Summoning Sylvia is a lighthearted, fun, horror comedy highlighting some important themes. One of which is the relationships between queer and hetero folk. Tend to stay away from films that “beat you over the head” with messages? I mean, every film you watch has themes and messages. Some just have …
Read More »Overlook Film Festival 2023: ‘CLOCK’ is Fascinating and Traumatic
There’s an expectation most women find themselves faced with from their early 20s, on: “When are you going to have kids?” But as Ella (Dianna Agron – Shiva Baby) in Clock has discovered, her biological clock just hasn’t kicked in. As a woman who has never felt the urge to …
Read More »‘LIVING WITH CHUCKY’ Review and Interview With Creator Kyra Gardner
Most people wouldn’t put “heartfelt” and “Chucky” in the same sentence. After all, the red sneaker-clad doll is a brutal little guy who shows no mercy. However, with her new documentary Living with Chucky, which heads to Screambox and all major digital platforms on April 4, Kyra Gardner manages to …
Read More »Polish horror film ‘FUGUE’ Makes Its North American Debut – Review
Fugue: “a loss of awareness of one’s identity, often coupled with flight from one’s usual environment, associated with certain forms of hysteria and epilepsy.” According to Google’s dictionary, the definition of Fugue is as unnerving and ambiguous as Polish director Agnieszka Smoczynska’s (The Lure 2015) 2018 release of the same …
Read More »Arm Bars, Choke Holds, and Laughs – ‘KARATE GHOST’ (2023) Review
Bobby Canipe Jr’s KARATE GHOST, aka BLACK BELT JOE: A review… Karate Ghost (2023) Synopsis: “Death and destruction fall upon all who enter the dojo from the Karate Ghost! The undead legend of Black Belt Joe is as real as a judo chop cutting though a wood board. One thing …
Read More »Review – Anthony DiBlasi’s Brutal Exercise In Occult Terror: ‘MALUM’
Billed as a “reboot” of Director Anthony DiBlasi’s 2014 underground classic Last Shift, Malum further fleshes (pun intended) out the premise of premise of the first film, and adds more context, details and intricacies to the occult shocker. MALUM Synopsis “On a search to uncover the mysterious circumstances surrounding her …
Read More »Bold Futures’ ‘ALL THE WORLD IS SLEEPING’ (2023) – Full Review
All The World Is Sleeping is a powerful new drama that features SCREAM VI star, Melissa Barrera. All The World is Sleeping Synopsis Chama (Melissa Barrera), who as a young girl in New Mexico, strived to be different from her mother. Now in her twenties, she’s found herself falling into …
Read More »Retro Blu-ray Review: Traveling In Time For ‘THE GRAND TOUR’ (1991)
Streeting this month, in a fresh high-def scan from Unearthed Classics, The Grand Tour (aka-Grand Tour: Disaster In Time and Timescape) is a little known sci-fi gem from director David Twohy (Pitch Black) that adds generous helpings of feel good family drama to a well conceived time travel premise. THE …
Read More »Review: Kevin Ko’s ‘INVITATION ONLY’ (2009)
Although most of our interactions with death are through the screen or on the pages of a book, it gives off a scent that is unmistakable and irresistible to horror fans. The love of that forged scent is what brought us all to this website, isn’t it? And we love …
Read More »‘THE REAPER MAN’ Cometh: Spoiler-Free Review
‘The Reaper Man‘ scores a major win for independent horror. Jaron Lockridge is a filmmaker who can make a lot happen with just a fraction of what Hollywood offers its directors. His talent is on full display with his latest film, The Reaper Man (2023). An independent filmmaker hailing from …
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