An American Werewolf in London is that rarest of beasts: a horror/comedy that delivers both gasps and guffaws in equal measure. The story is pretty simple: two American students David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne) tour the English countryside and are attacked by a werewolf during a full moon. Jack is torn to pieces and David barely [...]
Continue ReadingSo the day came… Mrs. O’Connor’s little boy, now all growed up, was going to get to talk to Bruce-fucking-Campbell. I was partially delirious as the interview was at some bastard early hour, but as soon as it began I launched into this little missive… Anthony’s Little Missive “I was 12-13. One of those awkward ages when [...]
Continue ReadingMilo Ventimiglia plays Peter Petrelli in Heros and gave Clawsome the good lubrication Heroes could so easily have been an embarrassment: a show about a bunch of people who realise they have powers, a conspiracy involving an evil corporation, time travel (usually the death knell for sci-fi narratives) and the mantra: “Save the cheerleader/save the world” [...]
Continue ReadingSadly it looks as if a third season of the daring, albeit patchy, Masters of Horror isn’t going to happen. This is a pity as the anthology format, particularly with the horror genre, is something of a lost art. Masters had that most rare of commodities: artistic freedom. Well, mostly. The “masters” in question were given [...]
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