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George A. Romero’s elite classic Dawn of the Dead turns 45 years old this year, while Zack Snyder’s remake approaches its own 20th anniversary. But the two different versions of Dawn of the Dead are far from the only two horror movies set inside shopping malls.

“Mall Horror” is basically its own subgenre, and below are two under-discussed gems in the shopping mall arena that are well worth your time as you celebrate the 45th anniversary of the greatest “Mall Horror” movie ever made – and the one that started it all…

Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge (1989)

Directed by Richard Friedman

By the late 80s, the slasher boom had all but dried up. That’s not to say there aren’t gems to be mined from the era, but the heyday had passed. Shot in the famous Sherman Oaks Galleria, Phantom of the Mall is a very fun, very...

To save everyone you love, you have to sacrifice one person you really care about in Gremlin, the new horror film from Uncork'd Entertainment that's teased in a trailer and official poster. Also in today's Horror Highlights is the latest episode of the Splathouse podcast (featuring special guest Scott Drebit from Daily Dead) and excerpts from WatchMojo's Read-Only: A Collection of Digital Horror.

Gremlin Poster & Trailer: Press Release: "Emmy Award winning director, Ryan Bellgardt’s (Army of Frankenstein) highly anticipated creature feature Gremlin hits VOD July 11 from Uncork’d Entertainment.

Godzilla meets The Ring in a thrilling, uniquely-scripted horror jaunt that boasts amazing computer-generated effects and from some of the best in the game.

Adam receives a mysterious box from a relative containing a creature that will kill everyone he cares about. The only way to be rid of the curse is to give the box to someone he loves.

With a career that spanned six decades, actor Michael Parks proved time and time again that he could bring any type of character to life in believable ways. So it is with especially great sadness, that news has surfaced of Parks' passing at the age of 77.

THR shares the sad news of Parks' passing, which was confirmed to the outlet by the actor's agent, Jane Schulman. The cause of death has not been reported at this time.

Parks began a truly remarkable career in the early ’60s and never looked back, going on to appear in well over one hundred films and TV series.

A frequent collaborator of Quentin Tarantino, Parks played Texas Ranger Earl McGraw in 1996's From Dusk Till Dawn and reprised the role in Kill Bill Volumes 1 and 2, Planet Terror, and Death Proof. He also appeared in Tarantino's Django Unchained.

In recent years, Parks dominated the screen...

I don’t know if you’re anything like me, but I can often spend hours upon hours trawling through iTunes looking for new movies to buy… Usually I’ll randomly come across a title I haven’t seen in years and use the “Cast & Crew” links to make my way down the rabbit hole to the more obscure side of Apple’s digital movie service.

Now whilst many will decry that iTunes is a terrible VOD service due to Apple’s desire to lock its audience to their platforms, if you have an Apple TV or iPad be aware – there are some truly obscure films hidden away in the depths of the vast collection of movies. Some of which have been made available in the UK for the first time since VHS and a Lot that have been added to the service in their original uncut form!

So, with...

Caged Fury (1989) Director: Bill Milling Tagline: they learned their lesson the hard way! Plot: If you ever have to explain the concept of in medias res to someone, consider showing the first five minutes of Caged Fury, which begins with a lingerie-clad prisoner Shawshanking her way out of a cell via a hole hidden behind a poster of some superhunks. The action then shifts to an oily, mulleted guard named Spyder (played by veteran character actor Gregory Scott Cummins, fresh from a short stint as a punter for the San Diego Chargers) confronting a slacking co-worker and, out of nowhere, coming at the dude with a straight razor: Meanwhile, on a ranch in Utah (and in a seemingly unrelated film), Roxanna Michaels (as "Cat") prepares to leave her overprotective daddy and pursue her dreams of becoming a...