The award winning short film, The Dollmaker, is a topical horror short that uses a recognizable plot to help viewers make sense of their own often-messy lives. The film doesn’t break new ground, but rather lovingly pays homage to what’s nearly become a horror sub-genre: Grieving parents who make a …
Read More »‘The Wind’ (2019) Movie Review: An Unsettling Masterpiece
Every year IFC Midnight pushes out unique and brilliant horror films one after another. They continue to impress and their 2019 releases are exceptional thus far. This stands strong with their new supernatural western The Wind. This mysterious new horror story is the directorial debut of Emma Tammi. It is …
Read More »BUFF 2019 – ‘The Party’ – A Short Film Review
I had the opportunity to review Mackenzie Bartlett’s The Party for the 2019 Boston Underground Film Festival. As you probably know by now, I am a short film super fan. I honestly didn’t have any idea what this was about when I selected it to review, other than its very …
Read More »Lapses’ ‘Hexercise’ (2018) Movie Review
In director/musician Matt Cannon’s (also known as Lapses – read our interview with him here) filmatic debut, Hexercise, there is something special. I can’t quite nail down what it is just yet, whether it’s the killer soundtrack pumping throughout the entirety of the film, the humor that permeates despite not …
Read More »‘Why Don’t You Just Die!’ (2018) – Movie Review
When I was tasked with the review of Kirill Sokolov’s film, Why Don’t You Just Die!, I had absolutely no idea what I was walking into. However, I got a pretty good idea once I got into the first twenty minutes of the film, which operates in the live action Looney …
Read More »BUFF 2019 – ‘Limbo’ – A Horror Short Film Review
Blended families are not uncommon nowadays. It can take some time for everyone to adjust to their new family members. Dani Viqueira’s Limbo is a short film that takes a closer look at the struggle a man is having difficulty while adjusting to his new life and family. We are …
Read More »BUFF 2019 – ‘The Peephole’ (La Mirilla) – A Short Film Review
Those of us who live in apartments or condominiums know all about communal living. It sometimes isn’t quiet and you hear a lot happening in the hallways, right? Sometimes, it even goes a step further. A few weeks ago, I was taking a cat nap after work, and I woke …
Read More »[Exclusive] Review of Twisted, Unique Horror Anthology, ‘7 Sins’
Ever since the 1995 movie, Se7en, I have found the idea of the seven deadly sins intriguing. Every interpretation of them is different, although always dark and depressing. All of my favorite things! But all kidding aside, there’s been a buzzing in the underground about an upcoming anthology called 7 …
Read More »‘Us,’ Another Divisive Film From Jordan Peele (2019) Movie Review
A couple of years ago, comedian turned filmmaker Jordan Peele took the horror world by storm with his directorial debut, Get Out (read our review here). While some found it to be a masterpiece, others found it to be predictable and derivative. For me, it fell somewhere in the middle (to …
Read More »FEAR HAUS Weekly Recap 3/20/19 – Barbara Stepansky’s ‘Substance’
Welcome back, victims, for our second ever FEAR HAUS weekly recap. I hope you’ve recovered from last week’s descent into the depraved depths of American Hell (recap for that episode here). But if you’re expecting mercy from our malevolent mistress of the macabre, Blair Bathory, you clearly don’t know Blair (read …
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