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Tobe Hooper’s THE MANGLER To Receive Arrow Video Blu-Ray Release

December 5, 2021 Bat 0

Master of Horror Tobe Hooper (Texas Chainsaw, Salem’s Lot, Life Force) returns to the works of Stephen King with this baroque and blackly comic adaptation of The Mangler. When a worker at Gartley’s Blue Ribbon […]

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WE ALMOST GOT A ‘SPIDER-MAN’ HORROR MOVIE FROM TOBE HOOPER

June 18, 2019 Dr Lenera 0

Well this is interesting – and kind of amusing. ‘Digital Spy’ have an article up which is about the Spider-Man films that almost got off the ground when Cannon Films got their hands on the […]

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LATEST MOVIES: No more horror remakes for Platinum Dunes

April 8, 2018 Ross Hughes 0

The huge success of A Quiet Place and the much critical acclaim being lavished onto it, you may have not noticed that the film’s production company is the one and only Platinum Dunes, a name […]

HCF Reviews

DOC’S 5-FILM TOBE HOOPER RETROSPECTIVE #5: THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE [1974]

October 30, 2017 Dr Lenera 0

USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 83 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic   Sally Hardesty, her paraplegic brother Franklin, and their friends Jerry, Kirk and Pam, visit the grave of […]

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DOC’S 5-FILM TOBE HOOPER RETROSPECTIVE #4: DJINN [2013]

October 29, 2017 Dr Lenera 0

United Arab Emirates AVAILABLE ON REGION ‘A’ BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 82 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic MINOR SPOILERS!   In New York City, Khalid’s wife Salama has been having emotional […]

Guilty Pleasures

DOC’S 5-FILM TOBE HOOPER RETROSPECTIVE #3: CROCODILE [2000]

October 28, 2017 Dr Lenera 0

USA AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 93 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic MINOR SPOILERS!   Eight teenagers go on a weekend boat trip on a remote lake in Southern California. After a […]

Guilty Pleasures

DOC’S 5-FILM TOBE HOOPER RETROSPECTIVE #2: LIFEFORCE [1985]

October 27, 2017 Dr Lenera 1

UK/USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 116 mins/101 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic SPOILERS!   The crew of the space shuttle Churchill find a 150-mile-long spaceship hidden in the coma […]

HCF Reviews

DOC’S 5-FILM TOBE HOOPER RETROSPECTIVE #1: SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION [1990]

October 26, 2017 Dr Lenera 0

USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY [REGION ‘A’ ONLY] AND DVD  RUNNING TIME: 97 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic   1955 Nevada Desert, Hydrogen Bomb Testing Site: Peggy and Brian are experimented on by […]

HCF Reviews

Leatherface: The Hughes Verdict!

October 6, 2017 Ross Hughes 0

What is it all about? A teenage Leatherface escapes from a mental hospital with three other inmates, kidnapping a young nurse and taking her on a road trip from hell while being pursued by an […]

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TOBE HOOPER’S SON SHOT A ‘TEXAS CHAINSAW’ SPIN-OFF FEATURING CHOP TOP…BUT WE’LL PROBABLY NEVER SEE IT

August 29, 2017 Dr Lenera 0

It was only two weeks ago when I reviewed Arrow’s Blu-ray release of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, so I was most intrigued to discover, courtesy of Bloody Disgusting, that a spin-off sequel featuring Bill […]

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Horror Director Tobe Hooper Passes Away Aged 74

August 28, 2017 Ross Hughes 0

Another huge loss for the horror world as Tobe Hooper, the legendary director of all time classic, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist, has died at the age of 74. Hooper’s work influenced so many […]

Comedy

THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 [1986]: On Dual Format 21st August

August 17, 2017 Dr Lenera 0

USA AVAILABLE ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: 21st August, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 101 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic   It’s been 13 years since the events that took place […]

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R.I.P Gunnar Hansen, the legend who played Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

November 8, 2015 Matt Wavish 0

Gunnar Hansen made one hell of a debut in the horror genre way back in 1974. He played Leatherface in Tobe Hooper’s classic horror, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and to this day continues to […]

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Horror documentary ‘The Curse of Poltergeist’ explores films spooky curse

October 10, 2015 Matt Wavish 0

THR is reporting that a new horror documentary is set to begin filming next month. Titled The Curse of Poltergeist, the film will delve deep into the alleged curse of the film, which saw many […]

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EATEN ALIVE (1976) – Arrow Video Dual Format

September 22, 2015 Bat 0

EATEN ALIVE (1976) aka DEATH TRAP Directed by Tobe Hooper Finding herself in a brothel working as a prostitute, young woman Clara decides the sex game isn’t for her after client Buck makes his particular […]

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Arrow Video To Release EATEN ALIVE on Dual Format on 21st September 2015

September 2, 2015 Bat 0

Arrow Video have announced the Blu-ray release of Eaten Alive, director Tobe Hooper’s grizzly and grimy follow-up film to his genre defining The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Set in the atmospheric Louisiana bayou, Eaten Alive was […]

Features

DOC STAYS WITH THE FREELINGS: a look back at the original POLTERGEIST trilogy

May 25, 2015 Dr Lenera 0

They’re Here!     In a Californian suburb called Cuesta Verde live Steven, who is a successful real estate agent, his wife Diane and their children Dana, Robbie, and Carol Anne. One night, Carol Anne […]

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Trailer Revealed For Restored 40th Anniversary Edition of THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE

October 22, 2014 Bat 0

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre not only changed the face of horror in 1974 but still remains one of the most shocking, powerful and terrifying films ever made. To celebrate its 40th Anniversary, a brand […]

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