Stephen King is undoubtedly one of, if not the King of horror, his books have terrified us for decades. So it is no surprise that those books have been chosen to be adapted for the big screen, to varying results. Yes, for a man prolific for writing horror novels, when it comes to the big screen, The Shawshank Redemption and Stand by Me, both dramas and not horror novels, are … [Read more...]
Hush (2016) – Shout it out loud! Its not a remake but something new
In 2014, we enjoyed a horror film with Doctor Who star Karen Gillan called Oculus. So when we heard its writer/director Mike Flanagan had made a new film, Hush, now showing on Netflix, we had to give it a watch. Unlike Oculus, this is not a supernatural horror film, but a home invasion, scary film. Now the home invasion film has been done many times before, examples such … [Read more...]
Inanimate: Creature feature without excessive CGI
We were aware of a film being made called Harbinger Down, which was in part, funded by fan donations from Kickstarter. Now we at BMAF see many a request to fund Kickstarter films, we are at present following the progress of one called Sky Sharks. We do love a Shark B Movie! The reason that we were were so interested in Harbinger Down was that it woul dbe using practical … [Read more...]
Extended On DVD! Are Cinemas Missing Out?
We at Barking Mad About Films had a decision to make! What film to see this week and our 2 choices could not be further apart! Choice One was Disney’s Zootropolis (changed from its US title of Zootopia, at the request of a Denmark Zoo, which shared the same name apparently!) Choice Two was Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice from Zack Snyder, who is no stranger to big box … [Read more...]
Horror films, lighten up!
Today in the Barking Mad About Films household it was St Patrick’s Day Waking up early and scrolling through Netflix, I came across Leprechaun: Origins. I had seen some of the previous 6 B-Movies starring Warwick Davis so it grabbed my attention! Now the original 6 Leprechaun films were never too serious, as you can imagine with titles like Leprechaun 4: In Space and … [Read more...]