The Video Dead (1987)

Released only on video sometime in November of 1987.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Famous writer Henry Jordan gets a delivery only he hasn't ordered anything but a pizza in months.
The delivery guys advise him that the package is already bought and paid for so he might as well take it.
So , he does.
After opening the package he realizes someone has sent him an old , beat up Sylvania television and he doesn't even watch TV!
So he turns it on and notices it only plays zombie movies. Okay.
The next day the delivery guys go back out to visit with Henry.
Apparently they delivered the TV to the wrong house.
But what they find is a dead Mr. Jordan...
Three months later , sister and brother Zoe and Jeff move into Mr. Jordan's house.
Their parents who are out of the country for work got the house and will be back soon.
Jeff strangely realizes he should go into the attic , there he finds the old Sylvania and brings it to his room.
Now watching TV and getting high , Jeff has a super creepy experience.
The women who was on his TV is now in his bedroom!
After the women appears back on Jeff's TV , a man behind her kills her right in front of Jeff.
Jeff questions the man , who explains they call him the Garbageman.
He has made it his job to kill all the inhumans  , who appear to be human that live inside the TV...
Jeff thinks he's losing it but soon finds out what the Garbageman told him is really happening.
Stars Michael St. Michaels , Douglass Bell , Thaddeus Golas , Roxanna Augsesn , Al Millan , Rocky Duvall , Victoria Bastel , Jennifer Miro , Melissa Martin , Libby Russler , Garrett Dressler
Directed by (& story written) Robert Scott
Rated R
SCIFI/DARK COMEDY/MYSTERY/HORROR

Tales from the Darkside : Family Reunion (1988)

Made for TV, airing May 22nd in the US.

Season 4. Episode 16.

The story: Robert has taken his young son Bobby into hiding.
Robert is even keeping Bobby from his mother.
Robert explains that someday when they can get his infliction under wraps, they will be able to see his mother again and once more be a family.
Meanwhile, Bobby's mom wants him back and has gone to social services for help.
She explains that she was in an accident and had a head wound. When she was better, Robert told her that he was taking Bobby away because he was sick.
But she is worried that Robert is going to hurt Bobby.
So off they go to see Bobby and get to see him for a second before Robert shoos them away with a gun.
But Bobby's mom will not stop trying to get to Bobby and with the help of the lady from social services Bobby and his mom will once again be , reunited.
Stars (voice) Paul Sharer , Stephen McHattie , Daniel Terrence Kelly , Patricia Tallman , Marilyn Rockafellow
Directed by Tom Savini
Rated PG14
FANTASY/MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR/SERIES/HALLOWEEN

Tales from the Darkside : Do Not Open This Box (1988)

Made for TV, airing May 15th in the US.

Season 4. Episode 15.
The story: While Rose is busting her husband Charlie's ass while he tinkers in his workshop she finds a strange box.
On the front of the box, it clearly says, Do Not Open This Box.
But Rose is greedy and thinks maybe, just maybe there is something of value inside the box.
So she opens it but finds nothing and tosses it into the trash.
The next thing they know there is a knock at the door.
A mailman enters, asking if they have seen his box, the do not open one, of course, it got delivered to them by accident.
Rose, ever so greedy tells the man that he can have his box back but at a price.
She makes many extravagant demands and receives everything she asks for but still does not return the box.
When the man has no choice but to repossess all the things he gave Rose in return for the box , Rose finally gives him the box.
But it was opened.
Stars (voice) Paul Sharer , William LeMassena , Eileen Heckart , Richard B Shull , Fay Gold
Directed by Jodie Foster
Rated PG14
FANTASY/MYSTERY/THRILLER/COMEDY/SERIES/HALLOWEEN

Tales from the Darkside : The Cutty Black Sow (1988)

Made for TV, airing May 8th in the US.

Season 5. Episode 14.
The story: It is the night before Halloween.
Young Jamie and Gloria are up late with their parents and Great Grandmother.
Great Grandmother is dying and it looks like it will happen pretty soon.
During the course of the night, Jamie hears his granny speaking in her sleep.
He quickly gets his tape recorder and records everything she says, something about a cutty black sow.
The next day while listening to the recording and going through grannies things, Jamie sees something about the cutty black sow.
In the recording, granny says that when someone dies, their first initial must be put on a stone and burned in a fire, to keep the cutty black sow from getting that person's soul.
This is to be done on Halloween.
With the help of Gloria, Jamie writes everyone in the house's initial on a stone and tosses it into the fireplace.
After returning home from trick or treating and looking at their candy, Gloria sees that one of the rocks had fallen out of the fire...
Stars (voice) Paul Sharer , Huckleberry Fox , Mary Griffin , Sharon Ullrick , Timothy Landfield , Paula Trueman
Directed by Richard Glass
Rated TV14
FANTASY/MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR/SERIES/HALLOWEEN

Tales from the Darkside : The Apprentice (1988)

Made for TV, airing May 1st in the US.

