Tis the season…for BLOOD and Christmas! Ok, more Christmas and not so much blood. This week we move into the Christmas season and so we’ll focus Silent Night Deadly Night. Silent Night Deadly Night was directed by Charles E. Seller Jr. and released in 1984. It stars Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Robert Brian Wilson, H.E.D. Redford and...
Sticky: The Lair of The White Worm on Johnny Brento’s JuJu
Nov 30, 2011
In honor of British director Ken Russell’s passing, this week’s Johnny Brento’s JuJu will be devoted to my favorite of his films, The Lair of The White Worm. Released the same year I graduated high school, 1988, the film was extremely loosely adapted from the novel by Bram Stoker “Dracula” & starred Hugh Grant, Amanda Donohoe...
Evil Dead 2 (1987)
As I was driving through Anson County, NC last weekend, I couldn’t help but think of Evil Dead 2. After all, that’s where it was filmed. The Color Purple was also filmed in Wadesboro and nearby Lilesville. Obviously these films are slightly different but still cool for a small town like Wadesboro, NC (census of 2010, there were 5,780 people). The...
Wes Craven’s Last House on the Left (1972) (re-post)
In honor of David Hess’ recent passing we are re-posting Geo’s write-up on the 1972 trash classic – Last House On The Left. We’ve added Streebo’s recent video tribute to Mr. Hess at the bottom. On this week’s Classics Corner, we’re going to feature Wes Craven’s “Last House on the Left.” This film was...
Paranormal Activity (2007) – Modern Day Classic?
It doesn’t even seem like that long ago when Paranormal Activity was in theaters. I remember it was only released to small batches of theaters at first. I believe only one place had it in Charlotte, NC. This was in 2009 if my memory serves me correctly. It looks like October of 2007 is when Paranormal Activity was shown at the Screamfest Film Festival. I...
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
This week on Classics Corner we are talking about House on Haunted Hill. This film is directed by William Castle and stars Vincent Price, Carol Ohmont, Richard Long, Alan Marshal, Caolyn Craig, Elisha Cook Jr., Julie Mitchum, Leona Anderson and Howard Hoffman. Many people will remember the remake of this film in 1999. I like the older one better personally. The...
