Shudder dropped the second and third episodes of their new docu-series Cursed Films late last week. And, like the first, these episodes explore the notorious stories behind high-profile Hollywood horror hits. The second episode has filmmaker Jay Cheel digging into the alleged Satanic goings on behind The Omen. Through interviews with director Richard Donner and producer Mace Neufeld, as well as discussions with scholars, skeptics, and even a practitioner of black magic, he explores whether or not the film was targeted by Satan. Much like the subject of the third episode, Poltergeist, there were a number of deaths, accidents and "near misses" associated with The Omen's cast and crew; to the point where a real-life death mirrored the classic beheading sequence. Was this the work of the Devil? Or mere coincidence? Cheel leans toward coincidence, which is also the opinion of Donner and Neufeld. The episode leaves us with the thought that we find what we look for. If w...

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 revisits the charming story of a man trying to kill his son. Well, the kid is the devil, so he has it coming!   Gregory Peck had been retired from acting for about six years when, in 1975, his son committed suicide thus shaking the Hollywood legend to his core, and seeking work once more to take his mind off o f such a tragedy. What better project to jump into than a horror movie about a father trying to kill his son, who also happens to be the son of Satan? It must not have been an easy shoot for the man, especially given the subject matter but being the professional he was, turned in another great performance. Apparently he signed on for a relatively small amount of money but requested a take of the profits o...

Once a week our mad twit Mike S from the Corner of Terror will shanghai The Basement's Twitter account and tweet along to a non- horror movie , all for your Internet pleasure. Cool, yes!?! We think so.   For his latest foray into film criticism at 140 characters or less, The S opts to revisit Richard Donner 's 1985 comedy/adventure The Goonies starring Corey Feldman and that kid who played Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom . Read on, brave web nerd! Mike S here to tweet along to # TheGoonies tonight since last night's attempt with # ShortCircuit was such a mess... The bunks in the jail cell at the beginning of the movie remind me of some of army bunks I've slept on... # TheGoonies   I wonder what movie is playing on the TV during the opening car chase. Anybody know? # TheGoonies   And cue THE Corey fucking Feldman- 1980's movie icon... # TheGoonies   Whenever I see Ke Huy Quan (Data), I can't help but remember him as Shor...