Dennis Paoli

Re-Animator (1985)

Re-Animator (1985)
Rating: ★★★★
Jan 2, 2001Resurrection of the Dead/Splatter Black Comedy/H.P. Lovecraft Adaptation
This was one of the classic 1980s splatter films. Stuart Gordon throws most of H.P. Lovecraft's tone out the window and goes for hilariously black comedy served up with outrageously over-the-top effects
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From Beyond (1986)

From Beyond (1986)
Rating: ★★
May 31, 2001Other-Dimensional Monsters/H.P. Lovecraft Adaptation
After the cult success of Re-Animator, Stuart Gordon, Jeffrey Combs and most of the principals returned with a further H.P. Lovecraft adaptation. More outrageously over-the-top splatter effects but this is somewhat the lesser
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The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)

The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)
Rating: ★★
Sep 5, 2012Edgar Allan Poe Adaptation/Inquisition Horrors
Stuart Gordon's adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe story gets full marks for being set during the Spanish Inquisition. On the other hand, Gordon's unserious splatter heavy approach and a campy performance from Lance Henriksen deflates the material
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Body Snatchers (1993)

Body Snatchers (1993)
Rating: ★★★★
Feb 12, 2002Invasion of the Body Snatchers Remake
Abel Ferrara's remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers is an overlooked film that settles in with an undeniable creepiness that is just as effective as the earlier versions. The metaphor for the pod people is more diffuse in this one but that does not mitigate the film's effect
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