It’s the time of year for Holiday horror films and I recently got to watch one that definitely stands out from the run of the mill Christmas horror stories. Await Further Instructions caught me by surprise and took me on one hell of a crazy ride. Was that ride one …
Read More »‘98.6%’ Horror Short Review: Karma Never Tasted So Good
Just the other day the gorgeous and incredibly talented Cindy Maples presented to me her newest short feature, 98.%. That name instantly had me interested and I couldn’t wait to check it out as Cindy was eagerly passionate about this project. From Carriage House Productions comes a unique horror short …
Read More »‘Santa’s Slay’: Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus… And He’s Pissed!
Hello, all! Johnny Macabre here, sitting down to post my first review as a new writer on one of my favorite horror news sites. And I thought, what with the holidays right around the corner, I would start with a personal Macabre Christmas tradition: David Steiman’s 2005 horror comedy, Santa’s …
Read More »BITS Festival 2018: Bloody Bits Shorts Showcase Part 1
The Blood in the Snow Horror Film Festival is one of my favorite festivals of the year. After covering it last year, I got to review some of the best shorts and features I’ve ever seen. Now I’m here to say that the same can be said for BITS 2018. …
Read More »WIHFF 2018 Short Film Review: ‘Heartless’ is Full-Blown Madness, Utterly Delightful
Another great horror short that hit the 2018 Women in Horror Film Festival was Heartless. This didn’t really surprise me all that much, as I’m a huge fan of filmmaker Kevin Sluder. I absolutely love some of his previous work, including Feeding Time and Mainline, which he executively produced. What …
Read More »BITS 2018: ‘Deadsight’ (2018) Movie Review
Deadsight is a movie from Director Jesse Thomas Cook (The Hoard 2018) and is about a partially blind man named Ben Neilson (Adam Seybold: Let Her Out 2017) and the very pregnant police officer Mara Madigan (Liv Collins Cook: Pandora’s Box). The film opens with Ben in the back of an ambulance, …
Read More »WIHFF 2018 Short Review: ‘The After Party’ is Hauntingly Captivating
When I attended the 2018 Women in Horror Film Festival back in October, I was truly taken back by all the amazing shorts and features that were shown, created by a plethora of talented filmmakers and artists, all together for one magical event. One of my favorite selections from the …
Read More »‘All the Creatures Were Stirring’ (2018) Movie Review: Delightfully Horrifying
It’s the most wonderful time of year… brilliant Christmas horror stories just appear out of thin air! I can never get enough holiday horror films. They are full of deranged Christmas spirit, and it fills my hardened heart with joy. So when I heard about the Yuletide horror anthology, All …
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Slay Belles’ (2018) Slashing Its Way Into Your Heart This Christmas!
Epic Pictures/Dread Central Presents has killed it this year with their films proving that they’re a force to be reckoned with and that we will see great things from them in 2019. Until then, I had the privilege of watching one of their newest releases, Slay Belles, and it’s sure …
Read More »BITS 2018: ‘SuperGrid’ (2018) – Movie Review
Supergrid is a clever combination of Mad Max meets the plague apocalypse. It’s a fast paced, action-packed story of two estranged brothers taking on the notorious, disease-infested ‘grind.’ Deke (Marshall Williams) and Jesse (Wolfcop’s Leo Fafard) are sure to lure you into the Grid Life! With its unapologetic, remorseless characters, …
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