Reviews

Written and directed by Un Lugar Mejor’s (2013) Marisa Crespo and Moisés Romera, 9 Pasos (9 steps) is a horror short that packs a lot of terror into seven minutes. The film stars Jordi Ballester (The Sea Inside 2004) and the debut of Pablo Muñoz. Synopsis: Saul’s father is losing …

Growing up, I was weird. Fat, acne, braces, glasses and ill-fitting clothes with a haircut my mom gave me. Definitely not the “cute” weird. I didn’t have a lot of friends, and the ones that I did, well, let’s just say I didn’t remain in contact with most of them …

There is nothing more fun than a great horror comedy, and Director Erwan Marinopoulos has a hit in the incredible Kill Ben Lyk. It stars Martyn Ford (Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2017), Simone Ashley (Pokemon Detective Pikachu 2019), Eugene Simon (Game of Thrones TV series), Ashley Thomas (Black Mirror TV …

One of the most talked about Vinegar Syndrome releases from 2019 was 1986’s Spookies. When they revealed that the Blu-ray was going to be a part of their Black Friday sale, seemingly overnight, there was a buzz among horror fans about the release. Spookies has a deep cult following, and …

From Meryam Joobeur, the director of Born in the Maelstrom (2017) comes Brotherhood (2018), a short film on the short list for the 2020 Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short film. The film stars a mainly amateur cast including Mohamed Grayaâ (Eli Lik Lik 2018), Salha Nasraoui (Dementia 2006) …

From Sergey Lukyanenko, the mind that created the dazzling novels, Night Watch and Day Watch, comes a new sci-fi thriller directed by Sergey Mokritsky (Battle for Sevastopoi 2018) called A Rough Draft. It stars Nikita Volkov (Dance To Death 2017), Severija Janusauskaite (Unburied 2018), Vilen Babichev (Beyond the Edge 2018), …

“It’s better to be a fake somebody, than a real nobody!” — Tom Ripley Of all the sociopaths I’ve seen on film, my favorite one has always been Tom Ripley. On Christmas Day 2019, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Anthony Minghella’s The Talented Mr. Ripley, adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s …

Filmmaker Michael Moutsatsos (Stalkerazzi 2013) is a self-proclaimed movie nerd and horror geek. Channeling such films as Maniac (1980), Hostel, and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, he crafted a beautiful love letter to the grindhouse genre with 2019’s The Butcher, which will be available later this month on the Avail …

“If ghosts are real and haunt a specific location, then they must have some memory of who they are.” In the new film, Inner Ghosts, which was written and directed by Paulo Leite (Desencontros TV series), we meet Helen (Celia Williams: The Hunchback 2016), a gifted medium who lost both …

When it comes to Christmas, I’m a bit of a Scrooge. With few exceptions, I really don’t care for anything Christmas-related. One of the rare exceptions is Christmas horror films, which I absolutely love. Recently, I was given the chance to check out Bruce Blain’s new short film, Mad Santa. …