Author: Ada Blood

Most would consider a trip to a quiet, remote island relaxing, but horror movies are here to remind us once again that there is no truly safe place. From zombies to viruses, isolation from civilization rarely delivers. Here are 13 horror movies that take place almost entirely on remote islands. 1932 – Island of Lost Souls This Erle C. Kenton-directed film is based on H. G. Wells’ 1896 novel The Island of Doctor Moreau, using a script by Waldemar Young and Philip Wylie. Revolving around a mad doctor who conducts horrific genetic experiments on a remote island in the South…

We’re back with another edition of Art History Uncensored. This week we’ll be looking at Ruggero Deodato’s 1980 film Cannibal Holocaust. The movie is legendary for containing real animal death and cruelty, leading to it being heavily banned and censored. It’s even blamed for other films with the word Cannibal in the title being swept up in the Video Nasties panic. That’s right, this movie was so offensive it got other movies banned for just having similar names.  Cannibal Holocaust was directed by Deodato, from a script by Gianfranco Cleric. The film is considered groundbreaking in the found footage genre.…

Ad-supported streamer Tubi quickly became a favorite among fans of obscure films and creators alike. But with so many choices, how do you find that deeply buried gem? Today, we’ll be talking to writer-director-actor Steve Rudzinski about his movies Everyone Must Die, Super Task Force One, Red Christmas, Amityville Christmas Vacation, Shingles the Movie, Curtains for Christmas, and Wally Meets Popeye. Background Ada: What movie made you fall in love with movies? Steve: I’ve loved movies my entire life; my first film at the age of 3 was Nightmare on Elm Street, which caused my love of horror, but watching…

The format wars were a wild time in home media history, weren’t they? Unfortunately, one of its biggest casualties, aside from those who picked the wrong one, was the movies themselves. Not every movie made the jump from VHS to DVD and now Blu-ray and 4K. Today, we will look at 18 horror movies that haven’t had a release on physical media since VHS ruled the market.   1982 – Don’t Go to Sleep This made-for-TV movie is directed by Richard Lang from a script by Ned Wynn. It tells the story of a young girl who starts to see the…

In 1972, Blood Freak, co-written and directed by Brad F. Grinter and Steve Hawkes, was released. The movie centers around a biker who gets a job at a turkey farm. While there, he agrees to act as a guinea pig for some chemical testing. The result is as bizarre as it is unintentionally hilarious. The movie eventually found an audience among cult film fans who like to mock its overt and bizarre anti-drug messaging. In 2020, Daniel Boyd and Tim Gross co-directed a remake of the film, written and acted by Boyd. Today we will be talking to Boyd about…

Have you ever walked by a Hooters restaurant and thought to yourself, “What genius paired chicken wings with human breasts?” Well, you’re in luck! Hooters: The Movie will dive into the history of the eatery. The upcoming film is directed by Emmy nominee Jon Rosenbaum (Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp), from a screenplay by Phil Olson, Chuck Melcher, and company co-founder Ed Droste. Inspired by the true founding of the restaurant chain, Hooters: The Movie tells the story of lifelong friends Ted and Lenny. When Ted sees a woman named Diane in a spring break commercial, it’s infatuation at first sight.…

In 2014, Nick Cutter’s (pen name for Craig Davidson) novel The Troop hit shelves and struck a chord with horror fans. Now the tale of parasite-riddled child-on-child violence is being developed into a film. Paramount’s new genre label, Primal, has acquired the rights to do a feature-length adaptation of the novel.  The Troop centers around Boy Scouts out on their annual camping trip on the remote Falstaff Island. While there, a diseased man comes to shore; the scout master quickly gets the 5 teens away from him for fear of what he might spread. Unfortunately, modified killer tapeworms infect him.…

Audiences going to see A24’s Primetime will now get an extra dose of Chris Hansen. The new film has Robert Pattinson playing the former To Catch a Predator host. Now, Hansen has bought ad space before every showing of the film to promote his streaming network TruBlu.  In the new ad, Hansen is, of course, in a kitchen. “I’m going to need everyone in the theater to take a seat right over there,” he says. “Now there are more platforms than ever before where this disturbing crime is being committed…Join us undercover every day on my streaming network, TruBlu.” A…

In January 2025, retailer Target ended its 3-year DEI program, kicking off massive boycotts. The company was starting to recover financially through some new initiatives, none of them involving reinstating any DEI program. Now the chain store is apologizing for stocking an offensive and racist Halloween costume. But we are sure these two things are totally unrelated. “As a company, we know we got this wrong, and we are deeply sorry. The costume is offensive and should never have been part of our assortment. It is no longer available for sale. We know this is especially hurtful for our Black guests,…

A story about an idol-obsessed teen abandoning everything for a parasocial relationship sounds like peak 2026, doesn’t it? Well, on this week’s Art History Uncensored, we’ll be talking about Eckhart Schmidt’s 1982 film Der Fan, aka The Fan.  It’s about a West German teenager doing just that for a famous singer, with catastrophic results.  Der Fan tells the story of Simone (Désirée Nosbusch), who is just crazy about the singer R (Bodo Staiger). She obsessively writes him letters, and when they aren’t responded to, she convinces herself that the mail carrier is stealing them. Fed up with a lack of letters…