Trailers From Hell

06/06/2026

Pairing wine with movies!

It's Carquake Week on Trailers From Hell.

In a new edition of Blood of the Vines, Randy Fuller pairs wines with The Italian Job, Vanishing Point, and Grand Theft Auto.

https://trailersfromhell.com/carquake-3/

Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. This week, we’re in the driver’s seat for three films that owe their existence to the auto industry. We have wine pairings for each film, although we encourage you...

06/06/2026

Carquake Week continues on Trailers From Hell!

Before he became an Oscar-winning filmmaker, Ron Howard got behind the camera for Grand Theft Auto, his directorial debut and a wild 1977 action-comedy packed with car chases, crashes, and New World Pictures mayhem.

For a trailer commentary, TFH Guru Allan Arkush revisits the film starring Ron Howard, Nancy Morgan, and Paul Linke.

https://trailersfromhell.com/grand-theft-auto/

Ron Howard's smashing, crashing directorial debut is a family affair with relatives, friends and co-workers pitching in to provide producer Roger Corman with one of his most successful car crash drive-in movies ever. Allan and Joe worked behind the camera on this one, along with a lot of other New W...

06/05/2026

You may have noticed that Backrooms is suddenly everywhere.

In a new article for Trailers From Hell, Terry Morgan dives into the viral horror phenomenon that's evolved from a creepy internet image into a cultural sensation, inspiring videos, games, online lore, and now major Hollywood attention.

If you've been wondering why Backrooms is trending, Terry has the answers.

https://trailersfromhell.com/backrooms/

In the last decade, the term “liminal horror” popped into existence as if it had always been there, sitting quietly in an empty hallway under fluorescent lights as generic jazzy sounds (like the music loop you hear when waiting on hold) play through an old PA system to nobody, waiting impassivel...

06/05/2026

A glamorous nightclub. A murder mystery. A cast packed with legends.

In a new CineSavant review, Glenn Erickson revisits Night World, the 1932 pre-Code drama starring Lew Ayres, Mae Clarke, Boris Karloff, and George Raft.

https://trailersfromhell.com/night-world/

Nope, it’s not a stealth Karloff horror feature, but another of his underworld roles … actually, a semi-underworld role in a nifty ensemble thriller about a Night Club with connections to The Mob. Karloff is Happy MacDonald, and Everybody comes to ‘Happy’s Club’ — including the drunken L...

06/04/2026

A brilliant scientist marries a mysterious woman, only to discover that something about her is very, very wrong.

In a new CineSavant review, Glenn Erickson revisits Unearthly Stranger, the acclaimed 1963 British sci-fi thriller starring John Neville and Gabriella Licudi. What begins as a quiet mystery gradually unfolds into a strange tale of alien infiltration and paranoia.

https://trailersfromhell.com/unearthly-stranger-region-a/

1963’s critics favored this ‘cerebral’ Sci-fi offering but the main draw was its mysterious heroine, a new bride who may be an invader from beyond the stars. Fave actor John Neville is the Think Tank boffin who doesn’t understand why his wife isn’t like other women … just for starters, s...

06/03/2026

Carquake Week continues on Trailers From Hell!

One of the great American road movies gets the TFH treatment.

For a trailer commentary, TFH Guru George Hickenlooper revisits Vanishing Point, Richard C. Sarafian’s 1971 cult classic starring Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, and Dean Jagger.

https://trailersfromhell.com/vanishing-point/

Dodge Challenger sales spiked when this existential road trip hit the screen in 1971. Symbolism abounds but there's a gonzo rebel tone that makes this car chase extravaganza one of the cooler pix of the era, and one that defines the term Cult Classic. Charlotte Rampling's cameo as an Angel of Death....

06/02/2026

A magical circus rolls into town… and nothing stays quite the same.

In a new CineSavant review, Glenn Erickson revisits 7 Faces of Dr. Lao, George Pal’s imaginative 1964 fantasy featuring Tony Randall in his many guises alongside Barbara Eden, Arthur O’Connell, and John Ericson.

https://trailersfromhell.com/7-faces-of-dr-lao/

George Pal’s production had a hard nut to crack, adapting a highly misanthropic adult novel to serve as a family attraction for all ages. On its own terms it works, with an engaging cast and creative visual effects. Tony Randall’s charm is a huge asset, while Arthur O’Connell and especially Ba...

06/02/2026

We’ve got another first-time guest on our podcast The Movies That Made Me! Swarm co-creator/EP Janine Nabers runs hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante through the movies that made her that probably couldn't be made today!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3RkFmxyxu4jpuzCHpBdlpu

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06/01/2026

Carquake Week revs up today on Trailers From Hell!

Michael Caine specialized in charming scoundrels, and The Italian Job gave him one of his most memorable roles.

For his first-ever TFH trailer commentary, TFH Guru Jesse V. Johnson revisits Peter Collinson’s stylish 1969 caper classic starring Michael Caine, Noël Coward, Benny Hill, and Rossano Brazzi.

https://trailersfromhell.com/the-italian-job/

Michael Caine specialized in charming scoundrels and his role in Peter Collinson’s The Italian Job is one of his more memorable ne'er-do-wells. Caine is Charlie Coker, a canny crook with a big dream; swipe a cache of gold bullion from an armored tank as it grinds its way through Turin. His unlikel...

06/01/2026

Celebrate Trailers From Hell Guru Brian Trenchard-Smith’s birthday with these trailer commentaries!

Pirates Of Blood River
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShplMDd2CDc

The Last Wave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTsJiw1W4aU

Land Raiders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK-6nC-WZXQ