‘The Piper’ Review – ‘Rift’ Director’s Fairy Tale Horror Movie Plays a Deadly But Familiar Tune

The German legend of The Pied Piper of Hamelin is the basis of two recent horror productions. The first of these “twin films” to receive a wide release is Erlingur Thoroddsen’s take, which shares the same title as Anthony Waller’s adaptation. And although both reimaginings feature demonic updates of that famous ratcatcher, only Thoroddsen’s story […]

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‘Boxing Helena’ Deserves Love for Its Fearless Leading Duo [We Love ’90s Horror]

I’m trying to decrease my usage of “good” and “bad” when discussing art. They are lazy shortcuts that distill creativity into the simplest qualitative assessments as if art is worth boiling down to a pure binary outlook. It’s why whenever any movie is widely labeled “good,” I can’t help but approach it with some increased […]

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‘The Piper’ Trailer – Julian Sands Stars in a Dark Retelling of the Classic Pied Piper Legend

The late Julian Sands (Warlock) leaves behind a few final roles, one of which is upcoming horror movie The Piper. Our friends over at Rue Morgue have debuted the official trailer. Rue Morgue reports, “Samuel Goldwyn Films and Tubi Films will bring The Piper to select theaters and VOD/digital platforms March 8.” You can watch […]

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‘Warlock III: The End of Innocence’ – Revisiting the Final Film in the ‘Warlock’ Trilogy

Younger readers may not be aware of this, but there was a time before the streaming wars when a movie could still be profitable without having a successful run at the box office. In fact, the direct-to-video market used to be so huge that it was worth producing smaller projects specifically for video and DVD, […]

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Witches vs. Druids – Revisiting ‘Warlock: The Armageddon’

Back in 2021, I started a recurring column here on Bloody Disgusting called The Silver Lining, where I’d try to find the good parts of movies that were generally considered “bad.” Not only did I have a lot of fun looking back on less-appreciated films while finding hidden nuggets of entertainment where there should only […]

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“I Don’t Need a Broom to Fly” – Looking Back on the Cheesy Thrills of ‘Warlock’

Despite how prevalent they are in spooky media, you’d be surprised at how rare it used to be for traditionally recognizable witches to be the main antagonists in scary movies. Sure, we got the eerie crones of the pseudo-documentary Haxan and even a dancing coven in Suspiria, but for the longest time, witches were relegated […]

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‘Warlock’ Star Julian Sands Has Passed Away at 65

Six months after going missing in the Mount Baldy wilderness outside Los Angeles, it has been confirmed today that veteran actor Julian Sands has passed away at the age of 65. The San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department said in an official statement today, “The identification process for the body located on Mt. Baldy on June 24, […]

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‘The Piper’ Will Be a Darker Retelling of the Pied Piper Legend Starring Julian Sands

Erlingur Thoroddsen is the director of an upcoming horror movie titled The Piper, with Screen Daily reporting that Millennium Media has just “closed a raft of key sales” on it. Julian Sands (Warlock) stars in a darker retelling of the Pied Piper legend. The Piper is “the story of a young musician who gets a […]

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[Review] Glenn Danzig’s ‘Death Rider in the House of Vampires’ Has All the Charm…and Flaws of ‘Verotika’

I was fortunate enough to attend the world premiere of punk legend Glenn Danzig’s first feature film Verotika back in 2019 during Chicago’s Cinepocalypse Film Festival. At that time, no one knew what a movie written and directed by the Misfits frontman would look like, so hopes were high that Danzig’s voice would be as […]

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