Lollipop Magazine

Re-Animator – Review

May 4, 2007

Director Stuart Gordon wisely chose to film Re-Animator as a violent dark comedy, and succeeded in adapting the uncanny feel of the Lovecraft serial.

Alone in the Dark – Review

April 28, 2006

Alone stretched the “humping teenagers stabbed by a maniac” idea by providing not one but four psychos, including Jack Palance and Martin Landau.

Coroner’s Corner – Column

February 28, 2005

Anchor Bay’s recent triumph is their bundle of joy entitled ILSA. This box set contains three films starring Dyanne Thorne, the giant-jugged mistress of mayhem.

Coroner’s Corner – Column

May 23, 2004

Eclectic DVD has tracked down some rare prints for us true fans. While many of their releases may be lacking the extras and commentaries we’ve begun to expect, at least the effort is there.

The Incredible Hulk Collection – Review

October 15, 2003

Anchor Bay recently released a stellar double-DVD package featuring two tough-to-find full-length Hulk specials from the live-action television series.

Mad Monster Party – Review

January 3, 2003

The same type of animation as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and those stop-motion holiday classics, but starring the likes of Dracula and the Wolf Man.

Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland – Review

January 3, 2003

After escaping capture in Part II, Angela (played by Bruce Springsteen’s sister, Pamela) continues her role as Angela Baker, the transsexual psychopath.

Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers – Review

January 3, 2003

Pamela Springsteen’s top-notch tongue-in-cheek performance makes this film one of the all-time best slasher spoofs ever.

Near Dark – Review

January 3, 2003

This ’87 vampire classic finally gets its day in the sun (so to speak) with a glorious two-DVD release by Anchor Bay.

Giallo means yellow, which was the dust jacket cover of a genre of lurid mystery novels that thrilled Europeans in the ’60s and ’70s. These stories were famous for their twists, quirky characters, suspense and more importantly, their controversial doses of sex and violence.