Horrors Elsewhere – Page 2

‘Hatchet for the Honeymoon’ – Mario Bava Giallo Movie Was Underrated and Ahead of Its Time

January 20, 2023 Paul Lê Editorials, Hatchet for the Honeymoon, Horrors Elsewhere, Mario Bava, Movies

Hatchet for the Honeymoon doesn’t behave like other gialli. This Italian-Spanish movie does something unconventional at the beginning; the identity of the killer is revealed to the audience. It goes against tradition to spoil the mystery so early, but after feeling restrained while working under producer Dino De Laurentiis only a year earlier, director Mario […]

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‘Srigala’ – The 1981 Indonesian ‘Friday the 13th’ Ripoff You’ve Probably Never Seen

January 13, 2023 Paul Lê Editorials, Horrors Elsewhere, Movies, Srigala

The 1981 Indonesian movie Srigala is by no means known by the masses, but those in the loop about vintage and obscure Southeast Asian horror are aware of its existence for one reason. The director of the original Satan’s Slaves, once a steady provider of Indonesia’s homegrown horrors, joined the legion of eager filmmakers who set […]

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‘Suddenly in the Dark’ – 1981 Cult Classic Is a Wonderful Introduction to Korean Horror

January 6, 2023 Paul Lê Editorials, Horrors Elsewhere, Ko Young-nam, Korean Horror, Movies, Suddenly in the Dark

After South Korea’s film industry suffered under authoritarian rule throughout the 1970s, filmmakers in the following years were eager to make up for lost time. The enthusiasm for more creative storytelling and less censorship was writ large across early ‘80s movies like Suddenly in the Dark (also known as Suddenly at Midnight or Suddenly in […]

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‘Countdown’ – 2012 Thai Thriller Is a Darkly Fun Way to Ring in the New Year

December 30, 2022 Paul Lê countdown, Editorials, Horrors Elsewhere, Movies, Nattawut Poonpiriya

While New Year’s is just the first day of January for most people, others consider it to be something more momentous. It represents a fresh start, especially for those who desperately need a change in their lives. The three core characters in Nattawut Poonpiriya’s 2012 movie Countdown don’t know it yet, but their New Year’s […]

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Merry Crocmas: ‘Black Water’ Remains the Most Brutal Killer Crocodile Movie

December 23, 2022 Paul Lê Andrew Traucki, Black Water, David Nerlich, Editorials, Horrors Elsewhere, Movies

Black Water is one of those rare instances where “based on true events” isn’t just a gratuitous tagline. The 2007 movie (later followed by an unrelated and more polished-looking sequel) is in fact inspired by an event from a few years earlier — near the Finniss River in the Northern Territory of Australia, two people […]

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‘Ghostkeeper’ – New Year’s Eve Wendigo Horror Movie from the 1980s Chills to the Bone

December 16, 2022 Paul Lê Editorials, Georgie Collins, Ghostkeeper, Horrors Elsewhere, Jim Makichuk, Movies, Murray Ord, Riva Spier, Sheri McFadden

When talking about vintage Canadian horror, people naturally bring up the likes of Black Christmas, Prom Night and My Bloody Valentine. These movies were all part of the Great White North’s (in)famous “tax shelter” era, and many of them are now deemed cult classics. But mention Ghostkeeper and chances of recognition are slim to none. […]

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‘Godzilla vs Destoroyah’ – Remembering How the Heisei Series Came to an Explosive End

December 9, 2022 Paul Lê Editorials, Godzilla, Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, Horrors Elsewhere, Kazuki Omori, Movies, Takao Okawara

Godzilla was once a monster well suited for Cold War symbolism, but times changed. And as written in the book Japan’s Favorite Mon-star, author and film historian Steve Ryfle suggested “the breakup of the Soviet Union and the fading of the global nuclear threat” may have played a part in Toho’s drastic decision to kill […]

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‘Christmas Blood’ – The Gory Norwegian Santa Claus Slasher from 2017

December 2, 2022 Paul Lê Christmas Blood, Editorials, Horrors Elsewhere, Juleblod, Movies, Reinert Kiil

While Norway’s horror output is small when compared to that of Hollywood, the country’s frosty climate lends itself to the most bitter of terror tales set around the holidays. For an especially frostbitten experience, the “Norror” movie Christmas Blood (Juleblod) combines the temperament of Scandi noir with the trimmings of slashers. More than the cold […]

