Category Archives: Ghosts

When Bread gets Dead…

Posted on Friday, March 14, 2008 by Robert Hood

First there was The Gingerdead Man (US-2005; dir. Charles Band), where the soul of a killer animates (with the help of SFX artist John Carl Buechler) a gingerbread man, creating a murderous cookie monster. Now director Silvia St. Croix brings … Continue reading →

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New: Pop Skull

Posted on Saturday, March 8, 2008 by Robert Hood

Pop Skull (US-2008; dir. Adam Wingard) This drug-metaphor ghost film, written and directed by Adam Wingard, has apparently been doing the festival circuits, but hasn’t been picked up for distribution yet. Early reviews are very positive, and, frankly, I’m dying … Continue reading →

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New: Rule Number One

Posted on Saturday, March 1, 2008 by Robert Hood

Rule Number One is a new supernatural thriller from Kelvin Tong, whom I last heard from as director of the excellent Singapore ghost flick The Maid. This new one follows the fortunes of an injured rookie cop, Lee, assigned to … Continue reading →

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Ring for Doritos?

Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 by Robert Hood

While we’re on the subject of commercials….

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No Ghosts Allowed

Posted on Monday, February 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

Monsters unite! Seems like a case for the anti-discrimination board: ghosts and monsters are not welcome at the Beijing Olympics! In an attempt to make the city respectable in the lead up to the Olympics — that symbol of Unity, … Continue reading →

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Review: Angel on My Shoulder

Posted on Thursday, December 27, 2007 by Robert Hood

In the first few minutes of this supernatural gangster comedy-drama, Eddie Kagle (imbued by Paul Muni with all the appropriately iconic tough-guy mannerisms we’ve come to expect from the era of Cagney, Bogart and Edward G. Robinson) is released from … Continue reading →

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The Orphanage

Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 by Robert Hood

This could be good. Guillermo del Toro is involved, and the film looks like it could share some of the concerns of the Pan’s Labyrinth director’s own excellent ghost film, The Devil’s Backbone.

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Review: The Booth

Posted on Friday, December 7, 2007 by Robert Hood

With a running time of just over 70 minutes, The Booth is a small J-Horror gem — though without “dead wet girls” or any of the other post-Ring stereotypes. Set almost entirely inside an old, disused radio broadcast studio, it … Continue reading →

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Review: The Meeksville Ghost

Posted on Saturday, November 17, 2007 by Robert Hood

“A non-horror supernatural comedy-drama (parts of which suggest Back to the Future 3 in setting and tone, though without that film’s budget, dynamism or general panache), The Meeksville Ghost tells a story of past misdeeds, present-day villainy, and the outworkings … Continue reading →

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Review: The Gravedancers

Posted on Friday, November 16, 2007 by Robert Hood

Brief review of The Gravedancers — one of the 8 Films To Die For featured in the 2006 After Dark Horrorfest and now on DVD: The initial narrative premise gives this low-budget haunting tale a big boost and luckily the … Continue reading →

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