Halloween is just around the corner. For many it’s time to carve pumpkins, hang the fake cobwebs, and consume so many “fun-sized” candy bars it stops being fun. For us movie lovers it means dusting off the old horror movie collection, popping some popcorn and clicking “play”.

There is a heap of scary movies one can choose from in order to be spooked each season; from blood-sucking vampires, flesh-eating zombies and relentlessly haunting spirits to the mildly frightful, but mainly laughable characters of the genre. Since I usually prefer to maintain the ability to sleep at night, I typically choose the comedic route when trying to get into the spirit of Halloween. However, there are times when a good scare is quite thrilling. Here’s what’s in my queue for this Halloween (in no particular order)…

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

The Shining (1980)

Beetle Juice (1988)

Ghostbusters (1984)

30 Days of Night (2007)

Zombieland (2009)

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

Pet Semetary (1989)

28 Days Later (2002)

…I’m feeling pretty good about my line-up. However, I can’t help but feel I’m missing something; something that I can’t quite put my finger on. Maybe you can help…any suggestions?

It’s finally October, my favorite month of all! It’s the time of year when the sun turns to gold, shadows stretch across all surfaces, and dry leaves begin their dance along the roadside. With Halloween just around the corner it’s the perfect time to get those cameras rolling and shoot some zombies.

White Zombie, starring Bela Lugosi, marked the emergence of our interest in the living-dead and their insatiable hunger for the living. With Zombieland currently at the top of the box office, and grossing $25 million in its first weekend, there’s sure to be an onslaught of zombie movies in the days to come. Read the rest of this entry »

A British taxi dispatcher  got a lot of attention at the international Cannes Festival in France this year with his amazingly low-budget movie about zombies, of all subjects. How low budget? Try $70.

Director Marc Price begged and borrowed most of the gear to make his movie, Colin. He pleaded with friends to appear for free, and taught himself special effect editing in his spare time while working nights at a taxi company. Read the rest of this entry »