Season 4. Episode 13.
The story : College student Sarah needs a job.
No sooner does she apply for a job at a tourist attraction, a colonial village of Puritans in 1692, she gets the job.
She doesn't take it very seriously but the man who hired her does.
He introduces Sarah to his young daughter Jane who is to help Sarah along.
Then Sarah meets Janes' husband-to-be and notices how subservient Jane is towards him.
Sarah tells Jane she doesn't have to be.
It is 1986 and people don't act like that anymore!
But this new way of thinking for Jane gets Sarah into trouble.
Jane's father and husband-to-be believe Sarah is a witch!
Stars (voice) Paul Sharer , Haviland Morris , Wayne Tippit , Katherine Elizabeth Neuman , Gary Lahti , Martin Marinaro
Directed by Eleanor Gaver
Rated TV14
FANTASY/MYSTERY/THRILLER/SERIES/HALLOWEEN

Tales from the Darkside : Love Hungry (1988)

Made for TV, airing February 21st in the US.

Season 4. Episode 11.
The story: Lonely Betsy cannot lose weight.
So she spends all her time alone with her plants while working as a sales rep from home , and eating.
After seeing an ad for a guaranteed way to shed pounds, she gets a strange phone call.
Betsy doesn't know how the caller knows who she is but they do and they are sending her the weight loss plan that she just read about.
It is something strange-looking that she is to put in her ear.
Same day the gadget arrives Betsy goes on a date with a guy she went to her high school prom with and he invites her out to dinner.
While there , Betsy puts her weight loss gadget in her ear and now she can hear people screaming every time someone takes a bite of food...
This freaks her out and she goes straight home.
Soon Betsys' friend is calling for another date , but she just received a new part of her weight loss plan , glasses that make her see food that can talk.
Stars (voice) Paul Sharer , Sharon Madden , John Romo , (voice) Neil Kinsella , (voice) Catherine Battistone , Larry Gelman , Diana Hale 
Directed by John Strysik
Rated TV14
COMEDY/FANTASY/MYSTERY/SERIES/HALLOWEEN

AMC's Visionaries : Eli Roth's History of Horror - The Demons Inside (2018)

Made for AMC , airing October 28th in the US.
Season 1. Episode 4.
The story : The fear that demons will enter us and take over has haunted people for lifetimes.
But that fear has also inspired some of the most scary movies of all time.
From the 1930s to the 1960s there were strict guidelines for movie content.
Demonic possessions rarely appeared in movies until , of course 1973.
1973 was a time of social upheaval and generational conflict.
The movies that followed showed this sort of thought.
Movies that are seen here ; 
William Friedkin's The Exorcist (1973)
Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead (1981)
Sam Raimi's Evil Dead II (1987)
Jordan Peele's Get Out (2017)
Oren Peli's Paranormal Activity (2007)
Karyn Kusama's Jennifer's Body (2009)
Richard Donner's The Omen (1976)
Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Daniel Stamm's The Last Exorcism (2010)
Kevin Tenney's Night of the Demons (1988)
Clive Barker's Hellraiser (1987)
Scott Derrickson's The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Roman Polanski's Repulsion (1965)
Benjamin Christensen's Haxan (1922)
Guillermo del Toro's Crimson Peak (2015)
Tom DeSimone's Hell Night (1981)
Dan Curtis' Trilogy of Terror (1975)
Stars Leigh Whannell , Rev. Canon Ian Elliott Davis , Slash , Linda Blair , Bruce Campbell , Quentin Tarantino , Jack Black , Amanda Reyes , Mick Garris , David J Skal , Joe Dante , Jamie Lee Curtis , Sara Paxton , Alex Winter , Jason Blum , Oren Peli , Elijah Wood , Jordan Peele , Diablo Cody , Karyn Kusama , Bryan Fuller , Eli Roth , Greg Nicotero , Rob Zombie , Daniel Kaluuya , Tom McLoughlin , Mary Harron , Chris Dumas , Richard Donner
Directed by (& story written) Kurt Sayenga
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/SERIES/HALLOWEEN

"Demons are real...."

Tales from the Darkside : Seymourlama (1987)

Made for TV, airing November 15th in the US.

Season 4. Episode 8.
The story: Henry and Ellen Strand are the parents of teenage Seymour.
Henry wishes Seymour was more like him but Seymour likes to knit sweaters and do his homework...
One stormy evening when Henry is trying to think of things to do with Seymour that would interest him, there is a knock at the door.
After asking who it is and hearing a woman's voice telling the Strands to let her in , they open the door.
Ambassador Chia Fung and Madame Wu, from Lo Pu, warmly enter.
They explain they are from a far away place and have been sent to get Seymour, as he is the chosen one who is to replace the deceased Llama from their country.
Pretty hesitant, the Strands finally allow themselves to be talked into Seymour becoming the new Llama.
But all that changes when Ambassador Chia Fung learns that he and Madame Wu are at the wrong address.
Stars (voice) David Sparer , David Gale , Kathleen Doyle , JD Roth , Divine , Cathy Lipinski
Directed by Bruce Dolin
Rated TV14
COMEDY/FANTASY/MYSTERY/SERIES/HALLOWEEN

Tales from the Darkside : The Grave Robber (1987)

Made for TV, airing November 1st in the US.

