To recommend a flick I usually have to give it seven out of ten. And yet the cinema is so vast there’s plenty of stuff rating 5.5 to 6.9 that’s certainly worth a watch. Guess you can call such movies interesting… almost. Or, er, not quite. For example, they might be built on a fantastic […]
The Not Quite #1: Wolfen (1981)

Film Title
WolfenSynopsis
People are getting ripped to bits in the city. It’s up to Detective Dewey Wilson (Finney) to stop drinking and work out what’s going on.
Director
Michael WadleighCast
Albert Finney
Diane Venora
Gregory Hines
Edward James Olmos
Tom Noonan
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge

Film Title
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's RevengeSynopsis
Ezra reviews the gayest horror movie ever. He clearly enjoyed this way too much.
Director
Jack SholderCast
Robert Englund
Mark Patton
Kim Myers
Robert Rusler
Clu Gulager
Hope Lang
Though my previous in-depth takes on movies such as Little Monsters, Beethoven, and Baby’s Day Out have provoked responses ranging from “imaginative,” to “a bit of a stretch,” to “outright pants-shitting lunacy,” there is not a movie buff worth their salt who disagrees that A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge is the […]
Starring Debuts #6: Harvey Stephens in The Omen (1976)

Film Title
The OmenSynopsis
The Antichrist begins his diaper-clad reign on Earth
Director
Richard DonnerCast
Gregory Peck
Lee Remick
Billie Whitelaw
David Warner
Harvey Stephens
According to the nursery rhyme, little boys are made of snips, snails and puppy dogs’ tails. However, some parents being driven up the wall by their misbehaving spawn probably believe they’re actually jam-packed with satanic DNA. Take Damien Thorn. There’s just no hope with this kid. Appoint a nice nanny to look after him? She’ll […]
Best Horror Movies About College Students
What can be scarier than watching a horror movie about students being actually a student? Well, today there is no problem with selecting what to watch when you gather with your friends on the weekends or after a hard studying day on campus. The year of release does not matter at all as it doesn’t […]
Evil Dead 2

Film Title
Evil Dead 2Synopsis
A continuation of The Evil Dead, where Ash tries to survive in a cabin possessed with evil.
Director
Sam RaimiCast
Bruce Campbell
Sarah Berry
Dan Hicks
Kassie Wesley Depaiva
Ted Raimi
Denise Bixler
Richard Domeier
1 hour 24 minutes, R for violence and gore Fair Value of Evil Dead 2: $6.00. It’s one of the classics of 80s horror comedy, not as memorable as it’s sequel, but a live action Warner Brothers cartoon of zombie slapstick. The Bruce Campbell Show: It’s all on the comic chops of the lead, Bruce […]
The Evil Dead (1981)

Film Title
The Evil DeadSynopsis
5 college kids visit a cabin in the woods. They read the wrong book and release flesh-possessing demons
Director
Sam RaimiCast
Bruce Campbell
Ellen Sandweiss
Richard Demanicor
Betsy Baker
Teresa Tilly
I am proud to announce that Ruthless Reviews will be immediately filling a big hole in its massive 3100+ movie review site, and this has been a long time coming. Devon, Ezra and myself will be reviewing one of the greatest franchises in camp horror movie history, the 3 Evil Dead movies by Sam Raimi. […]
Toning Down the Terror: Another look at Stephen King at the Movies
Few authors in the 20th century (or any time, for that matter) have been more frequently adapted for the movies than the favorite son of Maine, Stephen King. This Halloween season, I wanted to offer a look at some (not nearly all) of those movie adaptations and the ways in which certain elements were changed […]
Ruthless Recommendations- Good Horror Films now Available for streaming on Netflix/Amazon/YouTube
Here is your obligatory horror movie recommendations article.
70s Horror Classics- Carrie
The first film to treat the process of puberty as a theme of horror,