When I was about six years old, my parents took my brother
and I to Disney World for the first time. At such a young age, I experienced a
magic and awe that has no comparison. Walking through the park, going on the
rides was like being in an amazing movie. I even got to meet Mickey Mouse in
his dressing room after a show. The picture I took with him hung on my bedroom
wall until I was fifteen. While we went back when I was ten and since I was an
adult, I never thought the magic I experienced that first time could be matched
again. That is, until I got to visit Tom Savini’s house.
In all my travels to horror events and goings-on, I get
asked one question more than any other: “What is the scariest movie you’ve ever
seen?” One would think that if this is such a common question, I should have
some brilliant answer ready…some perfect title I can whip out and have the
whole room agree, “Yes, this film is in fact scary as hell.”
It’s easy to dismiss the studio behind such
films as MEGA SHARK VS. GIANT OCTOPUS, TRANSMORPHERS, DEATH RACERS, THE
TERMINATORS and countless others. Low production values, dubious attempts at
association with A-list titles, sub-par acting; there are plenty of reasons one
can dredge up scorn to heap on this studio. It’s almost too easy. That is why
today I’m going to ask you to reconsider those thoughts and look a bit deeper
into The Asylum its place is in the world of cinema.