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‘Howl’ – Vicious 2015 Horror Movie Is ‘Train to Busan’ With Werewolves

November 28, 2022 Paul Lê Ed Speleers, Editorials, Horrors Elsewhere, Howl, Mark Huckerby, Movies, Nick Ostler, Paul Hyett, Sean Pertwee, Shauna MacDonald

After working on the special effects for The Descent and Attack the Block, it only made sense for Paul Hyett to direct his own monster movie. And once he boarded Howl, his second directed feature overall, Hyett made the considerable decision to remove most of the humor from Mark Huckerby and Nick Ostler’s original script. […]

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‘REC 3: Genesis’ – Reappraising the Zombie Franchise’s Oddball Sequel

November 18, 2022 Paul Lê Editorials, Horrors Elsewhere, Movies, Paco Plaza, REC 3, Rec 3: genesis

While other horror franchises can be accused of rehashing themselves with each new entry, every part of the REC series feels like a different movie. The original sets things into motion with staggering execution and results, and the follow-up expands on the lore. After the events of REC 2, it made sense for Jaume Balagueró and Paco […]

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‘Curtains’ – An Unsung Movie from the Golden Age of Slashers

November 11, 2022 Paul Lê Anne Ditchburn, Canadian Horror, Curtains, Editorials, Horrors Elsewhere, John Vernon, Lesleh Donaldson, Linda Thorson, Lynne Griffin, Movies, Peter R. Simpson, Richard Ciupka, Samantha Eggar

Horror fans have Canada to thank for a lot of their favorite movies from the ‘70s and ‘80s. Black Christmas, Prom Night, Happy Birthday to Me, My Bloody Valentine — all these fright flicks and more were in fact made in Canada. And for a lot of these vintage movies, they were produced in the […]

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‘The Hole’ – 2001 Psychological Thriller Explores the Art of Lying [Horrors Elsewhere]

November 4, 2022 Paul Lê Desmond Harrington, Editorials, Horrors Elsewhere, Keira Knightley, Movies, Nick Hamm, The Hole, Thora Birch

Nick Hamm’s The Hole is a vivid example of how a lie can take on a life of its own. In this 2001 psychological-thriller, inspired by Guy Burt’s 1993 novel After the Hole, the truth is distorted as authorities try to understand the horrible events that happened inside an abandoned fallout shelter. The survivor of […]

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‘Blood: The Last Vampire’ – 2000 Anime Horror Movie Bleeds Style and Creativity [Horrors Elsewhere]

October 28, 2022 Paul Lê Anime Horror, Blood The Last Vampire, Editorials, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Horrors Elsewhere, Junichi Fujisaku, Katsuya Terada, Kenji Kamiyama, mamoru oshii, Movies, Youki Kudoh

Conventional vampires may not be native to classic Japanese folklore, but they eventually entered modern culture starting in the early 20th century. And today these creatures of the night have become fairly common in the media, often eclipsing actual endemic monsters or ghosts of legend. Vintage depictions of Japanese vampires (kyūketsuki) patterned themselves after Dracula […]

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‘My Little Eye’ – 2002’s Nihilistic Commentary on Reality Entertainment [Horrors Elsewhere]

October 21, 2022 Paul Lê Bradley Cooper, David Hilton, Editorials, Horrors Elsewhere, James Watkins, Jennifer Sky, Kris Lemche, Laura Regan, Marc Evans, Movies, My Little Eye, Stephen O'Reilly

The 1980s cultivated a sense of paranoia — all sides of the media played into the idea of being spied on. Then something happened in the following decades where people suddenly wanted to be watched, especially on a large scale. From reality television to vlogs to online influencers, exhibitionism and voyeurism have taken on new […]

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‘Old People’ – German Elderly Kill in Droves in New Netflix Horror Movie [Horrors Elsewhere]

October 14, 2022 Paul Lê Andy Fetscher, Editorials, Horrors Elsewhere, Movies, Netflix

Horror has a tendency to depict older folks as weak and vulnerable; they’re easy prey for a fast monster or a wanton murderer. On the genre’s flipside are those occasional movies where seniors are far less susceptible. Their advanced age gives them the illusion of kindness and fragility, but deep down they harbor resentment and […]

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