Alien from Area 51: The Alien Autopsy Footage Revealed (2011)
ALIEN FROM AREA 51: THE ALIEN AUTOPSY FOOTAGE REVEALED is a documentary that aims to shine a light on the quagmire of the Alien Autopsy footage that flooded the airwaves in 1995. Fox got some huge ratings off the whole thing and the public was left with a very one-sided view of the event. This … Read more
Dracula: The Vampire and the Voivode (2010)
Here’s another pre-Halloween treat for all you Dracula and vampire lovers. DRACULA: THE VAMPIRE AND THE VOIVODE is an extremely comprehensive documentary that delves into the lives of Bram Stoker and the 15th century ruler (or Voivode) of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler. And when I say ‘comprehensive,’ I mean COM-PRE-HEN-SIVE!! Writer, director, and cameraman Michael … Read more
Horror Review: S&Man (2006)
J.T. Petty. Readers of anythinghorror.com will, no doubt, know who this is. Petty came on the scene in 2001 with the amazing SOFT FOR DIGGING. Now I hate using this description, but SOFT FOR DIGGING is an experimental horror film. The basic story is that an older man, living a hermit’s life in the woods, … Read more
Horror Documentary: Cropsey (2009)
CROPSEY tells the story of real life “urban legend” Andre Rand, the killer of 5 kids on Staten Island.
Review: Chiller 13: The Decade’s Scariest Movie Moments (2010)
Brace yourselves. I have a review for an original production from a cable channel that has no giant creatures, no world ending catastrophes, no shitty CGI f/x, and no questionable acting. That’s right; last night I watched an advanced DVD copy of Chiller Channel’s first original special … and it doesn’t star Dean Cain and … Read more
Horror Documentary: The Splat Pack (2010)
The horror documentary is a difficult one to pull off successfully. There’s times when those being interviewed come off sounding arrogant (like in HIS NAME WAS JASON; see my review) and sometimes the material isn’t really examined in enough detail (again, HIS NAME WAS JASON). On the other hand there are times when a horror … Read more
Horror Documentary: His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (2009)
Directed by Daniel Farrands, the writer, director, and producer of NEVER SLEEP AGAIN, HIS NAME WAS JASON is a horror documentary that explores the evolution of both the character of Jason and of the entire FRIDAY THE 13th franchise. Farrands gets pretty comprehensive as far as the interviews go. Interviewed are all the actors who’ve … Read more
Horror Documentary: Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
I realized that I have yet to write a review on any of the many many horror documentaries that are out there. The reason? Well I’ve seen a lot of them … a lot. But to be perfectly honest I’ve never really been all that impressed with horror documentaries. But NEVER SLEEP AGAIN changed all … Read more
