Sep 20, 2016 | Murder at the Movies, Scary True Stories
“Daddy’s home and he’s not very happy.” The Stepfather (1987) was one of the first truly chilling horror movies I ever saw. I’ll never forget the opening sequence. Terry O’Quinn calmly wipes the blood off his face, changes his...
Aug 8, 2016 | Murder at the Movies
The hair was big, the pants were parachute, and the women were bad. Very bad. The ’80s produced some of the very best psychological thrillers–and the most diabolical anti-heroines of all time. Men were no match for these brilliant, fierce, powerful...
Feb 9, 2016 | Murder at the Movies, Tales of the Supernatural
Laugh if you will, but horror movies are an art form. It’s extremely difficult to get them right. At a conservative estimate, roughly 90 percent of the horror movies I’ve seen have been complete crap. I was thrilled that The Possession was not one of them...
Jun 24, 2015 | Murder at the Movies, Tales of the Supernatural
Since the first movie was released in the 1980s, the Child’s Play franchise and its cursed doll Chucky have become horror-movie classics. But did you know Chucky is based on an actual voodoo doll? The real thing is so much creepier than the Hollywood version. It...
May 18, 2015 | Murder at the Movies, Scary True Stories
It’s been over thirty years since Wes Craven’s A Nightmare On Elm Street terrorized a generation. Thanks to a bunch of schlocky sequels, it’s easy to forget how frightening the original was. People were afraid to go to sleep. One of my friends...
