Ed. note- When writing my APRIL FOOLS’ DAY review for the Deborah Foreman Double Shot last weekend, I couldn’t get away from memories of my look at the 2008 remake… which[…]
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Mom and Dad Are at It Again! Why the Close Release Dates for MOTHER’S DAY and FATHER’S DAY?
I once wrote a review for Charles Kaufman’s MOTHER’S DAY. It’s a Troma[…]
The Thing that Really Bothers Me About THE THING (2011)
T.D. Clark is back with his brilliant, daring take on the prequel to Carpenter’s master work. When you’re done reading, if you want a decidedly different take on THE THING (2011), check[…]
It’s Official! You Suck! December 2011 Edition
Ed. note—Welcome to another new segment on Death Ensemble! We’re proud to present It’s Official! You Suck!, which gives our writers the chance to vent on some of the awful things going[…]
All the Best Horror is on TV
This past April was the last time I got excited about seeing a horror flick in a theatre. I’d heard great things about INSIDIOUS, and I was pleased to find it lived up[…]
THE THING (2011)
The very first piece of “news” I ever heard about the new incarnation of THE THING was this: a dog being chased by guys in a helicopter wanders onto an[…]
Slashing away at a School of Thought
In the early 1980s, the subgenre of slashers went through a boom period. Piggybacking off John Carpenter’s masterpiece HALLOWEEN, Sean Cunningham’s FRIDAY THE 13TH set the box office on fire, and “inspired”[…]
SORORITY ROW
On its opening night, I went to see SORORITY ROW, a flick that is a silly remake of a just-as- silly 1980s slasher. Slashers aren’t my favorite horror flicks, so[…]
