In the mid-nineties, horror got very self-referential. Movies like Scream and Wes Craven’s New Nightmare gave audiences a peek into a cinematic world that as aware of itself, a meta-universe that, sometimes hammily, winked and nodded at its influences and predecessors. This wasn’t invented in 1994, though. In 1980, an all-but-forgotten gem called Fade to […]
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Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Gorgo’ – The United Kingdom’s Answer To Japan’s ‘Godzilla’
It’s been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Well then, in 1961, Great Britain flattered the hell out of Japan by making a little Godzilla homage called Gorgo. Gorgo is about a British salvage ship lead by Captain Joe Ryan (Bill Travers from Born Free) and his first mate, Sam […]
Cinema Fearité Says Goodbye To Michael Parks With Charles B. Pierce’s Supernatural Stalker Movie ‘The Evictors’
Last week, the talented character actor Michael Parks passed away at the age of 77. Parks was one of those actors whose name might not be instantly recognizable, but whose face is known by every cinemaniac. He was a regular in films by both Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, and Kevin Smith has gone on […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘The Babysitter’ – William Shatner and Patty Duke Versus Stephanie Zimbalist In A Crazy Script-Flipping Television Movie
William Shatner and Patty Duke take on Stephanie Zimbalist in The Babysitter where the script is flipped and the babysitter is on the hunt for blood.
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘The Strangler’; The (Almost) True Story Of The Boston Strangler
Horror filmmakers and fans alike have always had a morbid fascination with real-life serial killers. Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, and The Zodiac Killer have all inspired horror movies – even the legendary Jack the Ripper got a speculative thriller. Wisconsin murderer Ed Gein alone has been the basis for dozens of films, everything from […]