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The Flu, a South Korean disaster film from 2013, is reviewed by Collin in this week's History From The Back Pages. The film's plot centers on a viral epidemic that affects Busan, and only emergency response team member Ji Gu can rescue South Korean citizens from imminent demise.

This week's History From The Back Pages features Collin reviewing Ransomed, a thrilling South Korean action comedy. Based on actual events from 1986, the movie tells the story of a diplomat dispatched from South Korea to Lebanon to rescue a high-ranking government official. In Lebanon, the diplomat forms an alliance with a South Korean taxi driver, and the duo embarks on a perilous mission marked by extensive destruction and mayhem as they search for their captive. With a talented cast including Ha Jung-woo and Ju Ji-hoon, Ransomed was brought to life by director Kim Seong-hun and shot on location in Morocco.

This week on History From The Back Pages, Collin reviews the exceptional Korean action thriller Hard Hit, starring Jo Woo-Jin. A psychopath seeks vengeance against Seong-gyu, a high-ranking bank manager in Busan, by planting a bomb under the seat of Seong-gyu's car. If Seong-gyu makes a single mistake or disobeys the bomber, the vehicle will explode!

For episode nine of the Bigfoot Special Series on History From The Back Pages, Collin reviews Deadly Descent: The Abominable Snowman. Brian's father goes missing at Glacier Peak in 1992, and years later Brian goes there to find out what happened to him. Suddenly, out of nowhere, he encounters a hungry Yeti!!! Now it's up to his sister Nina, who serves in the Army, to rescue him before he becomes the Yeti's next meal.

This week on History From The Back Pages, Collin examines the frightening Bigfoot movie Creature From Black Lake.

Collin analyzes the latest monster film Primate, which tells the story of a family's chimpanzee named Ben who embarks on a violent rampage.

Collin presents a countdown of the five films he reviewed on History From The Backpages in 2025 that failed to impress, each for unique reasons. Desert Shadows, however, did not qualify for this list, and appreciation is given to the actors, director, and writer for managing to sidestep this great honor.

On this week's episode of History From The Backpages, Collin analyzes the 1944 supernatural horror film The Uninvited, directed by Lewis Allen and starring Ray Milland, Gail Russell, Donald Crisp, and Ruth Hussey. Noting the film's iconic song Stella By Starlight, which was later covered by Frank Sinatra, Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis.

To start off 2026 Collin reviews the excellent spy thriller The 39 Steps which stars Academy Award winner Robert Donat, Madeline Carroll, and Godfrey Tearle.

On this week's episode of History From The Back Pages Collin reviews the monster movie It Waits. Our host kept waiting for the film's action to begin but sadly it never materialized.

Collin reviews the film Shark Bait. The movie is about five friends on vacation in Mexico during Spring Break. Things are going well until a ski jet accident leads to an encounter with a Great White Shark.

Patricia learns that her sister has died and left her a home in England. She travels to the home and asks the housekeeper Annabel to stay and take care of the her and the estate. But then she learns that the house is haunted!

On this week's episode of History From The Back Pages, our host reviews the documentary style horror film Hell House LLC.

Bigfoot Special Part 7: Stranded (2023) The seventh installment of the Bigfoot Series features Collin's assessment of the remarkably poor melodrama film Stranded. Then Collin provides a ranking of all seven films reviewed thus far in the series.

On this week's episode of History From The Back Pages, Collin watches the monster movie Desert Shadows. A man's brother goes missing after he is attacked by a half Spider, half Bat creature. He then teams up with a Professor and his love interest to locate his brother and kill the monster.

This week on History From The Back Pages, our host assesses the remarkably bad horror film The Remains. A widower and his three children move into a Victorian Mansion in the town of Borington, Colorado. A wicked spiritualist harasses the family, and it is the father's responsibility to save the day before he and his children fall prey to her evil plans.

On this week's episode of History From The Back Pages, our host reviews the monster movie Beast. The film stars Idris Elba as Dr. Nate Samuel's a widow who travels to South Africa with his two teenage daughters to meet his friend Martin. While there a rouge man eating lion terrorizes Dr. Samuels and his family!

On this week's second episode of History From The Back Pages Collin reviews the new horror film Weapons. The film is fantastic and is written and directed by Zach Cregger and stars Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Benedict Wong, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams and Cary Christopher. I highly recommend seeing Weapons!

