by Horror Lasagna | Jan 25, 2025 | Appetizer, Movies and Television
The new Wolf Man has a lot to live up to. Not the least of which is almost 100 years of culture heaped upon the movies. Does the new movie live up to all of that? To start, it’s a creature movie. Not a slasher. Not a demonic possession. Creature horror seems to...
by Stephen Schneider | Jan 24, 2025 | Appetizer, Movies and Television
I resisted watching the new version of The Stand for a long time. Mostly because I loved the book (the uncut version) and loved the 90’s mini-series. I hadn’t heard many good things about this new one, so I didn’t bother watching it. I was wrong, I...
by Stephen Schneider | Jan 17, 2025 | Appetizer
Below is not an exhaustive list of werewolf movies. It’s not meant to be. I wanted to get ready to see the newest version of Wolf Man which is the newest film in the Universal Dark Universe (2017’s the Mummy and 2020 Invisible Man are the others). There...
by Stephen Schneider | Jan 1, 2025 | Appetizer, Holiday Feast
A fun take on the Christmas slasher. Better than most. Billed as part comedy – though I didn’t really feel much comedy. The twist of wishing you were never born and how the killer continues seems a bit of a stretch, but I like that it’s different....
by Stephen Schneider | Dec 27, 2024 | Appetizer, Holiday Feast
If the original Nosferatu (see here) is a Symphony, this is more like a goth song by the Cure. Since it is directed by Robert Eggers (The Witch) you can expect wonderful cinematography and exquisite set pieces that drip with authenticity and are gorgeous to look at....
by Stephen Schneider | Dec 24, 2024 | Appetizer
Some history – Nosferatu is considered the first vampire horror movie. It was a loose adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which landed them in hot water. the Stoker estate sued them for using Bram’s story. They changed the name to Nosferatu and the...