The figure associated with the latter holiday is the antagonist in the horror comedy,Leprechaun.
The meshing of the two tones confused audiences, but didn’t bother critics as much.
Ravenous is a 1999 horror film directed by Antonia Bird.
The film blends dark humor with gruesome suspense, featuring performances by Robert Carlyle and David Arquette.
However, critics with negative takeaways from the film couldn’t help but compare it to the first.
Still, reviews of the film weren’t all bad.
The success of the original film led to a series of direct-to-video sequels that pale in comparison.
This humorous turn wasn’t appreciated by a majority of critics.
However,Bride of Chucky’s over-the-top nature and campiness is what audiences have appreciated about it most.
Critical reviews in agreeance with audiences embrace the film’s unique tone.
The film follows Tarantino and George Clooney’s characters as they take a family hostage before crossing into Mexico.
While waiting in a saloon, they discover it’s run by vampires.
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From Dusk Till Dawn is a horror movie directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino.
Still, there were a handful of critics who felt the film’s humor didn’t land.
However,the initial critical response to the film was divided.
A comedic horror film released in 1993, Leprechaun stars Warwick Davis and Jennifer Aniston in this first installment of the long-running franchise. A decade ago, a man stole a pot of gold from a leprechaun but invites tragedy when the leprechaun seeks vengeance and the return of his gold. Fast forward to the present day, a new family takes up residence in the old house for a summer vacation until a friend accidentally frees the creature, inviting disaster into their lives.
However, others pointed outCube’s undeniable uniqueness with its surreal setting and innovative, horrifying death contraptions.
Negative critical reviews claimed the film was too referential and sacrificed telling an intelligible story of its own.
Negative critical reviews claimed the film was too referential and sacrificed telling an intelligible story of its own.
A greater number of critics agreedScream’s meta-humor and references to quintessential slasher tropes were admirably executed.
Ravenous is a 1999 horror film directed by Antonia Bird. Set during the Mexican-American War, it follows Captain John Boyd, played by Guy Pearce, as he is transferred to a remote military outpost where he encounters a man with a disturbing tale of cannibalism. The film blends dark humor with gruesome suspense, featuring performances by Robert Carlyle and David Arquette.
The Exorcist III is a supernatural horror film written and directed by William Peter Blatty. Set over a decade after the events of the original Exorcist film, The Exorcist III Follows Lieutenant Kinderman as he investigates a murder that shares similarities to a killer who was executed fifteen years earlier - and a patient at a local psychiatric ward claims to be that same man.
Loosely based on Lois Duncan’s 1973 novel I Know What You Did Last Summer, this 1997 slasher follows a group of friends who, after covering up a car accident, are stalked by a killer wielding a hook. Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Freddie Prinze Jr., Johnny Galecki, and Bridgette Wilson star with a script from Scream writer Kevin Williamson.
A couple living in a small town forgotten in the desert fight for their survival and to save the world from the attack of giant, carnivorous worms that live under the ground.
Bride of Chucky is the fourth entry in the Child’s Play franchise and marks the first film to drop the franchise name from the title. Chucky returns in this darkly comedic slasher and finds himself revived after his former girlfriend stitches him back together with the hopes of continuing their relationship. When Chucky decides to transfer her soul into a doll, the two aim to take the bodies of two young lovers as they prepare to elope.
From Dusk Till Dawn is a horror movie directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino. It follows criminal brothers Seth and Richie Gecko (George Clooney and Tarantino), who take a family hostage in a bar that turns out to be a haven for vampires. The film also stars Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis, and Salma Hayek, and has since become a cult classic.
The third film in Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead trilogy, Army of Darkness, is a horror comedy film that sees Bruce Campbell return to the role of Ash Williams. Sucked out of his timeline and tossed to 1300 A.D., Ash is found and thrown in a pit after he is believed to be a spy against King Arthur. After proving himself and slaying a supernatural Deadite creature, Ash is freed and told to return home; he must find the Necronomicon and dance with the dead again.
Directed by Vincenzo Natali, Cube is a 1997 Science Fiction and Horror film starring Nicky Guadagni, Nicole de Boer, David Hewlett, and Andrew Miller. The plot sees a group of people mysteriously waking up in a cube-shaped room, only to realize they are trapped in a labyrinth of cubes, some of which feature deadly traps.
1996’s Scream follows a teenage girl who is targeted by a masked killer a year after her mother’s murder who uses horror movies as a deadly game against her and her friends.
