There is something about movies which focus on groups of friends with almost brotherly relationships that leaves me feeling cold and empty. ‘The friends you make at college will be the ones you make for life’ they say, well, I went to a crappy regional art college which was filled with wankers of a startling [...]
The swamps are always a good place for a spooky murder mystery. I was pretty much unaware that Texas had anything resembling a bayou, but upon pondering its close proximity to Louisiana (where the movie was actually filmed), I guess it makes perfect sense. Films about serial killers, mass murders and cookie crumb trail detective [...]
It doesn’t feel right talking about John Carpenter the director without mentioning John Carpenter the composer. One of the most indicative things about his movies are the strength of the scores. Admittedly, some can be a little heavy on the guitar solos, but all of them are undeniably original, haunting and most of all memorable. [...]
It’s John Carpenter’ birthday today. To celebrate the king of all things Halloween, it’s time for the Zombiehamster Top 5 John Carpenter movies (which you may not have seen). Number 5: Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992); Making an updated (1990’s) version of The Invisible Man was a risky move for Carpenter and once which [...]
Fright Night is a title which will spark a flurry of excitement in the hearts of horror fans of a certain age. It’s absolutely fantastic cover was one of the highlights of the section shelf. One of the things which I miss most about VHS is the cover art. They are making a small return [...]
Lloyd Bridges would have been 99 years old today. An incredibly prolific actor from the 1930’s onwards, he starred in over 100 Westerns, Science Fiction and Action Adventure movies right through to the 1970’s. It was in 1980 that one movie in particular, a farcical comedy by Jim Abrahams and the Zucker brothers entitled Airplane!, [...]
Revenge. As i mentioned in a recent review of Conan, it was the driving force behind many a dodgy 80′s action movie. Maniac Cop is no different. I will not insult your intelligence by overly explaining the plot (well, I mean, what do YOU thiknk it’s about?). What is important about MC is that it [...]
There were some true gems released in the 1990′s, especially in the direct to video market. Ticks (aka Infested), which saw the light of day in 1994, is most definitely one of them. The attachment of Clint Howard (Evilspeak) is a watermark of quality dirge for any movie, but the addition of a very young [...]
No one does trash like Roger Corman, but it’s a certain type of trash. It’s classy trash, it’s trash which you wouldn’t mind introducing to your parents because you know your dad would give you a sly wink even though your mother wanted her out of the house because she passed out in the….sorry, lost [...]
I generally try and maintain a certain degree of positivity upon the good ship Zombiehamster. It is my humble opinion that there is enough negativity on the internet in relation to the creative endeavors of others and it would do my soul no good whatsoever to add to it. In that respect, I try to [...]