The Hills Have Eyes: A Remake To Kick Off Your Spring Break

March 10, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

Happy Spring Break! Hundreds of parents will be herding their kids into cars to brave traffic for a March Break getaway. To celebrate March Break, in Re-Animated, I’ll be looking at the Wes Craven’s classic ‘family vacation gone wrong’ movie, The Hills Have Eyes. Released in July 1977, The Hills Have Eyes was a modest […]

Turn of the Century: Best Horror Remakes of the 2000’s

March 1, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

‘Torture Porn’, J-horror, found-footage, and remakes. At the turn of the century, these were the major trends that would define horror for several years. Though remakes were nothing new in Hollywood, studios seemed particularly interested in ransacking 70’s and 80s horror catalogues. Sadly, most of these remakes were watered-down PG-13 knock-offs starring CW Network cast-off’s. […]

The Toybox is Frequently Hilarious – Too Bad It’s Not a Comedy

September 20, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

Supernatural horror film The Toybox was released earlier this week after a screening earlier in 2018 at the Texas Frightmare Weekend. Admittedly, I knew little about this movie aside from its two principal actors – Denise Richards and Mischa Barton. Now when I sit down write a review, it’s never my intent to be unnecessarily […]

Wes Craven: Remembering The Master’s Best Films

August 2, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

It’s hard to believe that one of horror’s masters has been gone now for almost three years. A glance at Wes Craven’s filmography offers a staggering reminder of the contributions he made to the genre. In fact, Craven re-imagined horror in three different decades. The Last House on the Left was one of a handful of 1970’s […]

Cannibal Farm: How Many Tropes Can You Fit in One Film?

February 2, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

Available for streaming on iTunes Movies, I had pretty low expectations when I rented Cannibal Farm. Both the film’s title and its cover art suggested this would be a derivative re-hash of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Written and directed by Charlie Steeds, Cannibal Farm amazes by somehow being even worse than expected. This isn’t just […]