In the latest episode of History From The Back Pages, Colin assesses a film he believes is among the worst ever made. The 2025 film War of The Worlds, based on H.G. Wells' novel and directed by Rich Lee, starring Ice Cube and Eva Longoria, is a catastrophic failure and an artistic travesty. A zero rating on Rotten Tomatoes and other review sites is fitting. The film's narrative, performances, direction, and overall production are severely flawed. War of the Worlds is significantly inferior to films like The Open House, Shark Warning, The Wicker Man, Red Island, Primal Rage, and After Dusk They Come. Colin gives the film a 0/10.

Host Collin celebrates the release of the brand new I Know What You Did Last Summer film by reviewing and ranking all four films in the franchise expanding on last year's episode.

Host Collin a massive super-fan of the Jurassic Park series, saw Jurassic World: Rebirth on Tuesday. After seeing the film, it felt like a great time to rank all seven franchise films, from worst to best. 

Collin reviews the outstanding racing film F1 on this week's History From The Back Pages, a film starring Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon and Javier Bardem.

In this week's installment of History From The Back Pages, Collin dissects the critically panned movie Shark Warning, notable for its uninspired plot lines, plodding pace, and lack of action, alongside motifs of revenge and a villainous Mayor.

Collin reviews the disappointing sequel to Descent on this week's episode of History From The Back Pages, highlighting its reliance on overused tropes and dull plotlines that lack the impact of the original horror film.

Collin reviews the British scary horror film The Descent, written and directed by Neil Marshall, on this week's episode of History From The Back Pages. Next week's review will be about the sequel Descent 2.

Collin reviews the new horror movie Rosario, directed by Felipe Vargas and starring Emeraude Toubia, on this week's episode of History From The Back Pages.

Collin reviews the good new horror movie Until Dawn based on one of his favorite video games in this week's episode of History From The Back Pages.

This week on History From The Back Pages, Collin examines The Hoax, a film about a TV producer who assembles a team of specialists to search for Bigfoot in the Colorado woods.

The latest episode of History From The Back Pages features our host's analysis of the horror film From The Dark, focusing on a young couple's terrifying encounter with a mutant creature after they become lost in the Irish wilderness.

Collin reviews the psychological horror movie You Should Have Left on this week's episode of History From The Back Pages. The film, starring Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried, tells the story of a married couple whose vacation in remote Wales takes a dark turn as the husband begins to experience inexplicable and terrifying occurrences at their rented home.

This week on History From The Back Pages, Collin examines the compelling fictional murder mystery Brigham City. Wes Clayton serves as the local Sheriff and a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Bishop in one of the local Wards. Richard Dutcher produced, directed, and starred in the film. Although Brigham City is a real town in Utah, the movie depicts a fictionalized version filmed in Mapleton, Utah.

This week's episode of History From The Back Pages features Collins' review of the notoriously bad and boring shark film Dark Waters, starring Lorenzo Lamas as Dr. Dane Quatrall and Simmone Mackinnon as his sidekick Robin Turner.

On this week's installment of History From The Back Pages, Collin reviews the campy monster film The Crocodile, which revolves around eight teenagers who embark on a trip to a remote resort town in Southern California, only to find themselves face-to-face with a ravenous and irate Egyptian crocodile.

Collin reviews the extremely unappetizing German film Delicious on this week's History From The Back Pages. Finding a more boring film than Delicious would be a challenge. A wealthy and dysfunctional German family travels to their vacation home in France. After encountering a young, creepy woman, their lives deteriorate, particularly after she blackmails them following a failed payoff. Warning: If you are adverse to gore or disgusting imagery avoid this film.

This week on History From The Backpages, our host examines Capsized: Blood On The Water, a cinematic adaptation of a true story. While en route from Maine to Florida, the crew of the Trashman yacht encounters a violent storm and must devise a survival strategy as hungry sharks circle their life raft following a capsizing incident during the storm.

This week on History From The Back Pages, Collin explores the legendary Korean monster movie The Host, directed by the acclaimed Bong Joon Ho and boasting a talented cast, including Song Kang-ho, Go Ah-sung, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, and Park Nam-il.

For episode five of Collin's Bigfoot Series he watches the highly enjoyable film Abominable. A disabled man going through depression after the loss of his wife revisits their Cabin in California for a short vacation. But suddenly things start to go horribly wrong when Bigfoot arrives and starts killing people!!!At the end Collin ranks the five films he has reviewed in the Bigfoot special so far. The five movies are Primal Rage, Big Legend, Feed The Gods, Willow Creek and Abominable.