Season 4. Episode 5.
The story: Harold and Aileen are archaeologists.
They are taken into a tomb by a guide who claims he has found something that will be worth all their while.
After getting ready to steal the findings, the three are interrupted by Tapok, a mummy whose job is to guard the tomb at all costs.
He has taken care of their guide and now it is time to take care of Harold and Aileen.
But to save their own lives, Aileen and Harold sidetrack Tapok by playing games, mostly strip poker, which he rather enjoys.
So many games later, the wager is whoever wins the last hand gets the amulet to get out of the tomb.
Stars (voice) Paul Sharer , Daren Kelly , Polly Draper , Ed Kovens , Arnold Stang
Directed by Jeff Schiro
Rated PG14
COMEDY/FANTASY/MYSTERY/SERIES/HALLOWEEN

"Look, Raggedy Andy, I'm intellectual!"

Tales from the Darkside : No Strings (1987)

Made for TV, airing October 25th in the US.

Season 4. Episode 5.
The story : Bad guy Eddie is celebrating with his best gal Tiffany in an abandoned warehouse but she doesn't wanna have anything to do with it.
Eddie has sent his right hand man Nicky to fetch his favorite , famous puppeteer Aldo D for him to help celebrate by putting on a personalized performance for Eddie and pals.
When Aldo arrives and Eddie explains the situation Aldo begs to have no part in his evilness but Eddie will not take no for an answer.
After the forced show, the real truth shows up at the party too.
Stars (voice) Paul Sparer , TJ Castronovo , Cameron Milzer , Barry Dennen , Bradley Fisher , Derek Loughran , (voice) John Marzilli
Directed by (& story written) David Odell
Rated PG14
FANTASY/MYSTERY/HORROR/SERIES/HALLOWEEN

Tales from the Darkside : The Moth (1987)

Made for TV, airing October 18th in the US.

Season 4. Episode 4.
The story: While cleaning the house one day, mother of Sybil has found her black book of spells.
She tries burning it in the fire as she knows it is evil but it will not burn.
Soon Sybil arrives home having been stabbed.
She explains a jealous wife stabbed her and that later on in the evening she will die.
She makes her mother promise to help her come back by containing her soul for her.
Mother later decides that Sybil should not come back, as all she's caused people is pain and suffering.
So mother tries her own tricks.
Stars (voice) Paul Sparer , Jane Manning , Deborah Harry
Directed by Jeffrey Wolf
Rated PG14
FANTASY/MYSTERY/HORROR/SERIES/HALLOWEEN

Tales from the Darkside : The Spirit Photographer (1987)

Made for TV, airing October 11th in the US.

Season 4. Episode 3.
The story: "Alge" has just bought his dream home.
He has invited old friend Harry over to discuss his most recent plans.
The house "Alge" bought is infamous for its hauntings so being a famous photographer of spirits, this is the best place for him to do his work.
Harry explains how all the images of spirits are always blurry and out of focus so really, what's the use?
But "Alge" has invented a spirit attractor , which will help him come in better contact with the spirits resulting in better photos.
But there is a serious downside to it all.
Stars (voice) Paul Sparer , Frank Hamilton , Richard Clarke , Terres Unsoeld
Directed by Bill Travis
Rated PG14
FANTASY/MYSTERY/HORROR/SERIES/HALLOWEEN

Tales from the Darkside : Mary , Mary (1987)

Made for TV, airing October 4th in the US.

Season 4. Episode 2.
The story : Mary is a lonely fashion photographer that spends her downtime making dating videos of mannequins she makes up around her house...
She has stuffed pets, mannequin roommates, and talks to herself a lot.
Mary is suffering from a severe inferior complex.
One day she gets a telephone call from a new neighbor claiming to want to get together with her.
He is lonely and apparently has been watching her through the window...
Just when Mary thinks about giving her neighbor a chance she chickens out.
Stars (voice) Paul Sparer , Margaret Whitton , Fred Burnstein  , A C Weary 
Directed by Katarina Wittich
Rated PG14
FANTASY/MYSTERY/HORROR/SERIES/HALLOWEEN

Tales from the Darkside : Beetles (1987)

Made for TV, airing September 27th in the US.

