky's every move; and «Unleashed» describes the
film's release and Chucky's ascent to cult stardom.
That, to me, is probably the best way they could have gone about bringing Poltergeist back to the big screen because the
original film is untouchable and in my opinion one of the most perfectly crafted
horror films ever
made.
One of the most chilling and
original horror films of recent years, «The Babadook» didn't even
make it to theaters in most cities.