The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) – Stephen King has a program where film students can adapt one of his short stories (NOT his novels or novellas) for only a dollar, provided they send him a copy of the film. King declares that the best of these was The Woman in the Room. It’s not a horror … Continue reading

A Nightmare on Elm Street series

This article was originally published on 12ftdwende.com on 30 April 2010. So a few weeks ago I mentioned that my favorite of the cinematic boogeymen is Freddy Krueger. What can I say, he got me young. From the boxes in the video store to the bits and pieces I’d catch on late night television, that … Continue reading

Tales from the Script (2009)

Tales from the Script (2009) – Damn, this movie is disheartening. The movie is about writing movies. It features interviews with many prominent screenwriters such as John August (Big Fish, Go), Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), John Carpenter (Halloween, Escape from New York), Guinevere Turner (American Psycho, Bloodrayne), Allison Anders (Gas Food … Continue reading

The Mist (2007)

The Mist (2007) — The second in my Halloween Stephen King Double Feature, The Mist is a movie that’s scary not for the reasons the trailers might lead you to believe.  Yeah there’s freaky giants insects, pterodactyl-like things, giant tentacles attached to who-knows-what, and giant crab-scorpion-whatever things.  And they are freaky.  Especially the skull-faced spiders … Continue reading