THE SKELETON KEY When I first decided to take in The Skeleton Key, I had heard nothing but bad word-of-mouth. How could anything that is PG-13 with a plot that makes The Boogeyman look like an easily digestible whole warrant viewing? As much as I disagree with those statements now, they aren't exactly untrue. Some would say the plot has more holes than Swiss cheese. I'll get to all that a little later; right now I'll just glean over the positives. What The Skeleton Key has going for it is the same thing Fulci’s The Beyond had going for it. A wonderful atmosphere backed up by beautiful cinematography, and while the score here pails in comparison to the classic direction and score provided for The Beyond, it's still quite adequate and often effective. MORE UNDEAD If you are a horror fan and you haven’t seen Undead, you seriously owe yourself something. This movie will blow you away. A comedic horror splatter fest, brothers Michael and Peter Spierig reinvent the zombie genre with their own wacky, Peter Jackson-esque style. Undead is the story of the peaceful, rustic town of Berkeley, a charming fishing community where life is sweet and the people friendly. But all that is about to change. After losing her childhood farm to the bank, local beauty Rene (Felicity Mason) decides to leave town and head for the big city. Suddenly, an avalanche of meteorites races through the sky, bombarding the town and bringing an otherworldly infection. Departing is going to be much more difficult than she had planned. The living dead are awakened and Rene is now caught... MORE THE CROW: WICKED PRAYER Just like the House of Wax remake should have been called House of WHACK! the latest entry in the undying Crow series should have been titled The Crow: Wicked Crap. The film is hardly worth a review, but serves as more of a warning to totally avoid this film at all costs. After it was over, my little brother said, "Now I have to go watch the original again to burn this garbage from my memory," and that’s the damn truth. Wicked Prayer follows Luc Crash, the charismatic gang leader of a ragtag band of Satanist bikers named after the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse. Luc murders Jimmy Cuervo (Edward Furlong) and his girlfriend Lily as part of a ritual to become an immortal demon, but Luc finds that Jimmy has been transformed into the avenging spirit known at The Crow, intent on stopping Luc before he can become the Lord of the Flies. MORE SEED OF CHUCKY The Pit of Horror recently watched the latest installment of the Child’s Play series, Seed of Chucky, UNRATED! The DVD hits stores June 7th, but Special Ops Media and Universal/Rogue were kind enough to send us an advance copy to get you all pumped up. In the follow up to the very successful ‘final chapter’ Bride of Chucky, Seed picks up a few years after the events of Bride. This time around, Chucky (voiced again by Brad Dourif) and his homicidal honey, Tiffany, are brought back to life by their orphan offspring, Glen. Then, the horror goes Hollywood as Chucky unleashes his own brand of murderous mayhem! Featuring Academy Award nominee Jennifer Tilly (as herself and the voice of Tiffany) and hip-hop star Redman, it’s more gore, more gags, and much more Chucky doing his dirtiest deeds yet! MORE PREVIOUS FEATURES - CURRENT FEATURES