It’s easy to forget that before “The Matrix” we had movies built on the idea that we might be living in a false reality. 1992’s sci-fi/horror film “Mindwarp” is one such film. If you’ll allow me a tangent, let’s explore this theme, which goes back to Plato and his shadows on cave walls, or similar…

I first saw David Cronenberg’s “The Fly” when it came out in 1986. Hot damn, did they know how to make horror movies back then. I’ve rewatched it a few times over the years, most recently with my mom about a week ago, and I’m pleased to report it still holds up as a masterpiece…

Just when you think you’ve seen every slasher ever made in the 80s, a new one pops up.  1980’s “Funeral Home” was a low rent, relatively bloodless horror flick. If you know what you’re getting into, it’s fun enough. Young Heather comes to work with her grandmother in some nameless small town for the summer.…

The film “Suitable Flesh” is based on H.P. Lovecraft’s short story “The Thing on the Doorstep”, but I’m pretty sure the famed horror author’s brain would melt out of his ears if he saw it. My understanding is H.P. was somewhat prudish, and “Suitable Flesh”, starring the vivacious Heather Grarham, is a breastiliscious sex-fest. It’s…

I’ve talked about the challenges that come with uniting horror and comedy, two disparate elements that might be the oil and water of the storytelling world. A while back, I critiqued the film “Night of the Living Deb” which I felt fell flat in its attempt. Good news: “Life After Beth” is the movie “Night…

Now, I know what you’re saying. “Wait a second, Forbis. Didn’t you just review a film called ‘Madhouse’?” Indeed I did, my eagle eyed friend. But that was an asylum horror picture released in 2004. Today’s unrelated “Madhouse” came out in 1981. I raved about the 2004 version. How does the 80s entry compare? Uh,…