Season 4. Episode 1.
The story: Greedy Archaeologist Arthur Hartley has been stealing ancient artifacts from a sacred tomb.
Ammid , a man unknown to Arthur but knows what he has been doing shows up for a visit.
He explains to Arthur that he must return the artifacts to where they came from or bad things will happen to him.
Arthur refuses to believe and shoos Ammid.
Later that evening, Arthur begins looking for jewels on his latest find.
He takes two large rubies from the eye sockets of the mummy but later is visited by beetles.
The next day there is another visit from Ammid , warning Arthur once again, that whatever he does not to touch the mummy again.
But Arthur will do what he will.
Stars (voice) Paul Sparer , Angelo Grisanti , Neil Kinsella ,Rod McCary , Sirri Murad , Colm Meaney , Donald MacKechnie
Directed by Frank De Palma
Rated PG14
FANTASY/MYSTERY/HORROR/SERIES/HALLOWEEN

The Willies (1990)

Released December 27th in the US.
Filmed in California and Connecticut.
The story : Brothers Josh and Kyle are camping out with their cousin Michael.
They decide to start telling each other creepy stories.
But they are not just any creepy stories , these stories they believe really happened.
The first told is about a women who buys a box of delicious , mouth-watering fried chicken only to find a gross surprise.
The second is of a man who reluctantly decides to take a ride in the funhouse and has the scare of his life.
The third story is about young Danny , an elementary school student who gets bullied but takes care of his enemies with the help of something from out of this world.
And the fourth is of Gordy Belcher , a quiet teen who is interested in some really strange stuff.
Stars Jason Horst , Joshua Miller , Sean Astin , Marilyn Pitzer , Evan Arnold , Dana Ashbrook , Kathy MacQuarrie , Bill Erwin , Doug Benson , James Karen , Gary DePew , Ian Fried , Michael Bower
Directed by (& story written) Brian Peck
Rated PG13
HORROR/DARK COMEDY

The Story on Page One (1959)

Released sometime in December of 1959 in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Jo Morris is married to policeman Mike and mother to young Avis.
But Jo's marriage isn't what she would like it to be as Mike is bit of an argumentative , hurtful drunk.
A while back Jo met widower Larry and the two fell in love.
But Jo broke off the affair due to her little Avis and Larry's young son , although she cannot stop thinking about being with him.
One evening Jo's mother who lives with her , speaks to her about her situation with Larry.
She convinces Jo that she should call him up and if possible , get together with him.
Jo does just that and begins seeing Larry as much as she possibly can , which isn't much.
One night when returning home with Mike and Avis , Jo is greeted by Larry hiding in the bushes by her home.
He asks that she come back and talk with him and after getting Avis to bed and believing Mike is also fast asleep , she allows Larry into the house to see her.
But Mike isn't sleeping.
Stars Anthony Franciosa , Katherine Squire , Rita Hayworth , Alfred Ryder , Gig Young , Mildred Dunnock , Robert Burton , Raymond Greenleaf , Myrna Fahey , Hugh Griffith , Sanford Meisner
Directed by (& story written) Clifford Odets
Not Rated
B&W
DRAMA/MYSTERY

"That's my wife. Champagne taste with beer money."

AMC's Visionaries : Eli Roth's History of Horror - Slashers part 2 (2018)

Made for AMC , airing October 22nd in the US.
Season 1. Episode 3.
The story : In Slasher films , the Rock Stars are the killers.
Before 1984 , the Slasher film ruled the theaters.
But new kinds of Slasher films were on the rise.
Back to being scary instead of sequels.
Movie goers were seeing things they'd never seen before , from iconic monsters to respected ones , the super natural as well as the masked.
They were also seeing major actors and directors cashing in on the genre.
Movies talked about and/or mentioned here are :
Wes Craven's Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Chuck Russell's Nightmare on Elm Street 3 : Dream Warriors (1987)
Renny Harlin's Nightmare on Elm Street 4 : The Dream Master (1988)
Bernard Rose's Candyman (1992)
Wes Craven's Scream (1996)
Jonathan Demme's Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Steven Spielberg's Jaws (1975)
James Wan's Saw (2004)
Kevin Greutert's Saw VI (2009)
Kevin Greutert's Saw : The Final Chapter (2010)
Michael & Peter Spierig's Jigsaw (2017)
Eli Roth's Hostel (2005)
Stars Eli Roth , Greg Nicotero , Rob Zombie , Heather Langenkamp , Bill Neil , Kevin Williamson , Lin Shaye , Robert Englund , Amanda Reyes , Joe Hill , Elijah Wood , Tony Todd , Jordan Peele , Diablo Cody , Victor Lavelle , Leigh Whannell , Ryan Turek , Skeet Ulrich , David Arquette , Wes Craven , Bryan Fuller , Mick Garris , Howard Shore , Ernest Dickerson , Tobin Bell , Rutina Wesley , Max Brooks , Jen Soska , Sylvia Soska , Tony Timpone
Directed by ( & story written) Kurt Sayenga
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/SERIES/HALLOWEEN

"We all go a little mad sometimes..."

