So I wasn’t a fan of The Gingerdead Man (can you blame me?). Aside from the beginning with Gary Busey being Gary Busey, I found the flick to be a pretty dull affair that took itself too seriously given the material at hand. Come on, a fucking killer gingerbread man? …
Read More »Retro Review – George A. Romero’s MARTIN (1977)
Back before vampire’s started sparkling like semen-glazed doughnuts and sucking a certain portion of the male anatomy, George A. Romero produced a vampire film unlike any other. Gone were the fangs, the repellent effects of garlic and crosses, the aristocratic charm. Here, we have a vampire for the modern age. …
Read More »Review – BIO-ZOMBIE (1998)
I remember seeing an ad for Bio-Zombie in a 1998 issue of Gamepro magazine (R.I.P.). Looked interesting but it would be nearly twenty years before I got around to watching it. And man, I’m glad I did. Woody Invincible (Jordan Chan, billed as Siu Chun Chan) and Crazy Bee (Sam …
Read More »Review – RIGOR MORTIS (2013)
Hong Kong cinema you say? Count me right in. If you haven’t yet introduced yourself to this territory’s cinema, you need to do so immediately. However, don’t let that introduction come in the form of Rigor Mortis. Chin Siu-Ho (Chin Siu-ho) is a washed up movie actor whose just moved …
Read More »Unearthed Horror: ANGST (1983)
In 1983, Austrian director Gerald Kargl unleashed his first (and, to date, only) feature-length film. The film shocked Austrian moviegoers. A scandal followed. After playing movie theaters for a week, it was pulled and played only in a few porn theaters. Pending release in America, the film was slapped with …
Read More »Review – HOTEL INFERNO (2013)
Necrostorm, the same dudes who brought us the splatterrific Adam Chaplin, invite you on an all-expenses-paid trip to Splatterville while giving you accommodations at the lavish and exclusive Hotel Inferno, the first first-person action/horror flick. Check out the trailer here – but viewer beware there is graphical material on it; blood, gore, and …
Read More »Retro Review – SLEDGEHAMMER (1983)
Come on, kiddos: let’s take a trip back to 1983. The home video market is up and rolling. Video stores are on the rise. Product is in high demand. So, leave it to writer/director David A. Prior to create the first shot-on-tape slasher flick for the home video market, Sledgehammer. …
Read More »Review – BAD MILO! (2013)
You ever hear about a movie that sounds good but you suspect it’ll be lackluster, but you go ahead and watch it anyways and expect something lackluster – and then get something completely lackluster? That’s the story of my relationship with Bad Milo! Duncan (Ken Marino) discovers that his stomach …
Read More »Review – THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO (2009)
If anyone asks you to name Rob Zombie’s filmography, I can almost guarantee there’s one entry you’ll completely overlook or haven’t even heard of: his animated fifth flick, The Haunted World of El Superbeasto. “Beasto” (Tom Papa) is a masked wrestler with a giant ego and a world-famous man of …
Read More »10 Lesser-Known Serial Killers
Intro Anytime talk of serial killers pops up amongst horror fans, you’re almost guaranteed to hear about Ed Gein, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, the Zodiac Killer, and so on. In other words, the real popular ones – kind of like high school jocks. But, as with everything, there are often …
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