Way back in 2007, the writer of X-Men 2 and Superman Returns, Michael Dougherty wrote and directed a horror film, which comprised of 5 stories called Trick ‘R Treat. The film introduced audiences to the masked Sam from his previous short film, Season’s Greetings. We really enjoyed this film, as did many others, to the fact that Sam is now popular, you can find him as all … [Read more...]
Ghostbusters! We ain’t afraid of no reboot
Every day I see a tweet or a post about how it is an absolute disgrace that Ghostbusters is being remade. What most upsets me is this appears to be because the reboot is having an all female Ghostbusting team. I certainly don’t recall this uproar when Bill Murray; Dan Aykroyd; Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson didn't voice the Real Ghostbusters cartoon =) I am a massive fan … [Read more...]
What film will you watch on the Fright Night that is Halloween?
1985, whilst doing my paper round, I used to change my route to avoid seeing the poster for a horror film which I found quite scary! The poster featured a female vampire with mouth wide open to expose her fangs above a house. That film was Fright Night Moving on, a rainy day in a video shop with my younger brother, we tried to find a film to watch. He naturally chose … [Read more...]
Which Blockbuster movie are you waiting for most at the end of this year?
A recent survey of 3000 people conducted by Piedmont Media concluded that The Hunger Games: Mockingjay part 2 was the most anticipated film this year, we here at Barking Mad About Films find that hard to believe with Star Wars: The Force Awakens also out! Clearly both franchises have massive followings, we ourselves are fans of both and have already pre-booked our tickets to … [Read more...]
Don’t be scared, give the Horror Channel a view
The other day I saw on its UK TV debut the film Raze, starring one of my favourite current TV show's lead actress Rachel Nichols (Continuum's Kiera) You may have missed it as it was hidden away on the Horror Channel, It was unlikely to me as it's a channel I always check the listings for and so should you if you don't already Granted they do show a lot of films that you've … [Read more...]