AMC's Visionaries : Eli Roth's History of Horror - Slashers part 1 (2018)

Made for AMC , airing October 21st in the US.
Season 1. Episode 2.
The story : The killer in the movie has become the star thanks to the Slasher genre.
So much of horror is about mood , atmosphere and cinematic style and women victims who survive have become common ground.
In 1978 , Director John Carpenter broke ground with his masterpiece 'Halloween'.
That movie became the blueprint for things to come.
But before that , audiences were freaked by Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho'(1960).
Many movies followed in the two's mysterious, thrilling footsteps making many people wanting more.
But another sub genre was also introduced...
Torture.
Slasher movies mentioned and/or seen here?
Bob Clark's Black Christmas (1974)
Tobe Hooper's Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Sean S Cunningham's Friday the 13th (1980)
William Lustig's Maniac (1980)
Charles Kauffman's Mother's Day (1980)
Paul Lynch's Prom Night (1980)
Steve Miner's Friday the 13th part 2 (1981)
George Mihalka's My Bloody Valentine (1981)
Rick Rosenthal's Halloween 2 (1981)
Jimmy Huston's Final Exam (1981)
Steve Miner's Friday the 13th part III (1982)
Amy Holden Jones' Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
Wes Craven's Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Joesph Zito's Friday the 13th : The Final Chapter (1984)
Charles E Sellier's Silent Night Deadly Night (1984)
Jack Sholder's Nightmare on Elm Street 2 : Freddy's Revenge (1985)
Fred Walton's April Fool's Day (1986)
Deborah Brock's Slumber Party Massacre II (1987)
Tom Holland's Childs Play (1988)
John Carl Buechler's Friday the 13th VII : The New Blood (1988)
Rob Hedden's Friday the 13th part VIII : Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
John Lafia's Childs Play 2 (1990)
Jonathan Demme's Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Bernard Rose's Candyman (1992)
Wes Craven's Scream (1996)
Mary Harron's American Psycho (2000)
James Isaac's Jason X (2001)
Gore Verbinski's The Ring (2002)
James Wan's Saw (2004)
Eli Roth's Hostel (2005)
Stars Eli Roth , Greg Nicotero , Rob Zombie , Jamie Lee Curtis , Bruce Campbell , Bill Neil , Ryan Turek , Mick Garris , Edgar Wright , Dean Cundy , Joe Hill , Tom McLoughlin , David J Skal , Christopher Young , Tom Holland , Elijah Wood , Jack Black , Amanda Reyes , Tom Savini , Bryan Fuller , Sean Cunningham , Steve Miner , Stephen King , Kane Hodder , Tobin Bell , Robert Englund
Directed by (& story written) Kurt Sayenga
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/SERIES/HALLOWEEN

"People who don't see these films take them a lot more seriously than the people who do."

The Office : Halloween (2005)

Made for NBC, airing October 18th in the US.

Season 2. Episode 5.
The story: It's Halloween.
Everyone in the office loves Halloween and is really looking forward to the party at the end of the workday.
But Michael has been pressured to fire someone although he really doesn't wanna do that.
Especially today.
But today is the deadline and he has to get rid of someone.
Stars Steve Carell , Jenna Fischer , Rainn Wilson , John Krasinski , BJ Novak , Brian Baumgartner , Leslie David Baker , Kate Flannery , Mindy Kaling , Oscar Nunez , Devon Abner
Directed by Paul Fieg
Not Rated
COMEDY/SERIES/HALLOWEEN

Twilight Zone : Nightmare As A Child (1960)

Made for CBS, airing April 29th in the US.
Season 1. Episode 29.
The story: Helen Foley is a school teacher who absolutely adores children.
When she arrives home one day after work she finds a young girl sitting on the steps by her apartment.
Helen invites the child in for cocoa but gets annoyed by a lot of the child's assumptions and peculiarity.
When the child informs Helen that a man who she may recognize will be arriving to see her very shortly, she leaves.
The man arrives claiming to have known Helen as a child.
He says he worked for her mother.
But Helen doesn't remember him.
Then again, she doesn't remember too much from her past.
Not yet anyway.
Stars (voice) Rod Serling , Janice Rule , Terry Burnham , Shepperd Strudwick , Joseph V Perry , Michael Fox
Directed by Alvin Ganzer
Not Rated
B&W
MYSTERY/THRILLER/SCIFI/SERIES/HALLOWEEN

Creep (2004)

Released on DVD , December 20 , 2005 in the US.
Filmed in England and Germany.
The story : Kate's at a party and getting ready to go to another with her friend Gemma to meet George Clooney...
But Kate gets word that Gemma left without her.
So now she must catch a taxi and get there.
But she can't catch a taxi.
So she goes to take the train and while waiting , falls asleep and misses the last one...
Now trapped inside the subway all she can do is wait.
When an unexpected train shows up , Kate catches a ride.
But a couple minutes later it stops.
Now it seems she is all alone on the train and the doors are all locked.
Out of nowhere an obnoxious guy she knows from the party shows up but he attacks her.
While doing so , he is pulled out of the train door and beat to hell.
Now Kate must find yet another way to get out of the subway without getting beat too.
Stars Franka Potente , Jeremy Sheffield , Grant Ibbs , Joe Anderson , Kathryn Gilfeather , Ken Campbell , Debora Weston , Emily Gilchrist , Kelly Scott , Strapper the dog , Paul Rattray
Directed by (& story written) Christopher Smith
Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR

The Hallow (2015)

