Tom Savini Archives

Martin (1976)

Rating: ★★★★★

Mar 11, 2001Deconstructed Vampire

George Romero's deconstruction of the vampire film is one of his most remarkable films. In contrast to vampire cliches, all we get is a pale teen with an unhealthy obsession contrasted with a religious extremist who demands he be exorcised.

Director: George A. Romero

Actors: John Amplas, Lincoln Maazel, Tom Savini, Christine Forrest, …

Category: Horror

11 March 200113 May 2023 by Roog

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Rating: ★★★★

Jun 8, 2001Zombies

George Romero's successor to his cult hit of Night of the Living Dead. Romero creates a very different film, one that takes place in a mall and comes with a level of droll satire. A bigger budget allows him to push things to gore-drenched extremes

Director: George A. Romero

Actors: Ken Foree, Gaylen Ross, Tom Savini, David Emge, …

Category: Horror

8 June 200115 January 2026 by Roog

Creepshow (1982)

Rating: ★★★★

Jul 6, 2000Horror Anthology

Stephen King and George Romero collaborate on a horror anthology made as homage to the EC Comics, telling five tales that replicate the blacker-than-black sense of humour (and even the visual look) of the comic-book with hilarious results

Director: George A. Romero

Actors: Leslie Nielsen, Ted Danson, Stephen King, Fritz Weaver, …

Category: Horror

6 July 20003 October 2025 by Roog

Creepshow II (1987)

Rating: ★

Mar 7, 2001Horror Anthology

The sequel to the hit George Romero-Stephen King horror anthology. This misses the original’s black humour by a mile and instead becomes overblown and filled with shrill unlikable characters

Director: Michael Gornick

Actors: Lois Chiles, George Kennedy, Dorothy Lamour, Joe King, …

Category: Horror

7 March 200112 January 2026 by Roog

Document of the Dead (1989)

Rating: ★★½

Mar 27, 2001George A. Romero Documentary

A documentary about George Romero that was filmed during the shooting of Dawn of the Dead. Originally made as a teaching aid for a film school class before being given commercial release

Director: Roy Frumkes

Actors: Susan Tyrrell, John Amplas, David Emge, Ken Foree, …

Category: Horror

27 March 200119 January 2026 by Roog

The Demolitionist (1996)

Rating: ★

Jun 26, 1999Female Cyborg Cop

Nicole Eggert stars in this cheap and rather laughable copy of RoboCop, where she is a police officer killed in the line of duty who is resurrected as an avenging cyborg vigilante

Director: Robert Kurtzman

Actors: Nicole Eggert, Richard Grieco, Bruce Abbott, Susan Tyrrell, …

Category: Science Fiction

26 June 199927 January 2026 by Roog

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

Rating: ★★½

Oct 19, 2002Getaway Thriller/Vampire Bar

Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino combine forces on a film that begins as a getaway thriller and then abruptly morphs into a vampire film. This has a smart edginess to it but the vampire scenes have not dated well

Director: Robert Rodriguez

Actors: George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis, …

Category: Horror

19 October 20027 June 2025 by Roog

The American Nightmare (2000)

Rating: ★★★

May 15, 2001Horror Cinema Documentary

Interesting and worthwhile documentary that focuses on the six key and most influential horror films of the 1970s and interviews their makers in depth

Director: Adam Simon

Actors: John Carpenter, David Cronenberg, Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper, …

Category: Horror

15 May 200124 November 2025 by Roog

Ted Bundy (2002)

Rating: ★★★★

Feb 15, 2004True-Life Serial Killer

True crime film from Matthew Bright based on serial killer Ted Bundy. Bright remains very faithful to the details of the case and he and star Michael Reilly Burke delve into the psychopathic mindset with considerable effect

Director: Matthew Bright

Actors: Michael Reilly Burke, Boti Ann Bliss, Tom Savini, Tiffany Shepis, …

Category: Horror

15 February 20049 November 2021 by Roog

Planet Terror (2007)

Rating: ★★★★

Nov 22, 2008Zombie Film

Robert Rodriguez's half of the Grindhouse double-bill where Rodriguez makes an hilariously tongue-in-cheek zombie film with great absurd comic energy and packed with witty cameos from various stars

Director: Robert Rodriguez

Actors: Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Marley Shelton, Jeff Fahey, …

Category: Horror

22 November 200826 February 2026 by Roog

Lost Boys: The Tribe (2008)

Rating: ★

Jul 17, 2009Surfer Vampires

After 21 years, this was the first of two sequel to The Lost Boys, featuring return performances from Corey Feldman and Corey Haim and, yes, surfer vampires

Director: P.J. Pesce

Actors: Tad Hilgenbrinck, Angus Sutherland, Corey Feldman, Autumn Reeser, …

Category: Horror

17 July 200928 June 2026 by Roog

Sea of Dust (2008)

Rating: ★★

Mar 26, 2011Mythical Figure of Prester John/Surreal Weirdness

An almost interesting low-budget film with artistic pretensions that invokes the mythic Christian figure of Prester John

Director: Scott Bunt

Actors: Troy Holland, Tom Savini, Ingrid Pitt, Bill Timoney, …

Category: Horror

26 March 20117 March 2025 by Roog

The Theatre Bizarre (2011)

Rating: ★★★

Aug 5, 2013Horror Anthology

A horror anthology featuring episodes from seven different directors. As with other anthologies, the episodes vary in quality, ranging between the so-so, the mostly quite good and one standout segment

Director: Buddy Giovinazzo, David Gregory, Douglas Buck, Jeremy Kasten, Karim Hussain, Richard Stanley, Tom Savini

Actors: Udo Kier, Catriona MacColl, Debbie Rochon, Tom Savini, …

Category: Horror

5 August 20139 July 2026 by Roog

Machete Kills (2013)

Rating: ★★★★

Oct 12, 2013Gonzo Action Film

Robert Rodriguez turns his earlier action film into an insanely creative comic-book overflowing with SF devices (and homages). The casting alone is side-splitting and Rodriguez's visual absurdism wins the day

Director: Robert Rodriguez

Actors: Danny Trejo, Mel Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, Demian Bachir, …

Category: Science Fiction

12 October 20131 August 2026 by Roog

Doc of the Dead (2014)

Rating: ★★★

Sep 13, 2014Zombie Fandom Documentary

Documentary about the popularity of zombie films, this covers the history of the genre in reasonable depth, even examines the historical origins and provides an amusing glimpse into the zombie's pervasion of popular culture

Director: Alexandre O. Philippe

Actors: Max Brooks, Bruce Campbell, Alex Cox, Stuart Gordon, …

Category: Horror

13 September 201419 January 2026 by Roog

Tales of the Uncanny: The Ultimate Survey of Anthology Horror (2020)

Rating: ★★★

Apr 1, 2024Documentary About Horror Anthologies

A documentary that charts the history of the horror anthology in considerable depth, including conducting a survey on the best anthologies and individual episodes

Director: David Gregory

Actors: Ashim Ahluwalia, Chris Alexander, Joko Anwar, Mariano Baino, …

Category: Horror

1 April 202413 November 2025 by Roog

In Search of Darkness II: A Journey Into ’80s Horror Continues (2020)

Rating: ★★

May 6, 2024Documentary About the 1980s Horror Film

A follow-up to the documentary about the 1980s horror film, this deals with some of the lesser-known and overlooked works that were not covered the first time around

Director: David Weiner

Actors: Nancy Allen, Tom Atkins, Doug Bradley, Joe Bob Briggs, …

Category: Horror

6 May 202414 November 2025 by Roog