Larry Cohen

Image: ShowtimeAcross two seasons of Showtime’s Mick Garris-created anthology series, which ran from 2005-2007, you’ll find 26 eerie episodes, each around an hour long, directed by, as the title suggests, the era’s reigning masters of horror: Don Coscarelli, Stuart Gordon, Tobe Hooper, Dario Argento, Joe Dante, John Carpenter, Larry Cohen, Takashi Miike, Ernest Dickerson, and others. The line-up of genre-superstar directors is all men and mostly white, so if any TV execs out there want to bring Masters of Horror back…

The Gate (1987) Original Trailer There are a lot of movies about demons being accidentally unleashed upon our world, but only 1987's The Gate also features the following: young teen protagonists (one is played by Stephen Dorff, in his feature debut), nightmarish premonitions, a backyard pit that coughs up a cursed geode, evil incantations, heavy metal lyrics, Biblical verses, ghostly construction workers, human sacrifices, and adventures in babysitting. Watch on Tubi. The Gate (1987) Original Trailer There are a lot of…

American Psycho (2000 Movie) Trailer - Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Chloe SevignySomehow, Mary Harron’s adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ horror novel was released 24 years ago—but its cultural satire is still razor-sharp, as is Christian Bale’s instantly iconic performance as Patrick Bateman. Watch on Peacock. American Psycho (2000 Movie) Trailer - Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Chloe SevignySomehow, Mary Harron’s adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ horror novel was released 24 years ago—but its cultural satire is…

Unwelcome - Official Trailer - Warner Bros. UKIn this 2023 release, a young couple traumatized by city violence is delighted when they inherit a home in the Irish countryside, but as they prepare to welcome their first child, they realize some of their neighbors are evil. In fact, some of them aren’t even human. Read io9's review here. Unwelcome - Official Trailer - Warner Bros. UKIn this 2023 release, a young couple traumatized by city violence is delighted when they inherit a home in the Irish countryside, but as…

After your July 4 re-watch of Independence Day, your next move should be to stream 1996's other patriotically themed release: Uncle Sam, a movie so up-front about its intentions as a satirical horror comedy that its poster, a ghoulish parody of a military-recruiting ad, has the tag line “I Want You... Dead.”Spoilers of the Week | June 3rdUncle Sam might be low-budget, but it comes with some horror bona fides. It’s directed by William Lustig (Maniac and the Maniac Cop films) and written by the late, great Larry Cohen (It’s…