A Classic Horror Story (2021) Fred L. Taulbee Jr. September 10, 2021 Movies, Trailers A Classic Horror Story contains one of the most gratifying third acts in recent memory.
Cahiers du Horror 09: Director Roundup July 2021 Fred L. Taulbee Jr. July 28, 2021 Cahiers du Horror We at Psycho Drive-In loved Busanhaeng/Train to Busan.
Terrifies, Horrifies, Forever Scares—Roky Erickson and the Return of the Living Dead Fred L. Taulbee Jr. October 25, 2020 Shot for Shot Like many others, possibly even you, I first heard Roky Erickson’s music in Return of the Living Dead (1985).
Hello Lover: The Evil Dead II Sampling in “People Are Still Having Sex” Fred L. Taulbee Jr. October 17, 2020 Shot for Shot In the 1990s, I used to run to a song that sampled the “Hello Lover” dialogue from Evil Dead 2 (1987), but I didn’t realize the line was from the movie until sometime later.
Zacherle Busts Some Rhymes Fred L. Taulbee Jr. October 7, 2020 Shot for Shot The late, great John Zacherle, sometimes spelled Zacherley, remains in a dead heat with a number of others as the best television horror movie host of all time with his show Shock Theater.
Collecting Herschell Gordon Lewis Fred L. Taulbee Jr. October 4, 2020 Shot for Shot Herschell Gordon Lewis, the Godfather of Gore. The man who found a niche in the film industry and overfilled it with blood.
Cahiers du Horror 07: Director Roundup August 2020 or the Portals (2019) Edition Fred L. Taulbee Jr. August 20, 2020 Cahiers du Horror Time to add some movies to your movies-to-see list.
Cahiers du Horror 06: Director Roundup June 2020 Fred L. Taulbee Jr. June 29, 2020 Cahiers du Horror Who is the Dario Argento of tomorrow?
Cahiers du Horror 05: Director Roundup May 2020 Fred L. Taulbee Jr. May 20, 2020 Cahiers du Horror Who is the John Carpenter of tomorrow, or the Fred Olen Ray, the Mikels, the Russo?
Fangoria presents Porno (2019) Fred L. Taulbee Jr. April 30, 2020 Movies, Reviews Also, as of this writing we are experiencing the 2020 Pandemic, and Porno is streaming for half price on some sites, but good luck finding it by typing Porno into the search bar.
Cahiers du Horror 04: Director Roundup April 2020 Fred L. Taulbee Jr. April 22, 2020 Cahiers du Horror Who is the George Romero of tomorrow, or the Wood, the Milligan, the Steckler?
13 Eerie (2013) Fred L. Taulbee Jr. March 26, 2020 Movies, Reviews 13 Eerie (2013), directed by Lowell Dean (Wolfcop (2014)), is about a small class of forensic students on an island where their teacher has set up a...
Remembering Rutger Hauer (1944-2019) psychodr July 29, 2019 Schlock & Awe Here are the Psycho Drive-In All-Stars with some of their favorite film memories of the late, great Rutger Hauer.
Mad Genius (2017) Fred L. Taulbee Jr. October 24, 2018 Movies, Reviews The filmmakers behind Mad Genius created a thought-provoking, low-budget sci-fi film that went somewhere new.
I Had a Bloody Good Time at House Harker (2016) Fred L. Taulbee Jr. April 20, 2018 Movies, Reviews I wasn’t so sure about it myself, but I Had a Bloody Good Time at House Harker had me within the first ten minutes.
Beyond the Gates (2016) Fred L. Taulbee Jr. July 19, 2017 Movies, Reviews Beyond the Gates is a low budget film done right.
Cahiers du Horror 03: Frank Henenlotter and The Brain that Wouldn’t Die Fred L. Taulbee Jr. May 11, 2017 Cahiers du Horror The Brain tries to take itself dark, tragic and dead serious, but wound up an inadvertent comedy.
Confetti of the Mind, The Short Films of Nacho Vigalondo Fred L. Taulbee Jr. April 4, 2017 Movies, Reviews A woman walks into the coffee house she walks into every morning for a coffee and pastry, but the people she knows are all acting weird, quiet, avoiding her, and there are two musicians standing by.
Death Race Then and Now: Death Race 2050 Fred L. Taulbee Jr. March 31, 2017 Movies, Reviews Death Race 2050 is a unique film in its own right, a remake of a film from a short story adaptation, during a similar political cycle, though generations apart, and put together with modern low budget effects.
Cahiers du Horror 02: Belial Parasitic Fred L. Taulbee Jr. March 20, 2017 Cahiers du Horror Saying Duane and Belial are conjoined twins isn’t quite accurate and their true twin nature is even more scientifically disturbing with a side of psychology unique only to these brothers.
