Movie Reviews

‘MISTER SLEEP’ (2024) – A New Slasher Icon In The Making? – Movie Review

Mister Sleep

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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Who Knew Captain Kirk Had Mommy Issues?!? ‘IMPULSE’ (1974) Blu-ray Review

Grindhouse Releasing is amazing at cleaning up those old classics! Their stellar editions of The Beyond and Cannibal Holocaust are among my favorites. So, my curiosity was definitely piqued when I heard they were releasing Impulse, a seldom seen film from director William Grefe (Mako: The Jaws of Death) starring …

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‘EASTER BLOODY EASTER’ (2024) – Movie Review

I’m really not a fan of most holidays, excluding Halloween. What I am a big fan is holiday themed horror films, especially ones with a comedic bent, which means Easter Bloody Easter is right up my alley. Did Easter Bloody Easter satisfy my holiday horror itch for blood and laughs? …

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Here Comes The Judge! ‘NIGHT OF THE BLOOD MONSTER’ (1970) – 4K Ultra Review

Night of the Blood Moonster

Infamous Euro-sleaze director Jess Franco (Vampyros Lesbos) tried to capture that luscious Technicolor magic of Hammer Studios’ gothic horror films of the 50s and 60s on several occasions. Most notably with Count Dracula (also 1970), and even managed to lure fright legend Christopher Lee away from the fabled studio for …

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Kyle McConaghy’s ‘SHEEP’S CLOTHING’ Explores Christian Dichotomy

Still image from Sheep's Clothing featuring Aaron Pfifer and Nick Heyman

Available now on demand from Amazon Prime, Sheep’s Clothing directed by Kyle McConaghy, written by Kyle McConaghy, Nick Heyman and Aaron Pfifer. Sheep’s Clothing stars Aaron Pfifer as Mansa, Nick Heyman as Pastor, and Sean Heyman as Terry.  Synopsis A violent attack leaves high school principal Mansa Harper with a …

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‘IMAGINARY’ (2024) Is Another Instant Horror Hit From Blumhouse – Review

Imaginary

Blumhouse has done it again. From M3GAN to Five Nights at Freddy’s (our review), the LA-based production company has been dominating the PG-13 horror space over the past few years. And it’s newest addition to the family — Imaginary — is yet another eerie delight. A few days before the film’s official March 8 release, …

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A Sequel Where Nothing Is Sacred – ‘SLASHENING: THE FINAL BEGINNING’ Blu-ray Review

Slashening: The Final Beginning

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 …

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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 …

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Rediscover A Bonafide Classic! ‘THE LOST’ (2006) Blu-ray Review

The Lost

“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 …

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Getting It Right: ‘THE WRONG DOOR’ (1990) – Blu-ray Review

The Wrong Door

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 …

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