![]() ![]() In 1980, fresh off the back of making the Sexploitation/Revenge Horror, Last House On The Left, with horror master Wes Craven… Sean S. It was to receive mostly negative reviews. My main problem with this film, is that, a lot of the stuff that happens in the film, seems shoved in, for no apparent reason, and doesn’t offer anything to the story. It has lots of blood and gore in the right places, and some genuinely frightening moments, but not enough. This time, the group of people invited to the spooky house, are each offered the princely sum of $1 million dollars, of they survive the night, and the ghostly figure of the evil Dr. Rush plays the part of Stephen Price (How fitting). 40 years later in 1999, a re-imagining of the classic was to be released starring Geoffrey Rush, and Famke Janssen. A truly inspired performance by Price, really shows why this film has stood the test of time so well. The sum would be paid, If they survive the night. ![]() 1959, would see the Horror maestro, of the ‘golden age’ of horror, Vincent Price, star as Frederick Loren, a man of wealth, who offers a group of people $10,000 each, if they come to the ‘House On Haunted Hill’ and spend the night. It has to be said, that this is probably the worst comparison of the bunch. Given the success, and popularity of Zombies reimagining, the above mentioned, were to return for a sequel, simply titled H2. The talented, gorgeous Scream queen, and Hatchet actress, Danielle Harris also features, alongside ‘House of 1000 Corpses’ and ‘Devils Rejects’ star, Sheri-Moon Zombie, who also happens to be Rob Zombies wife. Scout Taylor-Compton, played the part of Laurie Strode and Malcolm MacDowell, stars as Dr. 30 years later, In 2007, ‘Shock-Rocker’ Rob Zombie, brought us his dark, and twisted reimagining, of the 1977 classic. Halloween, would also be the start of a long running franchise that spawned numerous sequels. Together, they made this suburban slasher, a timeless masterpiece, and a template for all future slasher movies to work from. He would cast Jamie-Lee Curtis in the lead role, as the character Laurie Strode. 1977, would see the directorial, master of suspense, John Carpenter, write and direct the film, Haloween. Again, we have two films which in my opinion, are both superb.
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