4 Shots From 4 Bob Clark Films

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Lisa Marie Bowman

4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!

Yesterday, we paid tribute to the great Canadian director, David Cronenberg. Today, we pay tribute to another filmmaker who got his start in Canada. Though born in America, Clark spent most his career up north. Though he’s today best remembered for directing the holiday classic, A Christmas Story, Clark started his career as a horror director. In fact, long before telling the story of Ralphie and his BB gun, Clark directed one of the first Christmas slasher films.

Today, we honor the legacy of Bob Clark with….

4 Shots From 4 Bob Clark Films

Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things (1972, dir by Bob Clark, DP: Jack McGowan)

Deathdream (1974, dir by Bob Clark, DP: Jack McGowan)

Black Christmas (1974, dir by Bob Clark, DP: Reginald H. Morris)

Murder By Decree (1979, dir by Bob Clark, DP: Reginald H. Morris)

4 Shots From 4 David Cronenberg Films

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Since today is Canadian Thanksgiving, it seems like the perfect day to pay tribute to one of the great Canadian horror directors! It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 David Cronenberg Films

Videodrome (1983, dir by David Cronenberg, DP: Mark Irwin)

The Dead Zone (1983, dir by David Cronenberg, DP: Mark Irwin)

The Fly (1986, dir by David Cronenberg, DP: Mark Irwin)

Dead Ringers (1988, dir by David Cronenberg, DP: Peter Suschitzky)

4 Shots From 4 Ed Wood Films

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, we continue to pay tribute to the great Edward D. Wood, Jr. with….

4 Shots From From 4 Ed Wood Films

Glen or Glenda (1953, dir by Ed Wood, DP: William C. Thompson)

Bride of the Monster (1955, dir by Edward D. Wood, Jr., DP: Ted Allan and William C. Thompson)

Plan 9 From Outer Space (1957, dir by Edward D. Wood, Jr., DP: William C. Thompson)

Night of the Ghouls (1959, dir by Ed Wood, DP: William C. Thompson)

4 Shots From 4 Guillermo del Toro Films

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Lisa Marie Bowman

4 (or more) Shots From 4 (or more) Films is just what it says it is, 4 (or more) shots from 4 (or more) of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 (or more) Shots From 4 (or more) Films lets the visuals do the talking!

Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy 58th birthday to the one and only Guillermo del Toro! Del Toro won an Oscar for Shape of the Water. Rumor has it that, next year, he could very well win another one for Nightmare Alley. He’s an innovator. He’s a visionary. He’s an artist. He’s one of the reasons why sites like this one exist in the first place. And today, we honor his life, his career, and his legacy with….

4 Shots From 4 Guillermo Del Toro Films

Cronos (1993, dir by Guillermo del Toro, DP: Guillermo Navarro)

The Devil’s Backbone (2001, dir by Guillermo del Toro, DP: Guillermo Navarro)

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006, dir by Guillermo del Toro, DP: Guillermo Navarro)

Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008, dir by Guillermo del Toro, DP: Guillermo Navarro)

4 Shots From 4 Silent Horror Films

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The horror genre has been around ever since people struggled to explain their fears and horror films were a feature of cinema from the time of the earliest movies. Today, we pay tribute to some of the early entries in the horror genre with….

4 Shots From 4 Horror Films

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920, dir by Robert Wiene, DP: Willy Hameister)

Nosferatu (1922, dir by F.W. Murnau, DP: Fritz Arno Wagner and Günther Krampf)

Haxan (1922, dir by Benjamin Christesen, DP: Johan Ankerstjerne)

The Phantom of the Oepra (1925, dir by Rupert Julian, DP: Milton Bridenbecker, Virgil Miller, Charles Van Enger)

4 Shots From 4 Tobe Hooper Films

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, I am proud to pay homage to a director from my home state, a man who changed the face of horror and the movies but who was treated terribly by a jealous film industry. I am talking, of course, about Texas’s own Tobe Hooper. Hooper redefined horror with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Though his later films were never quite as critically or financially successful as that classic, many of them have since been rediscovered by audiences who now better appreciate Hooper’s quirky sensibility. Hollywood may not have known how to handle Tobe Hooper but horror fans like me will always appreciate him.

It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Tobe Hooper Films

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974, dir by Tobe Hooper, DP: Daniel Pearl)

Eaten Alive (1976, dir by Tobe Hooper. DP: Robert Caramico)

Salem’s Lot (1978, dir by Tobe Hooper, DP: Jules Bremmer)

The Funhouse (1981, dir by Tobe Hooper. DP: Andrew Laszlo)

4 Shots From 4 Clive Barker Films

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, we wish a happy and nice 69th birthday to writer and occasional director Clive Barker! Barker’s stories have provided the basis for several films and Barker himself attempted to build a career of his own as a filmmaker. Though he pretty much retired from directing after the box office failure of Lord of Illusions, he still has a better directorial track record than Stephen King.

Today, we honor the birthday of Clive Barker with….

4 Shots From 4 Clive Barker Films

Hellraiser (1987, dir by Clive Barker, DP: Robin Vidgeon)

Nightbreed (1990, dir by Clive Barker, DP: Robin Vidgeon)

Candyman (1992, dir by Bernard Rose, DP: Anthony B. Richmond)

Lord of Illusions (1995, dir by Clive Barker, DP: Ronn Schmidt)

4 Shots From 4 Dan Curtis Films

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Since today’s Horror on the Lens was a Dan Curtis film, it only seems appropriate that today’s edition of 4 Shots from 4 Films should be dedicated to one of the most underrated horror directors around, Dan Curtis!

It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Dan Curtis Films

House of Dark Shadows (1970, dir by Dan Curtis, DP: Arthur Ornitz)

Night of Dark Shadows (1971, dir by Dan Curtis, DP: Richard Shore)

Trilogy of Terror (1975, dir by Dan Curtis. DP: Paul Lohmann)

Burnt Offerings (1976, dir by Dan Curtis, DP: Jacques R. Marquette)

4 Shots From 4 Claudio Fragasso Films

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Lisa Marie Bowman

This October, we’re using this feature to highlight some of our favorite actors and directors, all of whom have made invaluable contributions to the horror genre! Today, we both pay tribute to and wish a happy birthday to the Italian director, Claudio Fragasso, with….

4 Shots From 4 Claudio Fragasso Films

Monster Dog (1984, dir by Claudio Fragasso, DP: José García Galisteo)

Zombi 4: After Death (1989, dir by Claudio Fragasso, DP: Luigi Ciccarese)

Beyond Darkness (1990, dir by Claudio Fragasso, DP: Larry J. Fraser)

Troll 2 (1990, dir by Claudio Fragasso, DP: Giancarlo Ferrando)

6 Shots From 6 Ken Russell Films

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Lisa Marie Bowman

This October, we’re using this feature to highlight some of our favorite actors and directors, all of whom have made invaluable contributions to the horror genre! Today, we pay tribute to the iconoclastic British director Ken Russell with….

6 Shots From 6 Ken Russell Films