In the aftermath of the French Revolution, Robespierre (Richard Basehart) schemes to make himself dictator. But his black book, which holds the names of both friends and foes he will execute, has been stolen. Masquerading as a psychotic killer, Charles D’Aubigny (Robert Cummings) is given the job of retrieving the book, which he secretly plans
Timid actress Nagisa Sugiura gets a lead role in a horror film that reenacts a mass murder. Years ago, a professor obsessed with reincarnation, killed the staff and guests of a hotel, including his own children. Nagisa has visions related to the horrendous event, and soon can’t tell the difference between the movie-shoot and the real
To test a secret government anti-terrorist cloning program, scientists make a “replicant” of The Torch (Jean-Claude Van Damme), a serial killer. Recently retired police detective, Jack Riley (Michael Rooker), who worked on The Torch case, is hired to try out the clone and hunt down the killer. Some movies would benefit from never pretending to
Directed by: John Coven. Written by: John Coven, Cornell Christianson. Cast: JoBeth Williams, Juliet Landau. 8 min. This critique contains spoilers – if you have not seen the film yet, go to the Best Shorts page. There is a basic ghost story. This isn’t terribly surprising as a majority of sub-genres aren’t so much categories
After the computer kills all the members of an underground lab, amnesiac Alice (Milla Jovovich) and a team of special agents must enter the lab to shut down the computer and figure out what happened. Along the way, there are zombies, genetically altered monsters, a virus, and traitors. Quick Review: One in a string of
Picking up immediately after the events of Resident Evil, the T-virus has been released, transforming a majority of the population of Raccoon City into zombies. Alice (Milla Jovovich) and a few other survivors must save the daughter of a scientist in order to get his help in escaping the city which has been quarantined by the
Return of Daimajin: The ruler of Mikoshiba sets his sights on the neighboring lands of Nagoshi and Chigusa, that sit on either side of a lake that contains the god’s island. Both are crushed, but the young lord of Chigusa and the daughter of the Lord of Nagoshi escape to the island. When the invaders
News reporter Walter Garrett (Wayne Morris) discovers the dead body of Angela Merrova (Lya Lys), but when she turns up alive, though strangely pale, he is fired. He goes to his friend, Dr. Mike Rhodes (Dennis Morgan), for help, which prompts Rhodes to investigate strange murders where the victims all had “type 1” blood. This
Years after the events of the original film, Philippe Delambre (Brett Halsey) uses his father’s notes to create a matter transmitter. Aided by his reluctant uncle François (Vincent Price) and his friend, Alan Hinds, he succeeds. But Alan is really a murderer who plans to steal the device. When Philippe learns of the treachery, Alan
After Julie (Melinda Clarke) dies in a motorcycle accident, Curt (J. Trevor Edmond), her boyfriend and the son of a military officer (Kent McCord) working on secret experiments, brings her back using the zombie-making chemical from the first two films. She fights her desire for brains, but in the end zombies are running around in
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