Released November 5th in the US.
Filmed in Ireland.
The story : Adam has relocated his wife and baby from London to Ireland for work.
His job is to pick trees in the forest to be taken down.
The people in the town where Adam is now working are not thrilled about his job so when some strange things begin happening , he blames his uptight neighbor.
After talking with the police , Adam learns that his new home town is a superstitious one.
The people there believe that no one should mess with the forest.
Inside the forest lives the Hallow , a baby thief and overall evil do-er.
Adam blows all this off no matter what his wife says , sees or thinks.
But he should have just packed up and left when he had the chance.
Stars Joseph Mawle , Bojana Novakovic , Michael McElhatton , Luc Walsh , Wren Hardy , Michael Smiley , Gary Lydon , Stuart Graham , Conor Craig Stephens , Joss Wyre , Charlotte Williams
Directed by Corin Hardy
Not Rated
MYSTERY/HORROR

( A 2015 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL PARK CITY AT MIDNIGHT FILM)

Dead Sleep (1990)

Released sometime in 1990.
Filmed entirely in Australia.
Based on truths.
The story : Maggie needs a job bad.
So when she gets part time work at the Elysium Psychiatric Hospital she is super excited.
Shortly after beginning , Maggie notices some strange procedures being used by Doctor Heckett.
When she questions what she sees she is told that deep sleep therapy is what makes that hospital who they are.
It is also a safe and necessary procedure for the people being treated.
But when patients that seem to be getting better end up dying because they are put under deep sleep , Maggie knows things aren't what they seem.
Stars Linda Blair , Sueyan Cox , Andrew Booth , Tony Bonner , Christine Amor , Brian Moll , Alan Edwards , Vassy Cotsopoulos , Peta  Downes , Craig Cronin , Suzie Mackenzie , Christina Ongley
Directed by Alec Mills
Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER

AMC Visionaries : Eli Roth's History of Horror - Zombies (2018)

Made for AMC , airing October 14th in the US.
Season 1. Episode 1.
The story : Right now is the time of the zombies.
Today zombie movies and TV shows are everywhere , but that wasn't always the case.
There has been about four decades of zombie movies and since then the AMC TV show 'The Walking Dead' has become one of the most popular.
Movie directors Eli Roth ('Cabin Fever' (2002), Greg Nicotero ('The Walking Dead' (2012 - 2018) and Rob Zombie ('House of 1,000 Corpses' (2003) are together to talk shop on zombie films.
George Romero's 'Night of the Living Dead' (1968) is the one containing the main template of zombie rules for all the zombie movies which followed. 
There were many zombie movies before 'Night of the Living Dead' because zombies have always been reinvented.
'White Zombie' (1932) , 'I Walked With A Zombie' (1943) and of course the ultimate early zombie film , 'Frankenstein' (1931) to name a few.
In the 80s we seen no shortage of zombies.
From Michael Jackson's music video for his hit song 'Thriller' (1983) , directed by John Landis to Umberto Lenzi's 'Nightmare City' (1980).
In the 90s , many people were influenced and inspired by the zombie-ridden video game Resident Evil , which also became a movie in 2001.
By the 2000s , we were seeing zombies in comedy , as well as zombies who picked up the pace.
Zombie movies mentioned? 
George Romero's 'Dawn of the Dead' (1978)
Lucio Fulci's 'Zombie' (1979)
Stuart Gordon's 'Re-Animator' (1985)
George Romero's 'Day of the Dead' (1985)
Tom Savini's 'Night of the Living Dead' (1990)
Danny Boyle's '28 Days Later' (2002)
Edgar Wright's 'Shaun of the Dead' (2004)
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's '28 Weeks Later' (2007)
Mark Forester's 'World War Z' (2013)
Stars Eli Roth , Greg Nicotero , Rob Zombie , Stephen King , John Landis , Josh Harnett , Norman Reedus , Chris Hardwick , Tananarive Due , Edgar Wright , Max Brooks , George Romero , Tom Savini , Bryan Fuller , Jason Middleton , Ernest R Dickerson , Quentin Tarantino , Mick Garris , Jack Black , Stuart Gordon , Rick Baker , Lil Rel Howery , Elijah Wood
Directed by ( & story written) Kurt Sayenga
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/SERIES/HALLOWEEN


"Whose gonna believe a talking head? Get a job and a side show!"

Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

Released June 29th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story : In the early 50s , Fred Rogers was in his senior year of college.
He went home during a break and seen television for the first time.
Ready to become a minister , Fred decided to put his future of attending the seminary on hold to do a children's program for a local TV station , WQED in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania.
No one wanted to do a children's program at the time.
Fred felt that there should be one. He found that TV would be a wonderful tool for teaching.
Children's Corner was an educational program. Fred produced it. The show was filmed live , so when something caused an unexpected pause in the show one day , Fred introduced a puppet someone had given him to fill in the blank spot.
Ground breaking idea.
While being a student of theology , Fred became interested in working with children.
For counseling purposes , Fred studied under the supervision of child psychologist Margaret McFarland who worked at the college he attended.
Then became Mister Rogers Neighborhood , a safe place to discuss feelings.
On the very first week the show aired , February of 1968 , the show touched on real world issues.
Every show became an effort of getting a message across.
When Nixon became President in 1969 , he was all for canceling funding for TV shows he felt were unnecessary.
That same year , Fred addressed senate , namely Senator Pastore , on the importance of keeping the funding for public educational television.
In six minutes time , Fred convinced Senator Pastore that funding for the public broadcasting system that was making and airing Mister Rogers Neighborhood , was an important and intelligent step to take.
From that point on , Mister Rogers and his neighborhood took flight.
Stars Fred Rogers , Joanne Rogers , John Rogers , Jim Rogers , Bill Isler , Hedda Sharapan , Max King , Junlei Li , Tom Junod , Betty Seamans , Joe Negri , David Newell , Elaine Crozier , George Wirth , Margaret Whitmer , Yo Yo Ma , Nick Tallo , Howard Erlanger , Pam Erlanger
Directed by Morgan Neville
Rated PG13
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY

"What I mean when I say that 'Everyone's special'. , is that you don't have to do anything sensational for people to love you."

( A 2018 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE)

Dream Deceivers : The Story Behind James Vance vs. Judas Priest (1992)

Released August 6th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story : In the 80s , Satanic cults were on the rise.
Teens being accused of Satan worship , due to playing records backwards looking for subliminal messages was a new , strange phenomenon as well.
Many parents groups were in full belief that rock and roll music and its message was to blame for  brainwashing their children into being disrespectful , violent and possible murderers.
On December 23 , 1985 in a churchyard playground in Reno , Nevada , these kinds of beliefs became a kind of reality.
Friends 18-year-old Raymond Belknap and 20-year-old James Vance decided , due to being under the influence of drink , drugs and heavy metal music , such as Judas Priest , that they needed to die...
18-year-old Raymond died instantly. 
20-year-old James survived , only to be disfigured for the rest of his life.
While James was in the hospital having many reconstructive surgeries and recovering , he took it upon himself to write Raymond's mother a letter.
James explained that he believed that drink and a Judas Priest album they were currently listening to was the cause of their suicide idea ,  mesmerizing them.
Directed by David Van Taylor
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY

Bill Hicks : One Night Stand (1991)

Made for HBO , airing April 27th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Illinois.
The story : Filmed at the Vic Theatre.
Bill tells us his views on smokers and non-smokers.
Drinking and drugs.
Legalizing Marijuana.
People having to have an enemy and things to blame their misery on.
Musicians , Satanic messages and Rock n Roll.
Pornography , sexual thoughts and bad choices.
Stars Bill Hicks
Directed by Ellen Brown & John Fortenberry
Not Rated
STANDUP COMEDY

"Shut up and smoke that. It's the law."

The Truth About Lies (2018)

Released January 27th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story : Gilby just lost his crappy job.
He goes home to find his apartment burnt down and when he brings some of his things over to his girlfriends house , he finds out they are no longer a couple...
He gets together with his friend Kevin who invites him to a party.
The party is actually Kevin's grandparents Anniversary party but at least Gilby meets Kevin's married sister Rachel , who he didn't know about.
After talking to Rachel and telling her all kinds of lies about himself , Rachel offers Gilbys expertise when her husband needs help with his business.
Gilby has no idea what he's doing but he goes along with it just to get to know Rachel.
Stars Fran Kranz , Jonathan Katz , Mary Elizabeth Ellis , Zebedee Row , Chris LaPanta , Colleen Camp , Laura Kightlinger , Odette Annable , Chris Diamantopoulos , Gemma Forbes , Adam David Thompson
Directed by (& story written) Phil Allocco
Not Rated
COMEDY

"The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple."

Vampire's Kiss (1988)

Released June 2nd in the US.
Filmed in New York.
The story : After a night out at the club , Peter and his lady friend Jackie go back to his place for some fun.
While there , a bat flies through the window into his apartment scaring the heck out of him and Jackie.
They seem to get rid of it but the next day while Peter is at therapy he mentions the bat , and that it excited him...
That night , Peter is at another club alone this time.
He happens to sit down next to a mysterious lady who he ends up taking home with him.
But the mysterious lady is apparently a vampire.
She bites Peter and continues to do so as she pleases.
Now Peter believes he is a vampire as well , but is he really?
Stars Nicholas Cage , Maria Conchita Alonso , Kasi Lemmons , Jennifer Beals , Elizabeth Ashley , Jessica Lundy , Robert Lujan , Johnny Walker , Boris Lyoskin , Michael Knowles , Amy Stiller
Directed by Robert Bierman
Rated R
MYSTERY/HORROR/DARK COMEDY

Chappaquiddick (2017)

