That time Dennis Miller gave me the stink-eye when I visited the set of his crappy horror flick Bordello of Blood

As the Vancouver correspondent for Fangoria for 13 years, I visited quite a few movie sets. Unfortunately, Bordello of Blood was one of them.

Bordello of Blood sets up shop on Vancouver’s old Expo 86 site

By Steve Newton So I was looking through my collection of old Fangoria magazines last night, searching for a story I wrote to post for Halloween, and came across a set-visit piece from back in '95 on the Tales from the Crypt movie, Bordello of Blood. Now, that vampire movie really sucked, but going on … Continue reading Bordello of Blood sets up shop on Vancouver’s old Expo 86 site

Hackneyed script and hokey special-effects make House on Haunted Hill another sorry remake

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON NOV. 4, 1999 By Steve Newton As if this year’s bogus remake of The Haunting wasn’t discouraging enough for horror fans, now Hollywood has unleashed another sorry remake of a haunted-house flick, this time seeking inspiration from the silly but fun Vincent Price vehicle House on Haunted Hill. The new version has … Continue reading Hackneyed script and hokey special-effects make House on Haunted Hill another sorry remake

Horror review: Tales from the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON AUG. 29, 1996 By Steve Newton About halfway through Bordello of Blood, the second of three features slated to come from the producers of TV’s Tales from the Crypt, private detective Rafe Guttman (Dennis Miller) makes a lame wisecrack that stands out from the multitude of others infesting this puerile horror-comedy. While … Continue reading Horror review: Tales from the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood