The Fog wasn't the first horror movie I'd ever seen, but it was one of the first that truly lingered in my mind. I can credit Mike S with that, as he'd seen it multiple times, and kept telling me how scary it was... and that every time he watched it, a fog would roll in. Suffice to say, he was willing to put his money where his mouth was, and invited me over to watch it at his dad's place one night. We had our pop and junk food, and were ready to ride the scare train! Well, there was no fog bank that night, but it was a scary viewing experience. And instantly became a favourite of mine. I watch The Fog once a year, usually while staying at a cabin on a lake, and it's one of the few movies that, unlike me, never gets old. There's so much to enjoy, from the charming performances by Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins and Adrienne Barbeau to the breezy dialogue to John Carpenter's masterful direction. And the story is the stuff of tales told around the campfir...

Some movies are critic proof. I'd hypothesize most horror and action movies, and comedies, fall into that category. And that's because fans go in knowing what they want and, as long as they get it, they're happy. The new slasher pic Trick is one such movie. Director Patrick Lussier, who wrote this with long-time writing partner Todd Farmer, has crafted a violent, gory Halloween-based slasher that is exactly what we want such a film to be; a violent, gory Halloween-based slasher. If you go in wanting anything more than that... well, then I can't help you. Lussier and Farmer made the brilliant My Bloody Valentine 3D and the fun Drive Angry. They wear their sensibilities on their sleeves, and those sensibilities are, for the most part, on display here. Police gun down a masked killer on Halloween night in 2015, but the killer comes back every year to kill again, working his way toward the survivors and cops who shot him. I lost track of the body count after 30 mi...

I love John Carpenter movies. I also love foggy nights. I love that there's a movie that combines both these two loves of my life. John Carpenter's " The Fog "! A small coastal American town is celebrating their 100th Anniversary.  Strange phenomena, and the discovery of a fishing vessel with all of it's crew drowned below decks marks the beginning of a night of ghostly horror... all accompanied by the slowly creeping fog swallowing up the town in its depths ... " The Fog ", is an excellent little ghost story.  It's spooky, suspenseful, and mysterious all at the same time.  The sort of story you'd tell on a dark night around a campfire... which is how this movie starts out, actually.  The opening of the "Sea Captain" about to tell one last ghost story helps to set the mood and tone of the rest of the movie. One of the best opening scenes of a movie I've seen in a long time.  Don't believe me?  Check it out: J...

So this has to be taken with a grain of salt, but according to acting legend Tom Atkins, a key character from the original Halloween is coming back to the fold for next year's sequel to the 2018 reboot, and that character is Sheriff Brackett. Brackett was played by actor Charles Cyphers in John Carpenter's Halloween and its sequel. Of course, David Gordon Green's blockbuster relaunch ignored Halloween 2 and all the subsequent sequels, which does open up the possibility that Cyphers and his character could return. As quoted by Atkins, who himself starred in Halloween 3: Season of the Witch: "I think Chuck is going to be in this next one. He was in a bunch of those early ones, the original and a bunch thereafter. So he's going to be in it." I have no idea why Atkins would make stuff like this up, but until we get some official word, stay tuned here, and stick with us! Filming begins on Halloween Kills in three short weeks. The flick hits theatres Oct. ...

Alright Basementites, it's time once again to cast your ballot and decide what next Monday's retro review will be. And you're three choices come from the film library of one of the best genre filmmakers cinema has ever know. That's right, this is the John Carpenter  Edition.

The Basement is known for putting the spotlight on independent and little-seen  genre pictures that exist outside  Hollywood  -- the Cinematic Basement, as we like to call it. This edition of Film Reviews from the Basement focuses on the work of a budding genre filmmaker who lives right in The Basement's backyard of Kamloops , B.C.

We pimped some details just yesterday about Christian Grillo's sci/fi serial killer flick Apocalypse Kiss, and now we've got some groovy stills and DVD artwork to share. Grillo's movie, which hits the home market April 8, has been called Blade Runner meets Sin City . During our interview with him, which you will hear March 21, he referenced Richard Stanley 's Hardware , which is another gooder. We have high hopes for this one.

No one will argue the low-budget, independent film market is glutted with horror flicks. The genre is a quick and easy way to break into moviemaking . So it's refreshing when a filmmaker tries something different, something a little more ambitious. Christian Grillo is just such a writer/director, and next month his sci-fi/noir thriller Apocalypse Kiss debuts on DVD and VOD .

Of all the 80s horror flicks I missed growing up, Fred Dekker 's Night of the Creeps is the one I'd been most dying to see. I have no idea why. It just felt right. Thank Jebus Basement contributor Matt Bellamy owns the flick, and was willing to lend it to me. Did Night of the Creeps meet my expectations? Stick with me! Alien brain parasites, entering humans through the mouth, turn their host into a killing zombie. Some teenagers start to fight against them.

Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and review at least one horror movie a day for the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! Today, Bellamy puts himself in harm's way as he proclaims this bastard sequel to John Carpenter 's classic better than the original Halloween ! Time to call my honest love of horror into question! *Deep breath* here goes... I prefer this sequel to the original John Carpenter's Halloween . *Awaits lynch mob carrying torches and pitchforks* No kidding! Now don't get me wrong, the original is a classic and is without a doubt the better movie, no question! It's not my favourite though, I don't get nearly as much enjoyment out of it as I do with Season of the Witch . A lot of people absolutely loathe this movie and I understand why: no Michael Myers, no Jamie Lee Curtis . Why was it even called "Hallow...

Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and review at least one horror movie a day for the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! Tonight, Bellamy reminds you that you have the right to remain silent . . . forever. This is a fun and somewhat demented series out of the late 80's and early 90's about a psychotic police officer striking fear into the public by randomly popping up like Jason Voorhees and murderin g innocent people. The first movie is the best and also boasts the best cast which includes Bruce Campbell and Tom Atkins, two horror staples of their generation! If I'm going to be completely honest though it really isn't a great movie--the acting is mediocre, the story isn't exactly original, the kills are nothing to write home about, and the direction is pedestrian. That's not to say you can't find enjoyment out of it if ...

What to do on a cool, moonlit night at a cabin on a lake with a roaring fire in the wood stove and waves crashing on the shore? Plug one of the best ghost stories ever put on film into the DVD player, that's what! A Northern California fishing town, built 100 years ago over an old leper colony, is the target for revenge by a killer fog containing zombie-like ghosts seeking revenge for their deaths.  It's interesting to note director/co-writer John Carpenter has gone on record as saying the original cut of this film, his follow up to the smash hit Halloween, didn't work. He had to feverishly go back and re-shoot and add scenes to heighten the scares and increase the threat to human life. Watching it for the bazillionth time, it's hard to place where those scenes are without listening to the audio commentary. The film works, and works well. It's scary and fun stuff with a decent cast, simple story and spooky atmosphere. Every frame justifies its exist...

Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and review at least one horror movie a day for the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! As if the last 17 nights weren't creepy enough, Bellamy is really turning up the creep factor with tonight's edition! This gem went unnoticed by most people, some of them horror enthusiasts, but over the last couple years it was finally released on DVD and Blu-Ray and has enjoyed a much needed resurgence! This is a horror flick made for people that love horror, especially with some comedy thrown in, one of the most fun aspects of this one is to try and identify all of the little winks and nods to other movies and film makers. The story is that an alien race accidentally deposits a bunch of space worms on earth, said creepy crawlies infest their human hosts and turn them into, wait for it... CREEPS!! 80's horror icon Tom Atkins brought his A-game here, you could tu...