THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER *** USA / UK / Malta / Italy / Germany 2023 Dir: André Øvredal. 119 mins One of the things I think one must realize when viewing a ‘Dracula’ film is that it is based on characters created by Bram Stoker. Dracula and the story itself have become Shakespearean in nature going through various interpretations and portrayals we all know so very well, and we all have our favourites. One of my intense dislikes is what Francis Ford Coppola did a few years back that I will not name. This brings me to the…
Author: Terry Sherwood
Terry Sherwood
Terry Sherwood Born in Ottawa Ontario, Canada; Terry is a "Monster kid ', film fan and popular culture person. Once worked in television as a commercial writer/ Director. Writer of the SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET site covering aspects of the Horror Genre from Books, Comics, to Film old and new. He has previously written for WE BELONG DEAD and MONSTERMANIA magazines, The Spooky Isle UK website, Horror hound and Turner Classic Movies. Published Book of own writings titled SCREEN AND SCREEN AGAIN: ESSAYS ON THE HORROR FILM on amazon world wide plus contributed to other genre books. Chaired numerous convention panel discussions on Horror and Comics Terry is member of The Horror Writers Association and Dracula Society in U.K.
WEREWOLF CASTLE ** UK 2021 Dir: Charlie Steeds. 92 mins I would like to open by saying when I saw the first frames of this film, I thought this is like something from Tyburn films or Amicus. Dull down the colour palette, punch up the music and you would have the late Hammer Films look around the time of Scars Of Dracula (1970) or Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974). This could be fun, and it is if your brain is disembodied in a jar, lived the fiction of Piers Anthony or you have played quest video computer games. Writer/Director Charlie…
BREAKING INFINITY *** UK 2023 Dir: Marianna Dean. 86 mins I blame Christopher Nolan, Dr. Who, Stargate, The Time Tunnel, and the classic Star Trek episode ‘The Alternative Factor’ since they are all in Breaking Infinity (2023) and any other time paradox concept. This work is challenging to view since one must have their wits about them or details are missed be it dialogue, fact or object. Breaking Infinity (2023) this British-made film offers a concept of multiple timelines intersecting at the end of the world which in this case happens in Wales. Masking as a techno-thriller the film opens…
NIGHT OF THE BASTARD *** USA 2022 Dir: Erik Boccio. 82 mins Sometimes you go what did I just watch? Whether it was something on a sports broadcast like a goal or a catch that defies even the replay, that feeling can creep in when watching a film that you sit and go what am I watching and why is this happening? That’s what happened to yours truly viewing Erik Boccio’s Night Of The Bastard (2022). In spite of its lurid title, contrary to some this is not an election night thriller for those that follow such things in these…
BLISS OF EVIL ** Australia 2022 Dir: Josh Morris. 85 mins Being a gigging drummer in a band before covid and having a picture come my way involving music is a combination I looked forward to when I saw the promotional materials for Josh Morris‘s Bliss Of Evil (2022). Reading some of the background of the film says it was produced during covid restrictions and took a lot of perseverance. Having played for years in live music, festivals, outdoor gigs, and even actually Harrods department store in Knightsbridge, nobody gives tinkers the circumstance of what you do, just what they…