Review: IT COMES AT NIGHT

I’m gonna stick this one here because it sounds like it COULD be a werewolf movie, or at least a Monster movie of some kind. It isn’t either of those things. In fact it scarce qualifies as a Horror movie at all. It’s more of a dark Drama. It’s a survival story. This is why…

Lak Sivrak Returns

Last week I did a feature on Lak Sivrak, the Werewolf of the STAR WARS universe. Ol’ Lak came into being as the result of makeup maestro Rick Baker putting one of his pre-existing werewolf masks on an extra for the Mos Eisley Cantina scene in EPISODE FOUR: A NEW HOPE. When George Lucas revamped…

Review: BONE TOMAHAWK

A trio of townspeople are kidnapped by a pack of cannibalistic, cave-dwelling troglodytes, and a posse consisting of Sheriff Kurt Russell along with his elderly deputy, a cripple, and an Indian fighter turned gunslinger, have to go rescue them. That’s the premise. It’s equal parts old-school Western and Horror movie. It’s THE SEARCHERS meets THE…

The Disappearance of Lak Sivrak, the Werewolf of STAR WARS

Did you know there was a werewolf in the original STAR WARS? It’s true. The character’s name was Lak Sivrak, although it didn’t receive this handle until later. It, or he, even had his own action figure. Fans and other creators gave him an elaborate backstory, but his beginnings were humble. Special Effects god-man Rick…