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  January 31, 2021Lists

  Family-Friendly Horror Films

  We talk a lot on our podcast about how we believe children's media diet ought to include some difficult, challenging, and scary material from time to time. Some of our…

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  Orca

  Needless to say, we had a lot to choose from for our tribute episode to this legendary contributor to cinema history, and indeed we have already covered several films he has scored, such as The Thing, The Bird With The Crystal Plumage, and Exorcist 2: The Heretic. We chose the Jaws knock-off "Orca" because...well, it's a movie we'd always wanted to check out. And boy, were we pleasantly surprised.

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  Flatliners

  Stylistically, Flatliners in some ways is the quintessential 90's movie, including this ensemble of young up-and-coming stars at their prime. Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, with even a Baldwin brother thrown in there for good measure.

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  Tenebrae

  John Saxon was a longstanding veteran of screen and TV, with more than 200 credits to his name, perhaps most prominent in the horror community for his role as Nancy's mother in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. Daria Nicolodi may not be a household name in the USA, but as a frequent collaborator and lover of Dario Argento, she had a role in some of his most notorious Italian horror and giallo pics, including a star turn in Deep Red and as the co-writer of Suspiria.

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  Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell

  Looking back at 2020, one of the more prominent film industry figures who passed on was David Prowse. He may not be a household name, and you may not even have recognized him if you passed him on the street. But he was certainly a big part of your life if you were ever a Star Wars fan, as his performance as Darth Vader captivated generations. The champion bodybuilder from Bristol didn't do too much film work outside of that iconic franchise, but thankfully for us he put in a couple turns as Frankenstein's monster for the Hammer House of Horror in the 70's. Enjoy today's homage to the superior of the two roles.