Hooptober 2022 Universal Monster Drive In Extravaganza (#39-43)

Ladies and gentlemen, to close out Hooptober (well, I still have a few movies to write about), my wife and I participated in a movie marathon at our local drive-in. Every year, Silver Moon Drive-In in Lakeland, Florida uses its two screens to host Halloween movie marathons. One screen usually shows older Universal monster movies and the other shows slightly more modern fare. As fans … Continue reading Hooptober 2022 Universal Monster Drive In Extravaganza (#39-43)

Hooptober 2022 #26: The Bride (1985)

Something that rarely works is the “prestige” horror film. Before elevated horror was a thing, studios occasionally tried to legitimize horror films by casting with A-list stars instead of genre stalwarts, getting well known directors, and making the films variations on classic stories. The idea being they would make the “good” horror film. These films tend to generally be period pieces with the air of … Continue reading Hooptober 2022 #26: The Bride (1985)