Daimajin Strikes Again (1966)

Daimajin Strikes Again (1966)

Daimajin Strikes Again: A wounded woodsman returns to his village, explaining that a warlord had captured the missing men and forced them into hard labor building a fort. Only he had escaped by crossing the god’s mountain. With the coming snow, the local lord cannot send troops. Someone must travel to the compound, over the

Daimajin Trilogy (1966)

Daimajin Trilogy (1966)

Daimajin  Return of Daimajin  Daimajin Strikes Again Daimajin: Lord Hanabasa assures his two children that recent earthquakes are not to be feared as their good god will protect them. The common villagers have a different view, gathering to perform a ceremony to keep an evil spirit locked away in a giant statue. Samanosuke, the traitorous

Damien: The Omen II (1978)

Damien: The Omen II (1978)

Damien, apparently not living with the President as the end of The Omen implied, has been adopted by his uncle (William Holden) who runs the powerful Thorn corporation. Like in the past, those who get in Damien’s way die and things will only get worse when he learns who he is. Sequels—so many ways to fail. The

Darklight (2004)

Darklight (2004)

A traitor to a secret organization of clerics (John de Lancie) passes a “blood” sample from the demon Lilith (Shiri Appleby) to a mad scientist (David Hewlett), who injects it into himself and turns into a plague carrying demon.  To stop the creature and the disease, Shaw, the clerics’ secret agent (Richard Burgi), must train

Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula (2000)

Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula (2000)

Vlad the Impaler (Rudolf Martin) tells the story of his life to a church inquisition.  He recounts his battles against the Turks, his deals with the king of Hungary (Roger Daltrey), his marriage to Lidia (Jane March), and his brutal reign where he butchered many in the name of justice and to protect peasantry. “True”

Dark Water (2002)

Dark Water (2002)

Yoshimi Matsubara (Hitomi Kuroki), a recently divorced mother going through an unpleasant custody battle, moves with her young daughter (Rio Kanno) to an apartment with a water-damaged ceiling. Soon, water is dripping into the bedroom, and a missing girl is appearing and disappearing around the building. Director Hideo Nakata created a new horror film movement in

Dark Water (2005)

Dark Water (2005)

Dahlia (Jennifer Connelly), a recently divorced mother going through a custody battle, moves with her young daughter (Ariel Gade) to an apartment with a water-damaged ceiling.  Soon, water is dripping into the bedroom, and mysterious events are occurring that relate to a missing girl. Dark Water is the result of a group of primarily talented

Darkness Falls (2003)

Darkness Falls (2003)

One hundred and fifty years ago, a woman nicknamed The Tooth Fairy was lynched, leaving a curse on the town.  Twelve years ago, young Kyle Walsh saw The Tooth Fairy; he escaped but she killed his mother.  Now, Kyle’s old love, Caitlin Greene (Emma Caulfield) needs Kyle’s help as her brother has seen The Tooth

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

As civilization falls, two SWAT team members (Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger), a TV journalist (Gaylen Ross), and her helicopter pilot boyfriend (David Emge), take refuge from the zombie hordes in a shopping mall. Quick Review: This is the iconic zombie film.  The modern concept of zombies was started in Night of the Living Dead,

Dawn of the Dead—Directors Cut (2004)

Dawn of the Dead—Directors Cut (2004)

A mixed group of survivors, including a policeman (Ving Rhames), a nurse (Sarah Polley), a criminal, a pregnant woman, and three security guards, hole up in a mall as zombies take over the world. Quick Review: It starts so well.  Ana, the nurse, and her husband waking up to the zombie child was everything I

Day of the Dead (1985)

Day of the Dead (1985)

In this third Living Dead movie, civilization is gone, and a few scientists and soldiers hide in a mine.  As the lead scientist, Dr Logan (Richard Liberty),  performs experiments on a zombies and tames one he calls Bub, the soldiers demonstrate that whatever humanity they might have had is long gone. Yes, those are zombies. 

Dead Men Walk (1943)

Dead Men Walk (1943)

Good Dr. Lloyd Clayton recently killed his evil brother Elwyn (George Zucco in duel roles), but Zolarr (Dwight Frye) digs up his old master’s body, and Elwyn rises as a vampire.  He sets his sights on Gayle (Mary Carlisle), their niece.  It’s up to Lloyd and Gayle’s fiancé to save her, a task that becomes