The high point of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1933 inaugural address is a 10-word sentence: “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” The new president was talking about the economy. But his famous observation could serves as the theme of most great horror pictures. Wherever the setting, the protagonist is challenged to confront…
read more →If you like holiday rhymes, you’re going to love D.G. Chichester’s “Just Add Water.” Using LumaFusion, he illustrated his original Halloween poem with an amazing variety of stock shots. The result is a perfect flick for any scary occasion. About the Filmmaker MobileMovieMaking earlier showcased another of D.G. Chichester’s assemblage films—”Identity Theft”—which was honored in…
read more →“Back to nature” has a positive connotation. But as Michael Kellermeyer points out in “Frightful Forests,” there’s a dark side to the unbuilt world. Kellermeyer discusses 13 scary stories set in haunted woods. These include Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” Bernard Capes’ “The Thing in the Forest,” and Ambrose Bierce’s “The Boarded Window.”…
read more →“Great ideas come from everywhere,” said Sam Walton. In the case of UK filmmaker David Duke, the source was a clown costume that he happened to have. The result is “Night Terror,” a short horror flick in which Duke plays both parts. Interview with David Duke MobileMovieMaking: What motivated you to become a filmmaker? Duke:…
read more →While memorable movies usually feature strong characters and intriguing plots, sometimes locations come to mind first. Examples include the Bates Motel (“Psycho”), the Overlook Hotel (“The Shining”), and U.S.S. Sulaco (“Alien”). and Jan Benes’ body (“Fantastic Voyage”). In that tradition, we have “Hobgoblin,” a horror picture featuring the 700-year-old home of the director Johnny Kinch.…
read more →The haunted house—with variations such as the Bates Motel—occupies a special place in the horror genre. There are classics such as “The Uninvited” (1944), “The Haunting” (1963), and “The Amityville Horror (1979). And plenty of contemporary examples including “The Conjuring (2013) and “We Are Still Here” (2015). But the haunted house has a modern rival when…
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