Tag Archives: 80’s
The Thing (1982)
Has there ever been a more egregious case of critics and audiences getting it wrong than that of John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)? The film was released in the middle of a cluttered summer season, one which has become the … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 80's, Alien Invasion, Antarctica, Dean Cundey, Donald Moffat, horror, John Carpenter, Keith David, Kurt Russell, Richard Dysart, Richard Masur, Science Fiction, T.K. Carter, Wilford Brimley
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The Pit (1981)
When I began dating my wife in the mid-90’s, she talked often of a horror film shot in her hometown of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, when she was a child. We hung out in Beaver Dam all the time on visits … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 80's, babysitter, Canuxploitation, Halloween, horror, Madness, Neanderthal, teddy bear, Troglodyte, wheelchair
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Double Feature: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)/Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
In revisiting the “Friday the 13th” series (this post will likely be the last of my reviews, wrapping up the 1980’s), I have been diligent to scribble down the name of every character as they’ve been introduced on-screen – each and every naïve hitchhiker, … Continue reading
Posted in Double Feature, Theater Caligari
Tagged 80's, Camping, Friday the 13th, horror, Jason Voorhees, Kane Hodder, psychiatrist, psychic, Sauna, Slasher, telekinesis, trapped on a boat
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