From left, seated, Tracey Beltrano acts as Barbara; Jesse Bond as Harry Cooper; Stuart Dowling as a zombie; Jeff Schissler as Tom; Justin Parcher as a zombie, and Michael Clarke as Ben rehearse a scene from Magnus Theatre's latest play, Night of the Living Dead Live. Night of The Living Dead Live kicks off in Thunder Bay on Monday.
Lecturer Johnny Walker has written a book about the undying appeal of horror films and explains why they still scare us American actor Janet Leigh screams in the shower in the famous scene from the film, 'Psycho,' directed by Alfred Hitchcock, 1960 North horror boffin Johnny Walker has come up with list of films we should be watching this Halloween - and has explained why they make us scared. Dr Johnny Walker - a lecturer in media at Newcastle's Northumbria University - has written a book explaining the 'undying' appeal of horror movies from flesh-eating zombies to homicidal maniacs wreaking havoc along hotel corridors.
If a movie does well, or if it is based off an existing property, the likelihood that it will get a sequel is very high. Some sequels are simply pale imitations of their predecessors.
It's only been 23 years since Army of Darkness debuted in 1992, but when we are reunited with Bruce Campbell on Ash vs Evil Dead on Starz this Halloween, within the confines of the narrative, 30 years will have passed since our chainsaw-handed hero took any responsibility as the monster hunter meat to stop the Evil Dead. And if you want a sneak peek at the return of Ash, the first four minutes of the series have been made available online as a way to convince anyone who doesn't pay for Starz to call their cable subscriber and change that.
The Religious Horror sub-genre rarely works for me. I usually don't find it credible, much less scary .
By The Rocky Horror Show is rolling into town, opening at the Rochester Opera house for a short run this week. By The Rocky Horror Show is rolling into town, opening at the Rochester Opera house for a short run this week.
Bill Condon's adaptation of Mitch Cullin's novel is set in 1947 and finds Ian McKellen plays an ageing Sherlock Holmes whose memory is not what it once was - which is an issue as he tries to recall his last case and the reason he gave up sleuthing for good. The action cuts between the "present" and 30 years earlier.
Before they were dancing and singing onstage, some of your favorite Broadway stars were running and screaming onscreen. Check out which of your Broadway favorites slashed their way to the top in horror films and which proved to be victims.
From 1936 to 1938, Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi found themselves mired in a career slump. The British had placed a ban on American Horror films and the Laemmles had been forced out of power at Universal.