Searching for The Surgeon’s gore at Riverview Hospital in Vancouver

By Steve Newton During my 13-year sojourn as Fangoria magazine's Vancouver correspondent I would often cover films that the producers didn't want classified as "horror"; they were much more comfortable with the term "suspense thriller" or "psychological thriller". One such film was called Exquisite Tenderness--at least until its marketing team decided to skip the charade … Continue reading Searching for The Surgeon’s gore at Riverview Hospital in Vancouver

Horror review: Tales From the Darkside

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, MAY 11, 1990 By Steve Newton In the wrap-around story that ties the three Tales From the Darkside together, former Blondie vocalist Deborah Harry plays a typical American housewife planning a dinner party. The film opens with her returning home from the supermarket with the fixin's--the main course is … Continue reading Horror review: Tales From the Darkside

Horror review: The Unborn

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, JAN. 9, 2009 As soon as The Unborn’s end credits started to roll, a guy seated two rows down from me at the promotional screening declared: “That sucked!” I couldn’t have said it better myself—unless I’d added “donkey dicks!” to the assessment. Cloverfield’s smokin’ hot Odette Yustman stars as Chicago college student … Continue reading Horror review: The Unborn