Movie Reviews

I had the pleasure of getting an early look at Do Not Disturb, a psychedelic horror movie from Dark Star Pictures, which will be released soon. Do Not Disturb was written and Directed by John Ainslie (The Sublet 2015) and stars Kimberly Laferriere (Serpent in the Bottle 2020) and Rogan …

When I get asked what my favorite subgenre of horror is, I always give slasher films as my immediate answer. While this is true, I have to confess I also love psychological thrillers. I can honestly say that many of them have held more scare value to me than slasher …

‘Tis the season to get bloody. Every year amidst the family-friendly parade of feel-good Christmas cinema, we get a few fresh attempts at holiday horror sprinkled in. Among the deluge of formulaic but popular Hallmark entries mixed with the yearly classics on repeat, someone inevitably finds a new reason for …

Greetings, slasher enthusiasts! Today, we find ourselves delving deep into the unsettling world of Child’s Play, a horror classic that’s managed to entertain us for a staggering 35 years. And when I say Child’s Play, you know I’m referring to the one and only Chucky, though I prefer his Christian …

No-budget cinema is where you can find some of the most gonzo ideas ever committed to video. It’s this creative freedom that can either generate an underground masterpiece or an over-ripe turd. Not quite a masterpiece, but certainly gonzo, Wild Eye Releasing’s new Visual Vengeance Blu-ray of Rob Roy’s (Damaged …

With sequels dropping left and right, it’s high time, after reviewing the second one, that I took a look at Cruel Summer, the first feature in writer/director Scott Tepperman’s (Hell’s Bells) slasher film saga. Cruel Summer Synopsis A group of college students plan one final pre-graduation party at a secluded …

Celebrating its 35th anniversary, John Carpenter’s They Live keeps kicking reality’s ass and making you question the whole circus of life. This 1988 cult classic is a subversive masterclass, mixing sci-fi, social commentary, and sardonic humor like a cocktail that’ll leave you pondering well into the next century. -Soapbox moment. …

An essential film in the drama/horror realm of Spanish cinema, Juanma Bajo Ulloa’s The Dead Mother gets the “special issue” treatment from Radiance Films. The Dead Mother Synopsis A criminal, shoots and kills a painting restorer during a bungled burglary, and shoots her daughter as well. Twenty years later, the …

Remember when they released Amando de Ossorio’s Blind Dead films on DVD in that groovy coffin-shaped box? Not to be outdone, Synapse Films is bringing those crusty-ass Templar zombies back, in stunning high definition, starting with the original, Tombs of the Blind Dead, AKA La noche del terror ciego, on …

Prepare yourself for a dark cinematic experience that is When Evil Lurks. It unfolds into a film that refreshingly doesn’t play by the rules and delves into the depths of violent suspense and terror, right from the opening title card scene that could rival the aftermath of Leatherface’s infamous chainsaw. …