Kings of Horror Presents Tom Holland’s Fright Night LIVE. Kings of Horror welcomes you to Fright Night…for real. The YouTube channel will be broadcasting a free dramatized livestream reading of Fright Night: The Stage Play Adaptation, written by James Michael Shoberg and based on the classic film written and directed…
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IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS *** UK 2019 Dir: David A Weiner. 264 mins There’s no doubting the affection behind this four hour celebration of 1980s horror: the title design is lovingly modelled on Carpenter’s THE THING, the synth score (by Weary Pines and New Retro Wave) is a spry homage…
CHILD’S PLAY **** USA 1988 Dir: Tom Holland. 87 mins A mainstream, slasher-era reworking of the unforgettable Zuni doll story from Dan Curtis’ TRILOGY OF TERROR, this also replays the “boy who cried wolf” scenario from director Holland’s earlier FRIGHT NIGHT. Hapless vampire-bothering teen William Ragsdale is replaced with juvenile…
CLASS OF 1984 **** USA 1982 Dir: Mark L Lester. 94 mins A latter-day BLACKBOARD JUNGLE for the post-DEATH WISH vigilante cycle, this alarmist exploitation picture – written by Tom Holland – opens with Alice Cooper’s “I Am The Future”, named after the main villain’s catchphrase. Nice-but-dull music teacher Perry…
101 Films presents Class of 1984 (1982), title 007 on their Black Label and a UK Blu-ray debut. Extras include a brand new career-retrospective interview with writer Tom Holland (Fright Night), a commentary from director Mark L. Lester (Commando) and interviews with cast and crew. The first 3,000 copies of…