Tombs of the Blind Dead (1971)
Director Amando De Ossorio’s much-admired Tombs of the Blind Dead is often considered one of the finest Spanish horror movies ever made - not an incredible feat considering Spain’s less than stellar contribution to the genre. Thirty-five years later the film has dated somewhat, and the impact of the once shocking gore has been tamed by the excesses that were to follow throughout the 1970s, but it’s still an important and impressive piece of work by any standards. Read more
Silent Hill (2006)
Computer games have something of a chequered history when it comes to big screen adaptations. Actually I suppose that’s not quite true as their heritage is quite consistent; basically, they’re usually very bad indeed. I’d still like to know who decided that Bob Hoskins would make a good Super Mario, or that Kylie Minogue’s heart-warming portrayal of quintessential Australian suburb-dweller could only be followed by a part in Street Fighter. More recently we’ve had the slightly more accomplished Resident Evil series which wasn’t as bad (no really) as a lot of people feared.
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