The eighties were called the “Golden Age of the Slasher” for a reason; slasher movies were a dime a dozen. By the time the decade ended, audiences had pretty much seen it all. That didn’t stop the movies from trying, though. In 1989, a little-slasher-that-could recycled every trope into a movie that, well, seemed like […]
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Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Chopping Mall’ – A Campy Thriller Full Of Retro-Techno Fun
Whether it’s because of the innovative architecture or the retro nostalgia is anyone’s guess, but horror movies set in malls are fun. Sometimes, they’re smart indictments of consumerism, like Dawn of the Dead. Other times, they’re just silly creature features about college co-eds, such as Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama. And sometimes, they’re both, […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Ravenous’ – Wrapping Up Women In Horror Month With Antonia Bird’s Wild Cannibalism Tale
Last month, Cinema Fearité paid tribute to female filmmakers for Women in Horror Month by diving into Mary Harron’s American Psycho, Mary Lambert’s Pet Sematary, and Ida Lupino’s The Hitch-hiker. Thanks to the untimely passing of Bill Paxton, we got a little sidetracked last week with our remembrance of Frailty. Well, better late than never; […]
Cinema Fearité Pays Tribute To Bill Paxton With ‘Frailty’ – The Late Legend On Both Sides Of The Camera
Another blow was dealt to not only the horror scene, but to Hollywood in general this past weekend when versatile everyman actor Bill Paxton died from complications following heart surgery at the age of 61. Paxton was first noticed by most fans as a punk in The Terminator (“Your clothes. Give them to me.”) and […]
Cinema Fearité Presents Ida Lupino’s ‘The Hitch-Hiker,’ A Simply Suspenseful Noir Thriller
Renaissance woman Ida Lupino knew more about filmmaking than most, and the noir thriller The Hitch-Hiker shows just how talented and inventive she could be.