Empire “Masterpiece” #144 / Issue #318 / December, 2015 It’s all there in the opening minutes: Halloween is about the music and the Panaglide. Three piano notes and a weird time signature are all the film requires to create immediate tension over a black screen with a steadily approaching pumpkin. Halloween is a small… Continue reading Halloween
A set-visit feature and follow-up interview with Corin Hardy, writer/director of the Irish-set folk horror The Hallow. This was for Fangoria, but distribution problems with the relevant issue (#345) seem to have meant that not many people have been able to read it. I managed to snag a digital copy, so here are the pages… Continue reading The Hallow
I’ve recently started reviewing for the horror site Shock Till You Drop, and this was my inaugural feature: a big piece on Arrow’s spiffy new Hellraiser blu-ray set The Scarlet Box. http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/reviews/390709-blu-ray-review-hellraiser-scarlet-box/
A bit of misanthropy for Christmas, to coincide with the release of Krampus. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/bad-santas-15-st-nicks-ruin-christmas/
This long interview with director/writer/actor Leigh Whannell, mostly about Insidious 3, was for the Empire website, but was another one that was lost when we migrated to a new site. Here’s the whole thing. Screenwriter/actor Leigh Whannell and director James Wan first worked together on the original Saw, and continued their collaborative relationship with Dead… Continue reading Insidious Chapter 3
This one was for Fangoria, for a change. An interview with actress Pollyanna McIntosh and director Brian O’Malley for the US release of the Irish/Scottish horror Let Us Prey. Q&A: Director Brian O’Malley and Star Pollyanna McIntosh on “LET US PREY”
A collection of suggested triple-bills for Halloween movie marathons. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-halloween-movies/
