Movie Article

A New Dimension of Horror?

A look at the fright flicks that went beyond 2-D, including ''House of Wax,'' ''Jaws 3-D,'' and more

Despite what ads for this week's My Bloody Valentine 3D would have you believe, 3-D horror films are nothing new. (MBV didn't screen in advance; see our review next issue.) A look at the gimmicky genre's past.

Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954) Mildly Lame

Dial M for Murder (1954) Mildly Lame

House of Wax (1953) Induces Snickers

Friday the 13th Part III (1982) Induces Snickers

Amityville 3-D (1983) Totally Laughable

Jaws 3-D (1983) Totally Laughable

Originally posted Jan 22, 2009 Published in issue #1031 Jan 23, 2009 Order article reprints

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