Aliens vs. Predator – Requiem 

A spaceship crash-lands in the woods outside a small Colorado town, exposing a monster hybrid to mankind; it is soon followed by more monsters clashing regardless of who ends up…

The Shining: Hotel of Horrors

Jack Nicholson. Photo: Warner Ten years ago, a friend of mine and I had a nerdy contest where we decided to crown the greatest horror movie ever made. After plenty…

WarGames

Teenage computer whiz David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) finds a way of connecting with a super-sophisticated computer at the Pentagon and starts playing a war game that turns out to be…

Iron Man 

On a visit to Afghanistan, arms dealer Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) is kidnapped by terrorists who provide him with the means to create exceptional weapons for them; he reluctantly…

Star Trek 

This reboot is primarily meant to be a respectful new take on the franchise aiming to satisfy the fans and attract new ones, as we follow James T. Kirk’s upbringing,…

Halloween: Stalked by the Boogeyman

Jamie Lee Curtis. Photo: Compass International Pictures Much is simple about John Carpenter’s Halloween. It didn’t cost much to make. The story is very straight-forward, the actors were not stars (except…

Exorcist II: The Heretic 

Father Philip Lamont (Richard Burton) starts investigating what happened to Father Merrin (Max von Sydow); Regan (Linda Blair) survived his exorcism, but the demon remains inside of her. This sequel…

The Mummy 

In 1932, Boris Karloff’s resurrected mummy went searching for a lady in modern-day society; 70 years later a new undead is wreaking havoc, now with computer-animated powers. The filmmakers updated…

American Werewolf in London: Moonstruck

David Naughton. Photo: Universal When John Landis decided to finally make the horror comedy he had written ten years earlier, studio bosses suggested that Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi should…

Manhunter

In order to catch a man who slays families, FBI agent Will Graham (William L. Petersen) is forced to consult the incarcerated serial killer Hannibal Lecktor (Brian Cox). Michael Mann…