The Red Circle

Night of The Creeps

By Ryan Brlecic

This film literally almost ended up in the trash before a single frame was shot. Fred Dekker gave himself 7 days to finish the screen play and one simple rule to follow: He would not sell it unless he was the one to helm it. Since I am writing about a film and not an idea, you can draw a reliable conclusion as to how things panned out for Mr. Dekker

The Omen

By Ryan Brlecic

Eventually you will hear from my cohort on the subjective reality of terror that the film The Exorcist possesses. Both films came out at a time more open to the existence of God (before he was killed in the 80’s) and conversely that of his opposite. Both dealt with aspects of evil made real through children (why we constantly highlight the untapped evil of children is discussion for another day), and the nature of possession

Return of the Living Dead

By Ryan Brlecic

You saw Night of the Living Dead, right? Well what if I told you it was all real and that they made the movie to discredit its reality. And thus, you have the premise for this very off beat horror-comedy. As I hope to get around to shining some love on one of the few good parts of the 80’s – the brilliant horror movies made throughout the decade – I would be remiss to not mention this film on list of the great horror movies of any decade

Carnival of Souls

By Ryan Brlecic

One decision, one element, one fact and the world around you can suddenly become a very different place. John le Carre said it best, “Coming home from very lonely places, all of us go a little mad: whether from great personal success, or just an all-night drive, we are the sole survivors of a world no one else has ever seen.”

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

By Ryan Brlecic

Where can we find two better hemispheres, without sharp north, without declining west? My face in thine eye, thine in mine appears, and true plain hearts do in thee faces rest. -John Doone, The Good-Morrow

House on Haunted Hill

Watson Pritchard: [opening lines] The ghosts are moving tonight, restless… hungry. May I introduce myself? I’m Watson Pritchard. In just a moment I’ll show you the only really haunted house in the world. Since it was built a century ago, seven people including my brother have been murdered in it, since then, I’ve owned the house. I only spent one night then and when they found me in the morning, I… I was almost dead

THE RED CIRCLE

“He told me, and my own heart grew cold as ice as I listened. My poor Gennaro, in his wild and fiery days, when all the world seemed against him and his mind was driven half mad by the injustices of life, had joint a Neapolitan society, the Red Circle, which was allied to the old Carbonari. The oaths and secrets of this brotherhood were frightful, but once within its rule no escape was possible.”

Drag Me to Hell

Waitress: So you’re just going to sit here all night, drinking coffee?
Christine Brown: Yes… No! Maybe! Whats it to you?
Waitress: Honey, I’m working a job where tips is my living,
and coffee drinkers DON’T TIP!
Christine Brown: [Holds up envelope containing the cursed button] You keep the coffee coming honey, or I’ll give you a tip you won’t forget!