Intro Okay, so you’ve watched all the classics over and over and over and over again. You’ve watched the poverty-level offerings of Netflix. You’ve asked for recommendations and get the same answers time and again. Where-oh-where do you turn now? Have you really seen all the horror genre has to …
Read More »Review – DEATHGASM (2015)
Heavy metal and horror go together like pizza and booze: heavy metal songs have been inspired by horror movies, horror movies feature heavy metal soundtracks, heavy metal albums feature horror-inspired imagery on album covers, heavy metal features as a plot device in certain horror movies – the list goes on …
Read More »8 Italian Cannibal Films You Need to See
Intro With the release of Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno, the cannibal film has gained wider attention. Of course this is not the first film of its type and, hopefully, will not be the last. Let us have a quick lesson about the cannibal genre; specifically, Italian cannibal films. History …
Read More »Review – BLOOD GLACIER (2013)
Perusing Netflix’s poverty-level offerings, I happened upon the Austrian flick, Blood Glacier. We had crossed paths several times in the past; every time I saw the title I imagined a film about a killer glacier playing “Sink the Titanic” with people standing in for the ship. Of course, it’s not …
Read More »Review – OUT OF THE DARK (1995)
A friend once said that Netflix is the equivalent of opening the fridge and finding nothing good to eat, but selecting something anyways because you’re hungry. I find this to be true about 99% of the time. Once in a blue moon you might find something worth sinking your teeth …
Read More »Review – EXTRAORDINARY TALES (2013)
Anthology flicks are usually a hit-or-miss affair: one or two great stories surrounded by mediocre stories made only because someone gave the director a camera. Anthology flicks based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe are no exception. However, in the case of Extraordinary Tales it is both hit-and-miss all …
Read More »Review – SCARE ZONE (2009)
When the cover of a movie features Discount Jason holding Discount Leatherface’s chainsaw, you just know you’re in for a good time. Welcome to Scare Zone. Bathrooms are on the left. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYbifwLQ5q4 It is year three of Scare Zone, a haunted house attraction in some town in the U.S.A. A …
Read More »Review – THE HOST (2006)
Ever been perusing Netflix when you stumble across a movie and go, “I’ve heard good things about this. I think I’ll watch it another time”? You do this several times until one night, when you’re desperate for entertainment, you throw it on and hope that all those good things you’ve …
Read More »Italian Horror Quiz
10 Horror Movies You Didn’t Know Were Based on True Events
The horror genre is the perfect breeding ground for movies based on true events. Of course, we have flicks like The Conjuring, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and A Nightmare on Elm Street that all derived their stories from real-life incidents. These, of course, are commonly known. However, there are plenty …
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