Think horror maestros and the conversation usually starts with Romero, Craven and Raimi.
But what about Tom Holland and Stuart Gordon, directors who drove a bloody stake into theaters during the 1980s?
Holland gave us both “Fright Night” and “Child’s Play,” but has worked only sporadically in the genre since then. Gordon delivered one of the best one-two camp-fests in recent memory – “Re-Animator” and “From Beyond.” Just re-watched “From Beyond” and was thoroughly entertained – the crude effects, the feverish overacting, the sloppy sexuality … guilty pleasures don’t get much guiltier.
But neither could keep frightening us when the ’80s ended.
Both could earn a comeback this year.
According to imdb.com, Gordon is prepping “House of Re-Animator,” about a plot to revive the president when he dies suddenly. Gordon mainstays Barbara Crampton and Jeffrey Combs are attached.
And Holland’s latest project, “Eternal,” could get released this year. It’s a horror yarn about an author seeking immortality through some nefarious means.
Would love to see both directors return to form. Each labored in an era with crude special effects, but their films won me over with their humor and darkness.
Who knows what they’re capable of with today’s CGI wizardry?
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Gordon has done some good stuff since then he did another lovecraft adaptation a few years book called ‘Dagon’ that was pretty good and most recently he did 2 installments from Masters of Horor. his film for the series ‘Black Cat’ was one of the better Poe adaptations that i have seen.
As for Holland i hear he is doing a web based series and in a recent commentary track for the original child’s play he said he had a bunch of projects coming up.
I really wanted to like the “Masters of Horror” series — such a great idea for a cable anthology … but most of the ones I watched left me cold.
Will have to catch up with “Dagon” – that one isn’t on my radar.
i agree that as a whole the series was hit or miss especially the 2nd season but there were a few that i really liked.
The creepiest moment, I can recall, came when a neighborly character played by George Wendt dissolved a human body down to its skeleton. Shocking.