By Adam Page There is something about Stephen King that, I think, he himself would probably concede after a few coffees and the right provocation: he can’t always see the wood for the trees. There is no question that he is one of the most instinctive and devastating horror writers of the twentieth century, an […]
Not entirely unlike finding yourself bound and gagged at the head of a dinner table with a family of psychopaths leering at you, the news of Tobe Hooper’s death was the last thing any of us wanted to wake up to on this late August Sunday morning. Born in Austin, Texas on 25th January 1943, […]
The Funhouse (1981) Distributor: Arrow Video Blu-Ray release date (UK): 18th July 2011 Directed by: Tobe Hooper Starring: Elizabeth Berridge, Shawn Carson, Sylvia Miles Review by: Stephanie Scaife Tobe Hooper is an incredibly inconsistent filmmaker; when he is good he is very, very good (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Poltergeist) but when he is bad […]