Collin reviews the new independent haunted house horror film The House On Laura Anne DR. A young couple moves to a new house in Florida and soon creepy things start happening.

Colin reviews the oddly boring romance film We Live In Time to start off 2025 on History From The Back Pages. The movie stars very talented and skilled actors in Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield.

Collin reviews the enjoyable brand-new biographical film A Complete Unknown. The movie is about legendary folk and rock musician Bob Dylan. The film stars Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, and Monica Barbaro.

Collin reviews the mystery thriller film The Conclave starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, and John Lithgow. The current Pope dies and the Cardinals gather to elect the new Pope.

Collin reviews the beyond-boring and poorly written final chapter in the I Know What You Did Last Summer horror franchise. Ten years after the events of the first two stories a new group of teenagers are hunted down by the man with a hook for a hand. The film stars David Paetkau, Torrey DeVitto, and Brooke Nevin. In the end, Collin ranks the three films and chats about the new film rumored to be coming out next year.

Our host reviews the horror film Show Falls. Its plot is about five college friends who go to a mountain cabin to celebrate New Year's Eve. Things are going well until a horrible winter storm hits the area. The storm knocks out the power, turns off the heat, and closes the roads. Our friends must find a way to survive until the roads clear or someone rescues them by helicopter. Soon things turn scary when characters start having nightmares and panic attacks begin to set into the minds of our five friends.

Our host reviews the horror film Dreamkatcher. A young boy travels with his dad and his dad's girlfriend to their vacation cabin for the weekend. But soon the relaxing vacation turns scary when a dark spirit enters their lives.

Collin reviews the frightening and emotionally moving Korean horror film The Closet (2020). The film was superbly directed by first-time director Kim Gwang-bin. The movie stars legendary Korean actor Ha Jung-woo and is supported by an excellent performance by Kim Nam-Gil. A desperate and grieving father (Jung-woo) hurries to rescue his daughter with the help of (Nam-gil) before she disappears forever in the spirit world. Excellent Horror Film

Collin reviews the Australian horror film Lemon Tree Passage directed by David James Campbell. The film's main plot which is beyond confusing is about five friends who travel to Lemon Tree Passage Lane. Lemon Tree Passage is a haunted street in rural Australia. Throughout this very confusing and weird film, a dead man becomes a young woman in the afterlife and then haunts our five friends for some unknown reason in the real world. The use of nightmares, dreams, sleepwalking and body-swapping did not help this movie whatsoever.

Collin reviews the classic monster movie Them which came out in 1954. The plot is about a police officer, two scientists, and an FBI agent's mission to devise a plan to stop Gigantic Ants terrorizing New Mexico!!!

Collin reviews The Bigfoot horror film documentary Willow Creek for part four of his Bigfoot special. A young man named Jim is making a documentary about Bigfoot. Jim dreams of meeting Bigfoot, getting his autograph, and catching him on video. Jim and his girlfriend Kelly travel to Willow Creek, California. They aim to interview the locals, investigate the forest, and find Bigfoot. But their plans are dashed when they unearth a sleeping monster!!!

Collin reviews The Bye Bye Man for the first horror movie review this October. Three young people unearth the legend of the Bye Bye Man who seeks to destroy their pathetic lives for some unknown reason. Douglas Smith starred in The classic TV Show Big Love stars as Elliot. Who is the main character in the movie? Don't Say Don't Think It, Don't Say Don't Think It, Don't Say Don't Think It.

On this week's episode of History From The Back Pages Collin reviews The monster movie The Mummy's Tomb, the sequel to The Mummy's Hand. The Mummy Kharis (Lon Chaney) and his new High Priest Dr. Bey (Turhan Bey) travel to Mapleton, Massachusetts to take revenge on Dr. Steve Banning after 30 years.

On this week of History From The Back Pages Collin reviews the classic monster movie The Mummy's Hand for his upcoming classic monster movie series. The main cast in The Mummy's Hand is Dick Foran, George Zucco, Wallace Ford, Peggy Moran, and Cecil Kellaway. The main plot is that The Mummy Kharis escapes from his tomb after thousands of years and sets out to kill our band of adventurers.