Movie Reviews

I finally had the chance to check out the jaw-dropping, award-winning horror-comedy, Fresh Hell. This has been on my radar for a while and I’m happy to say it didn’t disappoint. This film was created by a group of Chicago theatre artists locked out of their livelihoods by the pandemic. …

It doesn’t quite feel like summer without a shark movie. Thankfully, I recently checked out THE REEF: STALKED. The film was written and directed by Andrew Traucki (read our interview with him – HERE) as a follow-up to his 2010 film, it stars Teressa Liane (“The Vampire Diaries”), Ann Truong …

We’re back with some more Vinegar Syndrome goodness! Let’s take a look at William Malone’s (Masters of Horror: The Fair-Haired Child – our retro review) 1980 film, Scared to Death, now restored back to health with a 4k restoration.   Scared to Death was directed by filmmaker William Malone (our interview) …

HP Lovecraft is a beloved figure in horror literature, and there is no shortage of adaptations of his work in films. Bobby Easley’s HP Lovecraft’s Witch House is another of those, but this time, it’s of a lesser adapted work called The Dreams in the Witch House. HP Lovecraft’s Witch House begins …

What happens when a guerrilla filmmaking art student recruits a local punk rock band to be in his movie? If you answered, “It spawns the most unique band on the planet, which becomes a hive for talented musicians and artists that has spanned three decades and is still going strong,” …

Mixing two ingredients is a classic way to revitalize things that have become a bit overdone on their own. Mix some jelly into your peanut butter sandwich? Wham. You’ve got PB&J. Mix some comedy into your horror movie? You’ve got a nice way for audiences to get relaxed in between …

If you love a dark, bleak, and coming-of-age horror story, You Are Not My Mother delivers it all. The film was directed by Kate Dolan and stars Carolyn Bracken (“Dublin Murders”), IFTA Award nominee Ingrid Craigie (“Blood”), and Dublin International Film Festival Discovery Award winner Hazel Doupe (Kathleen Was Here). Synopsis …

It seems that children adventure movies have found their home lately as a popular sub-genre in the horror community. There’s something nostalgic about a group of young best friends who have to grow up swiftly in the presence of some otherworldly evil, and that’s the kind of feeling that Where The …

In 1968, the world of horror was changed forever as George Romero brought “the living dead” into the public conscience for the first time on a mainstream basis. Twenty years later, Romero’s friend and filmmaking teammate, Bill Hinzman, brought the same concept back from the grave for another feeding frenzy …

Anyone who’s read my review of József Gallai and Gergö Elekes’ 2022 film, I Hear The Trees Whispering, knows how much I loved it. The unique first person POV, the creepy, dim forest in every direction, the main character’s struggle to process what happened to his wife and daughter, and …