Movies - THE HORROR STREAM LIVE

Details: Written by: Gary Johnston; Category: Movies; Published: 22 April 2024

In Minore, tentacled cosmic horrors besiege a seaside Greek town, and it’s up to the patrons of a local taverna to save the city. The directors refer to this as “My Big Fat Greek Monster Movie,” which captures that boozy spirit of fun and zaniness throughout. Minore punches well above its weight class. It features top-shelf cinematography, complimented with high-end visual FX and an excellent ensemble cast.

Details: Written by: Gary Johnston; Category: Movies; Published: 22 April 2024

The director who reshaped the action genre with Hong Kong classics like A BETTER TOMORROW, THE KILLER and HARD-BOILED, then brought his blistering talents to Hollywood with BROKEN ARROW, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II and FACE/OFF, now has his first American movie in 20 years seeing release. SILENT NIGHT is in theaters today from Lionsgate, and RUE MORGUE got the chance to speak with him about this English-language comeback project.

Details: Written by: Gary Johnston; Category: Movies; Published: 21 April 2024

July 25th saw the passing of John Saxon. He leavesbehind an amazing career as an actor that covers everything from major studiowork to leads in foreign films (particularly Italian ones) as well as decadesof featured roles in several classic network television shows. He starredalongside everyone from Marlon Brando to Bruce Lee and was directed byfilmmakers as diverse as Otto Preminger, Mario Bava, John Sturges and WesCraven. As that c.v. suggests, he was an actor who could be counted on for astrong, committed performance in whatever setting he was placed - and as aresult, he spent several years working steadily around the world.

Details: Written by: Gary Johnston; Category: Movies; Published: 17 April 2024

For every horror movie out there, there are about ten more that never got off the ground. It’s just the way it goes and any number of things can be responsible. There are production problems, studio execs lose interest, copyrights turn over… whatever the reason may be, a lot of great movies never get past the script stage: if they even get that lucky. Here (in no particular order) are our top ten picks for horror movies that had great potential, but never happened.

Details: Written by: Gary Johnston; Category: Movies; Published: 16 April 2024

Literature’s cutest characters are becoming horror icons as they slowly enter the public domain and producers snatch them up. The latest one is Bambi, a coming-of-age story about a deer growing up in the forest amid other cute woodland creatures.

Details: Written by: Gary Johnston; Category: Movies; Published: 15 April 2024

In a world gripped by a zombie apocalypse, where chaos reigns, one independent film is set to offer a unique blend of comedy, horror, and romance. As We Know It, directed by Josh Monkarsh, takes us back to the late 1990s in Los Angeles, where a struggling writer, James Bishop, finds himself navigating the ups and downs of a messy breakup while facing an impending apocalypse.