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Maciej Kaczmarski

Maciej Kaczmarski

new religion

NEW RELIGION. A hypnotic horror for fans of Lynch and Cronenberg

A study of despair after loss? A vivisection of madness? A ghost story? Body horror? New Religion raises many questions while offering few answers. ...

A GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS: A Creepy Yuletide Season

A GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS: A Creepy Yuletide Season

The anthology of short horror films titled A Ghost Story for Christmas was conceived in the early 1970s by Lawrence Gordon Clark…

A GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS: Scary, Scary Christmas

A GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS: Scary, Scary Christmas

In the United Kingdom, there is a long tradition of telling eerie stories at Christmas. Over fifty years ago, a television series was created there...

chronopolis

CHRONOPOLIS. A Polish-French science fiction animation

The work on Chronopolis took five years (1977–1982). Kamler wrote the script, designed the sets, built character models, executed most of the...

Bicentennial Man

BICENTENNIAL MAN. Science fiction like they don't make anymore today

The final verdict is mixed: Bicentennial Man is a highly uneven film

starcrash

STARCRASH: Absurd Science Fiction Following in the Footsteps of Star Wars

The immense success of Star Wars led to a flood of B-, C-, and Z-grade productions, with Starcrash being the best—or perhaps worst—example.

the sender

THE SENDER: A sci-fi horror that inspired "A Nightmare on Elm Street"

The Sender’s commercial failure is unsurprising: it was too niche and genre-defying to attract mainstream audiences during the golden age of...

starve acre

STARVE ACRE: A Grim Folk Horror

As is typical of folk horror, the rural setting in Starve Acre is far from idyllic.

aniara

ANIARA. Pessimistic Science Fiction with a Philosophical Message

The Aniara is an adaptation of a science fiction poem written by Swedish Nobel laureate Harry Martinson in 1956.

tales from the crypt

TALES FROM THE CRYPT. Old-fashioned horror film

Tales from the Crypt is a thoroughly old-fashioned horror film.