Legend has it that in the early eighties, respected horror director Larry Cohen (It’s Alive) looked up at the Chrysler Building in New York City and said “that would be the coolest place for a nest.” The legend goes on to say that Cohen, fired from the directing job on another film and not wanting […]
Classic Films
Cinema Fearité presents The Devil’s Hand (Dir. William J. Hole, Jr. 1962)
Whether they’re on film or in real life, cults are scary things. A group of people brainwashed to worship a deity and commit heinous acts in its name is a frightening thing, whether it’s the devil worshipping coven in Rosemary’s Baby or the murderous teenagers who pay tribute to He Who Walks Behind the Rows […]
Cinema Fearité presents Home Sweet Home (Dir. Nettie Peña 1981)
There seems to be a slasher film about every holiday imaginable – Halloween, Christmas, Birthdays, even April Fools’ Day, they all have their own movies. The holiday of Thanksgiving is ruefully underrepresented in the catalog of horror. In 1981, director Nettie Peña tried to exploit the thus-far unexploited with Home Sweet Home, and the resulting […]
Cinema Fearité presents Terror (Dir. Norman J. Warren 1978)
In the world of the modern horror movie, audiences get bored quickly with standard slice-and-dice killings and filmmakers are constantly trying to think of new ways to dispatch their characters. There seems to have always been a competition to come up with the most creative and inspired deaths, from the early slashers like Friday the […]
Cinema Fearité presents Pieces (Dir. Juan Piquer Simón 1982)
There is such a thing as a perfect storm in filmmaking. When legendary directors, writers and actors all put their talents towards a common goal, the results are usually cinematic classics. Such is the case with 1982’s Pieces, a schlock-gorefest that brought together some of the most creative yet understated minds of low budget filmmaking, […]