CRAVIN' CRAVEN 02: THE HILLS HAVE EYES

Patrick and Heather return with cannibal families, survival horror, and a look at Wes Craven's foray into adult films.

#ScaryMovieMonth Double Features!

by Adam Riske and Patrick Bromley

Patrick and I built 20 double features (w/ trailers) for October! Watch’em all. Now!

Second Comings: The Hills Have Eyes

by Alejandra Gonzalez

When I think about the inspiration behind this column, I remember that the whole reason I wanted to look at horror remakes in the first place was to try to eliminate the popular notion that remakes are doomed to fail and be horrible. Because the remakes we’ve looked at so far have either shown to be extreme disappointments or proven that a remake can only be as good as its original, I wanted to look somewhere new for a retelling that surpassed those expectations and could be argued to be superior to its initial version. That’s when I looked to Alexandre Aja’s 2006 remake of Wes Craven’s classic: The Hills Have Eyes. If you know me, you know that I rarely ever tolerate Craven slander, but I found that it was a little difficult to get through his 1977 original upon re-visiting. I was afraid the same would apply to Aja’s remake (which was produced by Craven himself), but what I found was only the most pleasant of surprises.

Off the Shelf: The Hills Have Eyes (Blu-ray)

by Patrick Bromley

The lucky ones died first...

Save the Critters!

by Melissa Uhrin

I have a tendency to write about things that are happening in my life. I’m not sure about how our disaster is being portrayed on the world news, but with the Fort McMurray fires happening right now just a few short kilometers away from where I live, the smoke has travelled to our city. Our hearts have given an outpouring of love and we have all dug deep to provide what we can to help. The city’s entire population of 100,000 were evacuated, 2400 structures were destroyed, but thanks to the incredible bravery and hard work of the people fighting the fires, over 85% of the city still stands and there were zero fatalities within the city. Wow, really it’s an incredible outcome.

Heath Holland On...Six Faces of Real Evil

by Heath Holland

These movie villains even give Lord Voldemort and The Joker nightmares.

Director Essentials: Wes Craven

by Patrick Bromley

 

Scary Movie Month continues at F This Movie! with today's Director Essentials installment, in which we examine the career of Wes Craven. For a filmmaker widely regarded as one of the masters of the horror genre, Craven sure has made a lot of terrible movies.

And don't forget to play along in the F This Movie! F Scary Movies! Challenge II.