Curious Cinema: A Guide to Unusual Movies
A look at the science, history, and/or mythology behind cult and genre cinema
In Guillermo del Toro’s flawed, but fascinating 1997 movie Mimic, man is no longer at the top of the food chain. When an epidemic of incurable disease known as Strickler’s threatens to kill an entire generation of children in New York City, entomologist Susan Tyler conceives of a bold and ambitious plan by genetically-engineering … Continue reading The Judas Breed
I recently got to see The Color Out of Space, the long-awaited return of iconoclastic filmmaker Richard Stanley to feature films after a decades-long absence following the debacle that was The Island of Doctor Moreau. The Color Out of Space is an adaptation of a short story by H.P. Lovecraft called ‘The Colour Out of … Continue reading The Color Out of Space
There’s a scene in Italian horror maestro Lucio Fulci’s 1980 zombie classic City of the Living Dead that is straight out of a classic campfire horror story. A couple are sitting in a parked car at night making out when the girl stops, feeling like something is out there watching them. The boyfriend says … Continue reading Bloody Tears and Spilled Guts
https://www.flickr.com/photos/shadowgate/25935837212/in/photolist-2dKHo9b-EJAQFs-FvRR1o-FvRWP7-EJAHud-FE3sgi-FBKsNY-FeWcFh-EJACbC-FeWhRN-EJB6Dy/ Profondo Rosso Store, by Shadowgate. Flickr. CC by 2.0 If you ask any fan of the legendary Italian horror film director Dario Argento what their favorite movie of his is, most would probably say Suspiria. While it’s without question a great movie and a classic of the genre, it’s admittedly not my favorite of … Continue reading Science from the Swiss Transylvania
#Movie #Poster The Fly (1986) [1499 x 1245] by junaidrao. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Since the 1930s, transformation has been an element of most horror movies. A charming Romanian count turns into a bat at night. A man changes into a wolf during a full moon. An Antarctic researcher suddenly mutates into an alien monster when … Continue reading Paging Dr. Brundlefly
Since its release on June 22, 1979, Ridley Scott’s seminal genre classic Alien has had a massive ripple effect across the pop culture landscape that few movies before or since have been able to duplicate. It’s spawned three sequels, two prequels, two spin-offs, been adapted into comic books, video games, and most recently an elaborate … Continue reading Parasitoid From Outer Space
Curious Cinema: A Guide to Unusual Movies 