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18 September 2009 10:02 AM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »

Sci-fi / horror films made for early adolescents are pretty rare. Half-decent ones are rarer still. But I know for a fact that a large portion of my movie-geek generation has a strong affection for old Disney chillers like Escape to Witch Mountain, The Watcher in the Woods, and Something Wicked This Way Comes -- and obviously I bring those films up because the recent New Zealand import Under the Mountain feels a lot like those movies. Not nearly as starchy and certainly not as corny, but clearly intended for a young (at heart) movie fan who doesn't mind a little family-friendliness mixed in with his magical adventures, mystical strangers, and massive monsters. Based on the award-winning 1979 novel by Maurice Gee (one of New »

25 August 2009 6:56 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Anyone remember when Disney wasn’t shoving sex and way below sub-par entertainment down our throats?  Trick question.   That time never existed.  Remember Annette’s boobs?  But amongst all the double talk and banality, there are a few flicks that stand out in the horror/ sci-fi realm (And I don’t care what anyone else says, I’m a huge fan of The Black Hole).  The most notable Disney horror being the 1980 Mickey Mouse horror film The Watcher In The Woods.  Based on the 1976 novel by Florence Engel Randall, The Watcher is the story of two sisters caught up in a supernatural phenomenon concerning a missing girl in the woods outside their home.

The Watcher became known for rewrites, re-cuts, and re-releases.  The film was originally rushed out with an unfinished ending that downplayed much of the occult references.  In 1981, the film was re-released with the intended ending which was »

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2 articles from 2009