Watching horror movies is a traditional pastime during the Halloween season. TV… When it comes to beloved movie monsters, it’s hard to top the… When it comes to effectively scaring an audience, most modern films tend… There are two kinds of scary movie: “actually” scary, and “fun” scary.… Submitted for your approval: a series of…
If you squint, it almost looks like an open mouth. Scary… Photo: Bull-Dozer via CC There are two kinds of scary movie: “actually” scary, and “fun” scary. There are plenty of movies out there that have been produced for the sole purpose of scaring the crud out of you. But there are also lighter, sillier,…
“Tired” of normal horror movies? Be sure to “tread” carefully! I’m on a “roll”… Photo: Pixabay via CC Watching horror movies is a traditional pastime during the Halloween season. TV screens are populated by such creepy entities as ghosts, zombies, and vampires. But it may shock you to find out that there exists an entire…
If you ever see one of these driving itself, run Photo: Pxfuel via CC Submitted for your approval: a series of killer car-themed movie reviews designed to both entertain and inform. As we will soon see, the seemingly simple notion of a “killer car” can take many forms: some sinister, some more benevolent. Such is…
Hearses are scary enough when possession isn’t involved… Photo: Greg Gjerdingen via CC When it comes to effectively scaring an audience, most modern films tend to go for shock and gore. However, there was a time when creepy flicks used atmosphere to gradually build terror. Whether these films were excellent, passable, or so-bad-they’re-good fun, their…
Imagine this, but substantially more evil Photo: GPS 56 via CC Vampires, witches, ghosts, zombies, and… vehicles? As strange as it sounds, there exists an entire genre of freaky flicks in which cars, trucks, and other forms of manmade transportation strike back against their drivers. The News Wheel is celebrating Halloween by shedding some much-needed…
Hey, you got your Stephen King in my killer car movie! Photo: Pxfuel via CC Over the course of October, The News Wheel has been celebrating the weird and wonderful world of killer car movies. As we’ve seen, these films have run the gamut between high art and cheesy fun, and from obscurity to well-known…
Admit it, you’d be scared if this truck started following you… Photo: PanzerschreckLeopard via CC When we think of scary movies and the monsters that inhabit them, we usually think of eerie entities like ghosts, vampires, and zombies. But what about vehicles? It may sound like an odd proposition, but the history of cinema has…
Vampires, witches, ghosts, zombies, and… vehicles? As strange as it sounds, there… When we think of scary movies and the monsters that inhabit them,… Horror movies and cars are a pretty natural pairing. While it’s not… There’s nothing more terrifying than a man-eating car going 15… There aren’t a whole lot of good…
The Criterion Channel streaming service — along with its parent company, the… If you watch all of the films that are based on Saturday… There are times when you want to watch serious, deep movies about… Road trip movies are an important segment of cinema. They capture the… Some road trip movies make you yearn…
Today is the only Friday the 13th of the year, so if you haven’t started your Jason movie marathon yet, you’d better hurry and fire up the VCR—it’s going to be 244 days before we’re blessed with another one! For the uninitiated, Friday the 13th is a horror film franchise based around the (morally suspect)…
Halloween has grown from a single, magical night into something of a season unto itself. Each year, we flock to theaters and couches to watch frightening cinema classics or the latest horror hits, visit haunted attractions for the sole purpose of being scared by strangers in masks, and gather around bonfires to regale one another…
Sudden headlights on a dark and empty highway … a getaway driver taking on one last job … a mysterious stranger who needs a ride. Cars, driving, and road trips have always been fertile territory for literary thrills and chills, and these seven suspenseful novels are no exception. More Behind-the-Wheel Thrills: Read our review…
It’s time for another installment of Vehicular Viewing. In this monthly feature, I round up notable car-centric films and TV shows that are new to Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu. Whether you love to geek out over movie vehicles or you just enjoy a good car chase or road-trip flick, you’ve come to the right place….
Have you noticed a Jeep in traffic or in a parking lot… As the debate rages regarding the future of physical media, my mind… A big part of the road trip experience is stopping at gas… As April Fools’ Day goes, brands come out of the woodwork with… The engine is so ridiculously large and…
Ah, Maximum Overdrive. This delirious, substance-fueled 1986 flick about killer vehicles has… Over the course of October, The News Wheel has been celebrating the… Despite being one of the blander franchises in the Pixar canon, when… There aren’t a whole lot of good horror movies about cars, because,…
Ah, Maximum Overdrive. This delirious, substance-fueled 1986 flick about killer vehicles has… Over the course of October, The News Wheel has been celebrating the… We’ve already shared some haunted literary destinations worth experiencing in New England.… One of Stephen King’s most famous, yet bizarre, novels is Christine. This 1983… A redditor named DonovanGypsy posted the image…
Halloween is a fun holiday, full of candy and cool costumes. But… Reflective stickers, referred to as Glow Guards, are now available at Nissan… This Halloween, the usual scary movie monsters are taking a back seat… Over the course of October, The News Wheel has been celebrating the… Halloween hearse rentals are the single best…
Over the years, the automotive industry has seen its share of independent… For automakers who want to promote their brand’s artistic image as much as… Back in the mid-twentieth century, now-legendary influencers in Hollywood were pushing the… If you think car dealerships are a crazy place to shop at,… At its core, Roger Corman’s…
Stephen King, killer cars, and lots of substance abuse. What could go wrong? Plenty, as it turns out… Photo: Pxfuel via CC Ah, Maximum Overdrive. This delirious, substance-fueled 1986 flick about killer vehicles has truly earned its cult status over the past 35 years. Generally regarded as one of the best so-bad-it’s-good flicks ever made,…
If you’re seeking something new to watch — preferably something that involves cars — you’ve arrived at the right article. Each month, major streaming services like Netflix and HBO Max add dozens of new titles to their libraries, and Vehicular Viewing is here to keep track of the highlights. From low-key indie films to big-budget…
Hey, guys! Look out! There’s a rant a-comin’ this way! This morning, it was brought to my attention that something of an uproar emerged over the weekend as the result of a commercial for the 2014 Chevy Silverado High Country. The ad, which aired during Sunday’s NFL playoff games, drew the ire of at least…
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