Horror Channel...Throughout January, Saturday nights at 9pm will be devoted to a WES CRAVEN SEASON as Horror Channel presents a retrospective of the late great genre director’s career. Four of his supernatural shockers and scream-filled slashers wlll be broadcast, including the network premieres of serial killer chiller MY SOUL TO TAKE, his macabre masterpiece THE... Continue Reading →
In Dreams: Remembering Wes Craven
@Ventspleen2014 pays tribute..."1,2 Freddy's coming for you" With the sad news that Wes Craven has passed away, David Martin pays tribute to a horror maestro that never forgot his fans...Wes Craven was one of a kind and we will never ever see his like again. No one in the horror community would argue with this... Continue Reading →
IN DEFENCE OF: Wes Craven’s New Nightmare
New Nightmare...After the 1980's, horror took a major hit with constant churned out sequels and rip-offs of cash churning franchises. The victims in these films were no longer the ones that the audience associated with out of familiarity, but rather the monsters themselves became the focal point and 'anti-heroes' of the genre. No longer were... Continue Reading →
How Wes Craven Helped Shape The Horror Genre
It’s Only A Movie…He’s been given the title of ‘Master of Horror’ by many throughout the years for his contribution to the genre, there is no denying that the man is a legend and has left a legacy that will still be thriving for decades to come. On a personal note, he is my favourite... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: The Hills Have Eyes
The Hills Have Eyes...Wes Craven’s second feature film The Hills Have Eyes, is a continuation of the themes explored in The Last House on The Left. In particular, what you are willing to do to survive. The quick plot set up is that a family is on their way to California by way of a... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: Scream
Scream review...When people look back at the horror genre in the 90s one film immediately comes to mind, Scream. Wes Craven’s 1996 slasher was something of a revelation for the genre. Before its arrival, horror films where in a sorry state. They had become a joke, with formulaic “original” stories and worsening franchise sequels being... Continue Reading →
R.I.P Wes Craven
Vale Wes Craven...The Horror community won't ever quite be the same with the sad news the Wes Craven has passed away at the age of 76. His contributions to the world of horror started with the notorious Last House on The Left and then equally as confronting The Hills Have Eyes. In 1984 Craven then created... Continue Reading →
People Under The Stairs – The TV series?
Another Craven film makes a TV series... On the back of the Scream TV series comes reports that Wes Craven is developing a People Under The Stairs TV series. According to Variety, an early description of the series is “Downton Abbey meets Amityville Horror” and will focus on ‘old horrors discovered within an estate after... Continue Reading →