Kibakichi (2003)

Kibakichi (2003)

Kibakichi (Ryuuji Harada), a yokai (beastman-demon) samurai, stumbles upon a village of yokai who masquerade as humans and feed off yakuza and other criminals who enter their gambling den. The residents have made a deal with some local  humans: if they help the humans take over their clan, they will be given land where they can

Moon of the Wolf (1972)

Moon of the Wolf (1972)

A young woman is found murdered in Louisiana, with bite wounds. The Sheriff (David Janssen) searches for the killer from his short list of suspects: the woman’s brother, a strange rustic, the doctor who made her pregnant, the rich land owner (Bradford Dillman), and his sister (Barbara Rush). Made originally for broadcast TV, I had

Night Watch {Nochnoy Dozor} (2004)

Night Watch {Nochnoy Dozor} (2004)

In ancient times, a war between the forces of light and darkness ended in a truce. The Night Watch was given authority to keep evil in its place (and the Day Watch polices “good”). Anton (Konstantin Khabensky) is an “other,” a person with supernatural powers. After meeting with a witch in order to harm the fetus of his

Project: Metalbeast (1995)

Project: Metalbeast (1995)

In 1974, a secret operation brings back werewolf blood from Eastern Europe.  One of the agents injects himself with it, becoming a lycanthrope, but is shot with silver bullets and frozen by his boss (Barry Bostwick).  In present day, Doctor Anne De Carlo (Kim Delaney) and a team of scientists researching artificial metal blood, are

The Return of the Vampire (1944)

The Return of the Vampire (1944)

In 1918, Lady Jane Ainsley (Frieda Inescort) assists in the staking of the vampire, Armand Tesla (Bela Lugosi), which frees his werewolf slave, Andreas (Matt Willis). Twenty-three years later, a German bomb opens Tesla’s grave and the stake is removed, returning him to un-life. He quickly puts Andreas under his thrall, and sets out to

Samson vs. the Vampire Women (1962)

Samson vs. the Vampire Women (1962)

The vampire women rise after their two century nap to claim the daughter (María Duval) of a local scientist (Augusto Benedico) as their next queen. It is up to Samson (Santo), the masked wrestler and part-time crime fighter, to defeat the evil females and their three bulky henchmen. To truly understand the wonders of Samson vs.

Scream of the Wolf (1974)

Scream of the Wolf (1974)

When people are savagely killed by an unidentifiable wolf-like animal, Sheriff Bell (Philip Carey) asks John Wetherby (Peter Graves) for help.  Unable to catch the beast, Wetherby tries to get his old friend and hunting companion, Byron Douglas (Clint Walker), involved, but Walker is only interested in Wetherby, not in helping on the case. Producer/director

Sleepwalkers (1992)

Sleepwalkers (1992)

Mary and Charles Brady (Alice Krige, Brian Krause) are a mother and son team of shape-changing sleepwalkers, vampiric creatures that feed on virgins. New to a small town, Mary is hungry and Charles has chosen Tanya (Mädchen Amick) as their meal. Do you remember drive-in movies? Simple pictures that were fun, if silly, and just right for

Underworld (2003)

Underworld (2003)

The centuries-old war between vampires and werewolves comes to a head when the vampire warrior Selene (Kate Beckinsale) falls in love with Michael (Scott Speedman), a newly created werewolf.  More is at stake then just their relationship, as Michael’s genes hold the secret to ending the war. Quick Review: Another of the stylish monster films,

Underworld: Evolution (2006)

Underworld: Evolution (2006)

In the aftermath of the vampire-lycan war, undead warrior Selene (Kate Beckinsale) and half-breed werewolf Michael (Scott Speedman) are on the run from the newly-risen and mutated vampire Marcus (Tony Curran).  To save themselves, and possibly the world, the two must dig into the forbidden history of the vampires and werewolves, as well as find

Van Helsing (2004)

Van Helsing (2004)

Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) travels to Transylvania to defeat Dracula (Richard Roxburgh).  He joins up with Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale), whose family has fought Dracula for centuries, and they find themselves surrounded by vampires, werewolves, the Frankenstein Monster (Shuler Hensley), and assorted other evils. What do you get when you combine exceptionally skilled filmmakers, a

Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

Cheese enthusiast and inventor Wallace (Peter Sallis – voice), and his much put upon dog, Gromit, run a humane pest control service, saving the local’s “veg” from rabbits. Things are looking up when they are hired by Lady Tottington (Helena Bonham Carter), though her less humane suitor, Victor Quartermaine (Ralph Fiennes), is less than thrilled.