He Never Left comes at a time when slasher movies are dumped off to the wayside with few exceptions (like the Terrifier series). They’ve become repetitive and redundant. However a few manage to slip through the cracks with some old school storylines. I had no expectations going into this movie …
Read More »Twenty Years Of ‘SAW’ (2004) – A Game Changer
I remember sitting in the theater, awestruck, the first time I saw the trailer. I want to say it was during the previews before Freddy vs. Jason. I can’t remember the exact moment, because let’s face it, it was a while ago. What I DO remember was being completely blown …
Read More »Don Capria’s ‘DIRECTOR’S CUT’ (2024) – Movie Review
How far would you go to see you band succeed? Would you take an offer for free music video shoot from an unknown director? Because that’s what the band does in Director’s Cut, and this being a horror film, it doesn’t end so well for them. Synopsis A Long Island …
Read More »Interview With Filmmaker Evan Marlowe For ‘Abruptio’
Abruptio, written and directed by Evan Marlowe, and said to have been Sid Haig’s last movie before his death in 2019, is unlike any horror movie I’ve ever seen. Featuring life-size puppets and voiced by some of my faves like James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer series), Robert Englund (duh), …
Read More »Surviving with a Smile: How ‘ZOMBIELAND’ (2009) Balances Horror and Humor
Zombieland is a 2009 horror-comedy film directed by Ruben Fleischer, which combines elements of zombie horror with a satirical approach to survival in a post-apocalyptic world. The film follows four unlikely companions — Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), Wichita (Emma Stone), and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) — as they …
Read More »Alexandre Aja’s ‘HORNS’ Is Still My Favorite Book-Turned-Movie 10 Years Later – Retro Review
I can’t believe it’s already been 10 years since Horns was released. I remember hearing about it and seeing trailers, and I was incredibly worried that the film would ruin the book for me, in the way that film adaptations are wont to do. Having already read, and loved, the …
Read More »James Bamford’s ‘UTOPIA’ Gets Digital Release Date
James Bamford’s Utopia starring Moe Dunford (Vikings, 2014) and Charlotte Vega (Wrong Turn 2021) has been given a digital release date of December 10th, 2024. Synopsis a soldier retruning home breaks into a facility where he beleives his wife is being held as a human trafficing victim. Instead he finds …
Read More »Never By Night: A Comic Anthology Review
I’ve always loved a good horror anthology. From my early years as a Goosebumps kiddo to my teens with Outer Limits and Twilight Zone reruns, they’ve been a part of my life. When I heard about Jonathan Chance’s new anthology he started himself appearing on the indie scene, I had …
Read More »Interview With ‘CARVED’ Star Peyton Elizabeth Lee and Director Justin Harding
If you’re looking for a break from the usual film tropes of masked serial killers, possessed dolls and haunted houses this spooky season, look no further than Carved: Hulu’s latest offering about a sentient, murderous pumpkin. Carved, directed by Justin Harding, follows heartbroken teenage playwright Kira (Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Prom …
Read More »Jonathan Straiton’s ‘JOHNNY Z’ (2023) – Movie Review
Years ago I reviewed Jonathan Straiton’s Night of Something Strange and I have been anxiously awaiting his follow up Johnny Z ever since. I finally got to check out Johnny Z recently and it didn’t disappoint. Synopsis Johnny Z is a horror-action feature film about a half human, half zombie …
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