Lollipop Magazine

Coroner’s Corner – Column

February 22, 2002

What film is Oscar-worthy for “best use of a decapitated melon in a sexual situation”? Why, it’s the 1985 gem Re-Animator, of course, and Elite Entertainment is re-releasing this zombie epic on a loaded DVD.

Coroner’s Corner – Column

June 1, 2001

Lucio says “To hell with that. We’re going to show the babysitter’s jugular slashed three times in up-close detail and then we’ll bounce her head down the stairs to the feet of a mortified eight-year-old.”

Coroner’s Corner – Broken Expectations??? – Column

April 1, 2001

I’m liking the latest trend in Hollywood. It seems that more and more filmmakers are no longer afraid to end a film on a downbeat note or with a shocking surprise.

Coroner’s Corner – Kill Me And I Will Haunt Your Ass – Column

September 1, 2000

The premise of What Lies Beneath turns out to be strikingly similar to that of Stir of Echoes. In short, a presence is making itself known in order to shed light on how its earthly body was murdered.

Coroner’s Corner – Human Viscera: A Tasty Guide – Column

June 1, 2000

I don’t know about you, but I believe any film could’ve been rendered more effective with the addition of flesh-ripping zombies. Something about dead and decayed people trying to eat warm, live people really strikes me as beautiful cinematography.

Coroner’s Corner – The Linda Blair Bitch Project – Column

April 1, 2000

It opens with the ominous white on black statement “in 1999, 400 young filmmakers set out to parody the Blair Witch, but only one film starred Linda Blair.”

Coroner’s Corner – I Found My Thrill on Haunted Hill – Column

January 1, 2000

Just in time for Halloween, the latest Hollywood bandwagon seemed to be the good ol’ fashioned ghost story, as evidenced by the Sixth Sense, the Haunting and finally, House on Haunted Hill.

Coroner’s Corner – I’ve Seen This Somewhere Before – Column

September 1, 1999

Many of this year’s offerings are nicely packaged effects-enhanced rip-offs. Even Blair Witch Project copies another lesser known, more controversial film.

Coroner’s Corner – Vampire Film that Don’t Suck – Column

June 1, 1999

One of the longest enduring themes in the horror movie genre has been the vampire film. There always is a large audience attracted to all things vampirific.

Coroner’s Corner – Evil Deader Just Got Better – Column

April 1, 1999

I just got back from another Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors. I went to see was Dario Argento, who happens to be the greatest director in the entire universe.