Horror movie titles can be so commanding, especially when they’re telling the viewer not to do something. The word “Don’t” has appeared at the beginning of so many movie titles that silly director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Attack the Block) spoofed the trend in his hilarious contribution to the Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez collaboration […]
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Cinema Fearité Presents Stephen King’s ‘It’ – The Television Miniseries Event That Inspired An Entire Generation’s Fear Of Clowns
Whether it’s a badge of honor or a sign of disrespect is up for debate, but it seems as if, for better or worse, every reasonably successful horror movie in history gets remade, some more than once. Stephen King adaptations are no different; the superstar author’s first three books (Carrie, ‘Salem’s Lot, and The Shining) […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘There’s Nothing Out There’ – The Original Meta Horror Comedy
In 1996, the late, great Wes Craven re-energized the fledgling horror genre with his smart, self-referential classic Scream. Craven found his inspiration two years earlier when, in 1994, he pulled back the curtain on filmmaking with the A Nightmare on Elm Street sequel/reboot Wes Craven’s New Nightmare. Both of these movies recognized and reflected upon […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Graduation Day’ – Helping All Of The Grads Out There Celebrate With A Golden Age Slasher
It’s graduation time, the point of the year where students switch the tassels over to the other side before tossing the whole cap into the air. Cinema Fearité’s quest to remain timely is just as fervent as any recent grads’ thirst for knowledge, so this week, we’ve got a movie that is both seminal and […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘First Man Into Space’ – Sci-Fi Creature Feature That Beat The Russians By Two Years
On April 12, 1961, the Soviets put a man into space. Twenty-three days later, the Americans repeated the feat. Both events played a huge part in the so-called Space Race, but Hollywood beat them both to the punch, putting a human into space two years earlier in 1959 with the aptly-titled First Man Into Space. […]