Opening with a scream followed by deafening silence as the camera pans across a gore spattered room, dismemberment and a goldfish flopping in a pool of blood, Before We Vanish wastes no time captivating one’s attention. Appearing to be void of emotion, a young girl named Akira Tachibana (Yuri Tsunematsu) …

If there’s one thing the timeless horror classic The Exorcist taught us is that most unearthed ancient artifacts should remain buried in the past. Hell, any film featuring an ouija board gives examples that some things are better left alone. The latest supernatural film to hit the indie scene, The …

Fueled by a micro budget equivalent to that of a used car, Christopher Bickel directorial debut, The Theta Girl, explodes on screen and fucks shit up. Packed with grindhouse-style action, this feature is a reminiscence of Street Trash (1987) and Hobo with a Shotgun (2011). Backed by a wild, original …

There is no shortage of films depicting a post-apocalyptic wasteland following the collapse of society. With classics such as Mad Max, Mad Max: Fury Road  and The Road, stories of survival in a world of chaos have become a subgenre all on their own. However, in Blue World Order, debut …

Charlie Brooker’s twisted anthology series Black Mirror is back with its fourth season hitting Netflix last Friday. Packed with six new haunting tales of hi-tech ingenuity and questionable morality, this captivating series takes a slightly darker tone than previous seasons. Filled with more blunt trauma than ever, Black Mirror expands its horizon …

Among the first films to introduce horror with a Christmas theme, Lewis Jackson’s 1980 Christmas Evil boldly brings horror to the holidays. For the times, this cult classic and the few titles that came before, risked being perceived as taboo. While they weren’t widely received, these films found a niche …

Scientific research in fictional horror and horrific reality tends to come with a price one way or another. One concept both worlds often cross is the question of morality. How far can science push the ethical limits to achieve greatness before the ends no longer justify the means? This is …

Slasher films of the 70’s and 80’s typically revolve around deranged mask donning knife-wielding monstrosities that often defy death. However, a new type of slasher emerged in the 90’s with films such as Urban Legend, Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer. With motive driven mortal killers who …

Edgar Allan Poe is a name that remains cemented among the greats in American literature. A haunted man plagued by personal demons and alcoholism, Poe poured the horrors of his life into timeless, well-known classic tales such as The Tell Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillatodo and The Fall of …

Yes, I know Thanksgiving is traditionally reserved for turkey, Turkie and Thankskilling (see my Thanksgiving review from last year here). But why restrict yourself to only one type of homicidal bird to satisfy your holiday horror of thanks? This Thanksgiving, indulge yourself in another type of deadly bird by revisiting …