by Maledicta | Oct 14, 2018 | Macabre Amusements, Maledicta's Movie Corner, Video
Halloween is the perfect time for chills and frights, with many, many suggestions for horror movies to watch. But what if you’re kind of a wuss who absolutely cannot stand scary movies but still wants to get into the Halloween spirit? Sometimes, as they say,...
by Maledicta | Oct 7, 2018 | Macabre Amusements, Maledicta's Movie Corner, Video
Here is the number of Oscars that were awarded to Alfred Hitchcock for Best Director: zero. Here is the number for John Carpenter: zero. Wes Craven: zero. James Whale: zero. David Cronenberg: zero. You get the point. In the Academy Awards’ 90-year history,...
by Maledicta | Oct 1, 2018 | Macabre Amusements, Maledicta's Movie Corner, Video
It’s a shame that George Romero didn’t make it to see the 50th anniversary of the premiere of Night of the Living Dead. Though he made many more films in his long career, NOTLD will always be his magnum opus. Because of its iconic status, I chose NOTLD as the...
by Maledicta | Sep 9, 2018 | Maledicta's Movie Corner, Video
Halloween is fast approaching, which means now is the perfect time to start building your Halloween watch lists. It’s also the time of year in which everyone binges on horror, even those who don’t pay much attention to the genre the rest of the year. This...
by Maledicta | Aug 20, 2018 | Macabre Amusements, Maledicta's Movie Corner, Video
As ranked by Vulture.com This month, Slender Man opened in theaters after a long and winding road to the box office (including multiple release-date changes and a mostly absent marketing campaign). The central story is based on the internet lore...
by Maledicta | Jul 15, 2018 | Macabre Amusements, Maledicta's Movie Corner
Giallo originally referred to the pulpy crime novels penned by Italian authors in the Mussolini era, after Il Duce banned the import of American and British books of the popular genre. They sported yellow covers, hence the name—giallo means “yellow” in Italian....