Released April 6 , 2018 in the US.
Filmed entirely in Massachusetts.
Based on truths.
The story : It's July of 1969.
Senator Ted Kennedy has arrived in the Cape for the annual regatta as he does every year.
Many of his friends/supporters are celebrating the weekend with him in hopes that he will soon run for President and win.
But Ted is struggling with who he is , what he wants in his life and making his father proud of him.
Distracted , Ted takes a drive with Mary Jo Kopechne - a young supporter and political strategist who has worked with his brother Bobby.
And then , the unthinkable happens.
Now Ted is in quite the bind and looks to all his backup for help.
Everyone pulling Ted in different directions , he struggles to do what he knows is best.
Stars Jason Clarke , Ed Helms , Jim Gaffigan , Olivia Thirlby , Kate Mara , John Fiore , Lexie Roth , Clancy Brown , Bruce Dern , Katie Henoch , Taylor Nichols , Vince Tycer
Directed by John Curran
Rated PG13
HISTORY/DRAMA/MYSTERY

3 Women (1977)

Released April 29th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Squeaky clean Pinky Rose is a young women from Texas that is now living in California.
On her first day at her new job she is helped and befriended by fellow employee eccentric Millie Lammoreaux.
Pinky really takes a liking to Millie but Millie just kind of over looks Pinky.
When Millie puts an ad on the bulletin board for a roommate , Pinky is quick to answer it.
Millie finally takes a liking to young Pinky , mostly because she is adoring of her.
But what Millie doesn't realize is , Pinky wants to be Millie.
When Millie gets fed up with all the bullshit shes been dealing with and tells Pinky off , Pinky jumps in the pool.
But she ends up in the hosptial.
Now Millie feels guilty and responsible and tries to make things right between her and Pinky.
But Pinky is different now.
Stars Sissy Spacek , Shelley Duvall , Craig Richard Nelson , Sierra Pecheur , Leslie Ann Hudson , Patricia Ann Hudson , Beverly Ross , Maysie Hoy , Janice Rule , Robert Fortier , Ruth Nelson , John Cromwell , John Davey , Mary Carver , Barrie Youngfellow , Dennis Christopher
Directed by (& story written) Robert Altman
Rated PG
MYSTERY/THRILLER/DRAMA

Breakdown (1997)

Released May 2nd in the US.
Filmed in California  , Arizona , Utah and Nevada.
The story : Married couple Jeff and Amy are in the process of relocating from Massachusetts to San Diego , driving across country.
While driving through Arizona they experience car trouble and find themselves stranded on the side of the road.
Along comes a trucker who the couple flag down for help.
He claims to not have a CB but offers to take the couple to the next truck stop 60 miles ahead.
At first Jeff declines the help but after Amy expresses concern about not knowing when and how they will get the heck out of there , she offers to take the ride with the trucker to call for a tow truck while Jeff stays with the car.
Jeff agrees and off Amy goes.
Sometime after Jeff decides the tow truck should be there by now.
Getting sick of waiting , Jeff finds the problem with the car , fixes it and off to the truck stop he goes , looking for Amy.
But Amy isn't there and no one there has seen her.
Now Jeff becomes hysterical.
Stars Kurt Russell , Kathleen Quinlan , MC Gainey , JT Walsh , Ritch Brinkley , Jack McGee , Rex Linn , Jack Noseworthy , Kim Robillard , Moira Sinise , Thomas Kopache , Helen Duffy
Directed by (& story written) Jonathan Mostow
Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER

Personal Shopper (2016)

Released March 10 , 2017 in the US.
Filmed in France , UK , Oman and Czech Republic.
The story : Maureen is a young women who recently lost her twin brother to the same genetic defect she has.
Both Maureen and her brother are mediums and had made a pact that after either of them die , the other will be sending a message from beyond to the other.
While awaiting her brothers sign in Paris where he lived , Maureen works as the personal shopper for a famous women and although she hates the job , it passes the time adequately.
Soon , out of nowhere , Maureen begins getting random text messages from someone who claims to know who she is.
This intrigues Maureen and goes along with it.
But when the unspeakable happens , Maureen decides to bail.
Stars Kristen Stewart  , Sigrid Bouaziz , Anders Danielsen Lie , Audrey Bonnet , Ty Olwin , Lars Eidinger , Nora von Waldstatten , Pascal Rambert , Hammou Graia , Aurelia Petit
Directed by (& story written) Olivier Assayas
Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR

Sweet Virginia (2017)

Released November 17th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Canada.
The story : Lila is a young women who isn't happy in her marriage.
She has contacted someone she knows to "take care" of her husband but another guy named Elwood shows up and gets the job done.
Elwood didn't follow the plan and killed more than just Lila's hubby , but all the same he got rid of him and now he wants his money.
She promises to get it but while waiting and waiting , Elwood gets impatient.
Elwood decides enough is enough and scares Lila into telling him how she plans on getting his cash.
Out of options , Lila sends Elwood in a dangerous direction.
Stars Jonathan Tucker , Garry Chalk , Christopher Abbott , Imogen Poots , Rosemarie DeWitt , Jon Bernthal , Odessa Young , Joseph Lyle Taylor , Jared Abrahamson , Gabrielle Rose , Mike Dopud
Directed by Jamie M Dagg
Rated R
THRILLER/MYSTERY/DRAMA