Originally published at Fangoria.com on June, 6, 2010 THE X FILES/30 DAYS OF NIGHT is a topnotch crossover event between two popular franchises this writer never would have thought possible. This is a stylish showdown between the two iconic paranormal investigators from the modern-classic TV series and the parasitic vampires of Steve Niles and Ben […]
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Fango Flashback: “BATTLE ROYALE”
Originally published at Fangoria.com on June, 6, 2010 Hailing from Japan, director Kinji Fukasaku’s BATTLE ROYALE is a high-octane thriller, a combination of LORD OF THE FLIES and THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME. Under orders from the authoritarian government, 42 teenaged students are given weapons and forced to play a deadly game of survival. An education […]
Fango Flashback: “HIGH TENSION”
Originally published at Fangoria.com on June, 6, 2010 Reminiscent of Dario Argento’s gory style, HIGH TENSION (a.k.a. HAUTE TENSION) is an intense French shocker that strikes you in the jugular. Director/co-writer Alexandre Aja lives up to the searing title, creating an admirable tribute to ’70s slasher films like HALLOWEEN and TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. In the […]