For the most part, the Universal monster films I saw as a kid (Saturday afternoons when I was a wee lad on WUAB 43 out of Cleveland, Super Host!!) were pretty engrossing to my pre-adolescent mind. Lugosi’s Dracula was creepy, as was Karloff’s muted menacing in Frankenstein, but the full …
Read More »A Sequel Where Nothing Is Sacred – ‘SLASHENING: THE FINAL BEGINNING’ Blu-ray Review
2015’s The Slashening was a solid, hilarious horror/comedy film filled with enough gags, gore and winks and nods to the audience to satisfy even the most ardent of Troma fans. Finally arriving on Blu-ray, writer/director Brandon Bassham’s (Shakespeare’s Shitstorm) 2021 gonzo, irreverent sequel, Slashening: The Final Beginning takes it up …
Read More »Friends Or Foes: Exploring The Theories Behind Childhood Companions In ‘IMAGINARY’ (2024)
Blumhouse’s Imaginary (2024) hit big screens this weekend with tepid reviews due to the oversell/underdeliver factor that can come with taking on such a high concept with the intent to keep it sleek and simple. But if there’s one thing horror fans are good at, it’s finding potential scares in unlikely …
Read More »Interview: ‘5 LBS OF PRESSURE’ (2024) Director Phil Allocco
Phil Allocco is an award-winning film writer and director, whose recent film 5lbs of Pressure blends genres of crime, romance, and thriller. The film looks at characters who are violent criminals yet perhaps have the potential to change…but will they? We wanted to ask Mr. Allocco about 5lbs of Pressure, …
Read More »Rediscover A Bonafide Classic! ‘THE LOST’ (2006) Blu-ray Review
“Based on true events” films are hit and miss. Often over dramatized and of dubious quality, they can easily fall into terrible TV reenactment territory. The Lost, adapted from the late Jack Ketchum’s (The Girl Next Door) novel, that in turn was based upon real life killer Charles Schmid, is …
Read More »Interview With ‘THE BOY FROM BELOW’ Director Tory Jones
Tory Jones is a director I have followed closely since The Wicked One. He’s one of my favorite indie horror filmmakers and has never failed to impress me, especially with his most recent effort Phantom Fun-World. Tory is currently working on the reimagining of The Wicked One, entitled The Boy …
Read More »Getting It Right: ‘THE WRONG DOOR’ (1990) – Blu-ray Review
A ton of shot-on-video stuff, while inspired, fell through the cracks during the home video explosion of the late 80s-early 90s. But, while dusting this stuff off for sharper new releases, Wild Eye’s Visual Vengeance unearthed a lost gem that was (Yikes!) shot on Super-8: The Wrong Door. Synopsis Ted …
Read More »My Top 10 Favorite Weird Horror Films
Sometimes a film makes perfect sense: Point A to point B, no problem. But then there are the ones that make you go: “HUH?” These are all great films! But they are different, strange, and down right weird. And I’m here for it. Here, in no particular order, are my …
Read More »Coming Soon To Select Theaters And On Digital: ‘MODEL HOUSE’
Coming soon to select theaters and Digital from Rebellium Films Production in Association with Concourse Media and director Derek Pike (Endless Road) is a new thriller called Model House. The film stars Scout Taylor-Compton (A Creature Was Stirring), Ryan Merriman (Final Destination 3), and Lexi Atkins (Zombeavers). Synopsis Model House follows …
Read More »Is ‘CRUEL INTENTIONS’ (1999) Still Deliciously Evil and Wickedly Sexy?
Cruel Intentions was released on March 5,1999. It was a modern retelling of the novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses and was cast full of the popular young talent of the time. Let’s revisit this film and some movie trivia on its 25th anniversary to see if it is still deliciously evil …
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