Joe Pilato Archives

Day of the Dead (1985)

Rating: ★★★★½

Mar 9, 2001Zombies

The third and most undervalued of George Romero's original trilogy of zombie films, an explosively bared to the bone series of apocalyptic confrontations containing some of the best performances and writing in any of his films

Director: George A. Romero

Actors: Lori Cardille, Joe Pilato, Richard Liberty, Howard Sherman, …

Category: Horror

9 March 200117 February 2026 by Roog

Wishmaster (1997)

Rating: ★★½

Jul 21, 2000Evil Wish-Granting Djinn

Rather enjoyable effort about an evil djinn that grants cursed wishes. Directed by makeup effects artist Robert Kurtzman, this has been designed to highlight various effects. Three sequels followed.

Director: Robert Kurtzman

Actors: Andrew Divoff, Tammy Lauren, Robert Englund, George Buck Flower, …

Category: Horror

21 July 200010 July 2020 by Roog

Someone’s Knocking at the Door (2009)

Rating: ★★½

May 21, 2010Demonic Rapists

A thoroughly demented low-budget exploitation homage about demonic rapists that only falls down when it comes to a cliched twist end

Director: Chad Ferrin

Actors: Noah Segan, Ricardo Gray, David Z. Stamp, Timothy Muskatell, …

Category: Horror

21 May 201016 July 2025 by Roog

Parasites (2016)

Rating: ★★★

Jun 4, 2019Killer Homeless People

This reverses the sympathies of films like Deliverance and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Rather than having people tortured by backwoods hicks, one man is forced to survive on a brutal run for his life through the more disreputable parts of L.A. while hunted by homeless.

Director: Chad Ferrin

Actors: Robert Miano, Sean Samuels, Silvia Spross, Sebastian Fernandez, …

Category: Horror

4 June 201916 July 2025 by Roog