Tag: Environmental Horror

Ticks (1993) – By Baron Craze

Doug Beswick, a special and visual effects creator, known for Aliens [1986] and Evil Dead II [1987] originally penned the screenplay for this film under the heading of “Cycle of Blood,” sometime back in the early 80s, but never moved past that point, perhaps due to the market of horror going coco-for-slasher movies and some…


Sssssss (1973) – By Baron Craze

The 1970s were a crowded field of horror movies, but it namely had environmental horrors swooping in and slithering in the grass, of course the biggest monster came from a great white in the form of Jaws (1975), although to be very fair Alfred Hitchcock did release likely the first animal attacking movie in 1963…


Grizzly (1976) – By Baron Craze

The b-movie Grizzly celebrates its 43rd anniversary so let’s recap a film which duplicates Jaws (1975), and is also the first horror film I saw by myself as a child. I know it dates me; however, this Horror Historian has gone onto view the early portion of the genre and covering sub-genres, legendary careers and…


Day of the Animals (1977) – By Baron Craze

The year of 1977 in the horror genre, came with a mix bag, most recall Exorcist II: The Heretic, The Hills Have Eyes, Suspiria, The Sentinel, and even The Car, however it also showed a growing interest in eco-horror subgenre, these movies were of environmental contamination variety. Among them, The Pack [1977], Orca [1976], Empire…


Dogs (1977) – By Baron Craze

Now that we are in the frigid temperatures of winter, it’s nice to reflect back to the dog days of summer and another environmental horror film in the vein of when animals attack, at the helm director Burt Brinckerhoff accompanied by writer O’Brian Tomalin’s script. This flick truly is nothing more a silly variant of…