Scream Factory

Few would argue against the original Chain Saw Massacre as being anything but a classic of the horror genre. Its influence lasted for decades afterwards, still reverberating today when horror movies opt for grimy, gritty, gross-out realism. With respect to the sequel, which was filmed and released a full 12 years later, the debate is still wide open. It has been equally lambasted and praised, sometimes for the very same reasons, such as not paying one iota of respect to the tone of the original.

This latest Scream Factory double-feature follows in the footsteps of the company’s other recent blu-rays by offering one less-than-stellar movie alongside a much better one. This regularly makes for a strange challenge when the time comes to produce a review. Is one of the these films really that bad? Would it be better had it been blessed with its own release? Is the other film really that good?

Welcome to another Scream Factory blu-ray release, this time for the double-feature of Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Dunwich Horror. Both were produced by the now long defunct American International Pictures studio and are adaptations of the works of famous authors, Edgar Allan Poe for the former, and H.P. Lovecraft for the latter. The blu-ray was released on March 29th, 2016.

The massive ocean of slasher films from which fans can choose is intimidating to, say the least. With so many entries, where does one begin, not to mention that there is only so much filmmakers can do with the genre to put a fresh spin on its inner workings. Along comes Cherry Falls to the rescue. While the film won’t necessarily rock anybody’s world, it evidently has a few more interesting thoughts on its mind than the average serial killer flick.

Welcome to Cradle Bay, a cozy little community in somewhere, U.S.A., where most of the people know each other and the kids at high school all fit into easily recognizable, very stereotypical factions. Not everyone is having a good time, least of all Steve Clark (James Marsden), who has just moved there at the behest of his family following the tragic death of his older brother.

Hello and welcome to a new addition to Popoptiq’s panoply of film related column and blog ideas. For as long as the website has been around, its staff and editors have always had proclivities towards genre cinema in all its finest and worst forms. As such, when the opportunity arose to review the newest home video releases of Scream Factory, the horror-thriller offshoot of independent label Shout Factory, the decision seemed obvious.

Scream Factory has been doing an amazing job for a few years now with their amazing home releases of cult classics and lesser-known gems of the past few decades. With releases like From Beyond, Day of the Dead, The Howling, Darkman, Ginger Snaps, John Carpenter’s The Fog, Sleepaway Camp, The Town That Dreaded Sundown, and …