X-Files alumni plot Rube Goldberg-esque deaths for Final Destination debut

By Steve Newton Back in 2000 a Vancouver-shot horror flick called Final Destination was released which depicted young people, having escaped death in an exploding plane, being hunted down by a determined Grim Reaper and offed in various violent ways. The film made money, so it became a franchise, where the big D would go … Continue reading X-Files alumni plot Rube Goldberg-esque deaths for Final Destination debut

Horror review: Willard

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, MARCH 13, 2003 Why would anyone bother to remake a 32-year-old rampaging-rats flick that was never much good in the first place? Sure, the original Willard did boffo box office in ’71—enough to spawn an awful sequel (Ben) that also made money—but its story of a mother-dominated, boss-abused office … Continue reading Horror review: Willard

Horror review: Final Destination 3

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, FEB. 16, 2006 You can't cheat death. Director James Wong made that point in 2000 with Final Destination, David R. Ellis drove it home in 2003's Final Destination 2, and now Wong is back to remind anyone who may have forgotten. But the former X-Files producer and staff writer needn't have bothered, … Continue reading Horror review: Final Destination 3