Horror giants George Romero and Dario Argento collaborated on a modern day adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s stories. Romero totally reset his take on “The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar” in the present, while Argento’s “The Black Cat” uses a little dream logic and unusual settings to aim for something more timeless.
A pregnant woman goes on a killing spree. She believes her unborn child is controlling her, telling her exactly what to do in her day to day life. Even her doctor tells her that her baby has ways of telling her what to do.
Death Note is one of the most iconic anime of all time. It is based on a manga series from writer/illustrator Tsugumi Ohba that is just the perfect storm of high-concept horror storytelling. Light, a high school student preparing for college, discovers a mysterious notebook, labeled “Death Note,” that claims the owner can kill anyone in six minutes 40 seconds (or 6.66 seconds…) by writing down their full name while thinking of their face. Light decides to become Kira (meant to sound like “killer”), a force of justice who will create a utopia by killing all the criminals in the world.
This week, we take a look at Stuart Gordon’s second episode of Masters of Horror. The Black Cat is an adaptation of Edgar Alan Poe’s story “The Black Cat” mashed up with his own life as told by his worst critics. You can read the full review at The Avocado.
The Lords of Salem follows heavy metal radio DJ Heidi as she comes face to face with the history of witchcraft in Salem. That’s it. That’s the plot. There’s more nuance to it, but that’s the point. Rob Zombie wanted to make a film about witches, so he made one.
