↓
 

The Backseat Driver Reviews

Film analysis, recommendations and general snark.

The Backseat Driver Reviews
  • Home
  • Bios
    • Erin Thompson
    • Nika Black
    • Talicia Tarver
  • Guest Contributors
  • Site Credits
Home→Author Dan Pollitt - Page 2 << 1 2 3 >>

Author Archives: Dan Pollitt

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Hail to the King Vol 12 – Maximum Overdrive

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on December 31, 2017 by Dan PollittDecember 31, 2017

“The problem with that film is that I was coked out of my mind all through its production, and I didn’t know what I was doing.” – Stephen King “Cocaine’s a helluva drug.” – Rick James A man goes on … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptation, Hail to the King, Rant

Hail to the King Vol 11 – The Mist

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on November 30, 2017 by Dan PollittNovember 30, 2017

“Frank wrote a new ending that I loved. It is the most shocking ending ever and there should be a law passed stating that anybody who reveals the last 5 minutes of this film should be hung from their neck … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptation, Hail to the King, Horror

Hail to the King Vol 10 – Pet Sematary

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on October 31, 2017 by Dan PollittOctober 31, 2017

In lieu of the usual King quote, I present you with this: White people continue to be ignorant of Native American culture. It doesn’t go well. The Book This is one of King’s much more defined horror stories, as its … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptation, Child death, Hail to the King, Horror

Hail to the King Vol 9 – IT

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on September 30, 2017 by Dan PollittSeptember 30, 2017

“Sometime in the summer of 1981 I realized that I had to write about the troll under the bridge or leave him — IT — forever.” – Stephen King 7 children and a Turtle plot to kill a clown. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Hail to the King, Horror, I love you, Rant

Hail to the King Vol 8 – The Stand

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on August 31, 2017 by Dan PollittAugust 31, 2017

“…instead of a hobbit, my hero was a Texan named Stu Redman, and instead of a Dark Lord, my villain was a ruthless drifter and supernatural madman named Randall Flagg. The land of Mordor (“where the shadows lie,” according to … Continue reading →

Posted in Hail to the King, Rant

Hail to the King Vol 7 – Cujo

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on July 31, 2017 by Dan PollittJuly 31, 2017

“At the end of my adventures I was drinking a case of sixteen-ounce tallboys a night, and there’s one novel, Cujo, that I barely remember writing at all.” – Stephen King You might think this story is about a killer … Continue reading →

Posted in Hail to the King, No Thank You, Not Scary, Rant

Hail to the King Vol 6 – Christine

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on June 30, 2017 by Dan PollittJune 30, 2017

“I thought it would be a funny short story – a kind of American Graffiti. Instead, a fairly long novel came out, a supernatural tale about girlfriends, boyfriends, and Christine.” = Stephen King Haunted car blah blah blah. Teenagers blah blah. … Continue reading →

Posted in Hail to the King, Horror, Rant

Hail to the King Vol 5 – ‘Salem’s Lot

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on May 31, 2017 by Dan PollittMay 31, 2017

“One night over supper I wondered aloud what would happen if Dracula came back in the twentieth century, to America. “He’d probably be run over by a Yellow Cab on Park Avenue and killed,” my wife said. That closed the … Continue reading →

Posted in Hail to the King, Horror

Hail to the King Vol 4 – Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on April 30, 2017 by Dan PollittApril 30, 2017

“Thanks to the guy who told me SHAWSHANK is “the CASABLANCA of my generation, man.” The credit goes to my man Frank Darabont.”  @StephenKing Andy Dufresne is sent to prison, goes through a lot of shit to get out again. … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptation, Crime, Hail to the King

Hail to the Koontz – Phantoms

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on April 1, 2017 by Dan PollittApril 1, 2017

Phantoms The town of Snowfield has disappeared. A group of boring people walk around it for almost 500 pages. The Book Have you read a science textbook? Because Dean Koontz sure has and transplanted a lot of that knowledge into … Continue reading →

Posted in Parody

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →
©2025 - The Backseat Driver Reviews - Weaver Xtreme Theme
↑