Tag: 1980s

Terror in the Aisles (1984) – By Baron Craze

October 20, 2024
Other Worldly Cinema

Documentaries always find an interesting footing in the horror genre, sometimes they concern a certain topic, or others recall a bygone era, well this film covers both aspects though limited. Produced and released by Universal Pictures in 1984 and gave an overall of the entire genre up to that point while hosted by Donald Pleasence…

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C.H.U.D. (1984) – By Baron Craze

October 3, 2024
Archived Reviews

We all know there are true cult classics in the horror genre, this movie took some time to earn that distinction, but has a rightful place, emerged from the depths in 1984, a science fiction horror film directed by Douglas Cheek, which some inadvertently linked to now proven false urban legend. The tale originated with…

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Rats: Night of Terror (1984) – By Baron Craze

October 2, 2024
Film Reviews

While bugs and spiders often generate the creepy crawly effect, rats also create immense fear for many, the sounds they emit can send shivers up one’s back, the little eyes staring at you with the wanton need to feed, knowing their ready to breed and create an enormous colony at an unrelenting pace. That alone…

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Lita Ford: Dancin’ on the Edge (1984) Music Review – By Vincent Mento

July 15, 2024
Music Reviews

This album really carries me back in my memories hanging out, cruising about enjoying the pleasure of rockin’ metal music, and this was her second record since leaving the mighty Runaways long ago in 1979. As I recall it had a short-lived drummer Randy Castillo who later joined up with Ozzy and some research stated…

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Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987) – By Baron Craze

February 20, 2024
Film Reviews

The original Prom Night [1980] now has a curious following with two distinct camps those that following Oscar winning star Jamie Lee Curtis and the fanatics of the slasher subgenre that enjoy this slow-burn flick. However, none of that relates to a strange sequel that emerged seven years later sharing only the setting of Hamilton…

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Christine (1983) – By Baron Craze

December 31, 2023
Film Reviews

There’re two things to truly understand with this film, aside from a great story it falls squarely in the killer vehicle subgenre and at the time of the release many people especially viewers in United States had a love affair with cars. In fact, many men still give their cars a girl’s name and there’s…

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Night of the Demons (1988) – By Baron Craze

December 31, 2023
Film Reviews

I’ve always believed that every horror fan has 13-films that they watch repeatedly throughout the year, and likely anyone who knows me that the number one film is Psycho [1960], and also includes The Exorcist [1973], Young Frankenstein [1974], and The Shining [1980] but shocked that it also has Night of the Demons [1988] there’s…

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Black Roses (1988) – By Baron Craze

December 11, 2023
Film Reviews

In the mid to late 80s there was a moral crackdown, that in some ways has reincarnated itself even in today’s world, but it was focused on the panic that metal music corrupted the youth luring with fantastic imagery and basked in forbidden pleasures; so much that numerous television shows of then had Satanism as…

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Vampires and Other Stereotypes Press Release

September 20, 2023
Horror NewsPress Releases

COMING TO DIGITAL AND BLU-RAY THIS OCTOBER Kenneth J. Lindenmuth’s cult classic 1984 horror film VAMPIRES AND OTHER STEREOTYPES comes to Special Edition Blu-ray this October from Wild Eye Releasing. A pair of paranormal investigators are making their nightly rounds on the seedy streets of New York City when they encounter a group of party-hopping…

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Anthrax: Among the Living (1987) Music Review – By Baron Craze

August 14, 2023
Music Reviews

There can be no denying this is a classic thrash metal album, capturing the perfect mosh experience from the opening song you know the ride is in full motion, because this was/is phenomenally good and fun, it was Anthrax’s third major release and their breakthrough one. Those opening chords of the first song, delivering increasing…

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