Review: Galaxy of Terror (1981)

  Roger Corman is a cinematic genius in many ways. To some he’s produced absolute celluloid drivel, and to others the best hammy camp cult classics a movie goer ever hopes to see. Without him there would be no Tarantino or Rodriguez, let alone Kevin Smith or Rob Zombie. These directors grew up on a diet of his films in the salad days, where they shone at midnight shows or drive-ins. The movies he produces are brash, trashy and flashy...

“Torture porn” Part 1: Who started it?

Many people blame Eli Roth’s Hostel or the Saw series for sparking the “torture porn” genre. But the damage was done by another … I don’t want to oversimplify, but something sinister happened in, and to, horror in the last decade or so. It began in 1996 with Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson’s Scream. 

Japanese Friday the 13th poster

Japanese Friday the 13th poster

Out of the frying pan, and into …

This is the new website for Fuck Yeah Horror, AKA FY Horror, AKA FYH. It started life as a lazily (and often drunkenly) updated Tumblr blog in 2009, quickly gained about 400+ followers and some industry interest, and then … stagnated. 

Christian Bale is body horror in the flesh

Say what you like about Christian Bale, but you can’t argue with his commitment to a role. I haven’t seen shoulder muscles like that since Bruce Lee swinging his nunchaku about in Enter the Dragon. In fact, Christian Bale is a living lesson in “body” horror.