I recently had the honor of screening Blackout, directed by Larry Fessenden (House of the Devil 2009). This new werewolf film is the latest release from Dark Sky Films. Did it have me howling at the moon? Read on for my thoughts! Synopsis Painter Charley (Alex Hurt, Minyan, TV’s New Amsterdam) wakes up in …
Read More »Irish Folk Horror Film ‘ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH’ Is An Eerie, Powerful Tale
“Love is a knife with a blade for a handle.” ~Rita Concannon Although we don’t always think about it, we experience love in as many forms as stars in the sky – and not all of it is a healthy type. This subject is explored in an extraordinary new Irish …
Read More »‘BAGHEAD’ (2024) – Movie Review
When I first saw the the trailer for Baghead a few months ago, it got me really excited, mainly because it reminded me of Talk to Me which was one of my favorite films of last year. I waited months to hear about a release to finally find out it …
Read More »‘FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 4: THE FINAL CHAPTER’ (1984) – Retro Review
The Friday the 13th franchise has spawned 11 original movies (counting the crossover), a remake, a non-canonical TV series, an upcoming TV series, three video games, and one of horror’s most iconic killers. But when faithful fans start to rank the movies, Friday the 13th Part 4: The Final Chapter …
Read More »The Soska Sisters’ ‘FESTIVAL OF THE LIVING DEAD’ (2024) – Movie Review
I’ve been a huge fan of The Soska Sisters since I first saw American Mary. Seeing Dead Hooker In A Trunk solidified that. When I saw found out a new film of theirs, Festival of the Living Dead, was available to stream, I jumped at the chance to review it. …
Read More »Kiah Roache-Turner’s ‘STING’ (2024) – Movie Review
I’ve been a huge fan of Kiah Roache-Turner since his first film Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead. I followed his career ever since from his demon/Ghostbusters pastiche Nekrotronic to Wyrmwood: Apocalypse. I’ve been anxiously awaiting his killer spider film Sting since it was announced a couple years ago. Now the …
Read More »‘SHAUN OF THE DEAD’ (2004) – 20 Years Later
Shaun of the Dead hit in the early 2000s when there was a surge in zombie movies. They were a dime a dozen, and most of them left a sour taste in my mouth. I am a “coming out of the grave” type of person. I hate the idea of …
Read More »George A. Romero’s ‘THE CRAZIES’ (1973) – Retro Review
Recently, I watched The original 1973 version of George A. Romero’s The Crazies with a group of friends. The Crazies is a film that has existed for a lot longer than people realize, having been remade by Breck Eisner (Sahara 2005) in 2010, and being one of the better remakes …
Read More »The Case for ‘HELLRAISER: INFERNO’ (2000) – Movie Review
The Hellraiser franchise has been rife with some of the worst, most unwatchable films that have ever been made. The Weinsteins drug it out in the hopes for a reboot that never came, at least not under their supervision. This continued until there were more straight-to-video Hellraiser films than there …
Read More »‘MISTER SLEEP’ (2024) – A New Slasher Icon In The Making? – Movie Review
Mister Sleep is a new horror film coming soon to streaming platforms from Gravitas Ventures, Beyond Casual Media, and director Robert Hollocks (Applewood). The folks behind the film are marketing it as the first installment in a new slasher franchise. That’s always music to my ears, because let’s face it, …
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