Most Cult movies are one in the same. It always breaks into redundant rhetoric, such as mass suicide. Erik Bloomquist’s Self-Help breaks new ground by putting the emphasis on what really happens. What does happen when you lose your money, your house, your jobs, and stability? I don’t know, I …
Read More »‘HELLRAISER: INFERNO’ (2000) — The Franchise’s Descent into Psychological Horror
Hellraiser: Inferno is the fifth film in the Hellraiser series, and it represents a dramatic shift from the bloody gothic horror of its predecessors. Released direct-to-video in 2000, the film trades in the franchise’s elaborate mythos for a darker, more introspective story — one that feels closer to Jacob’s Ladder …
Read More »Paul Ragsdale and Angie De Alba’s ‘ONLYFANGS’ (2025) – Movie Review
I’ve been following Paul Ragsdale and Angie De Alba since I reviewed their film Streets of Vengeance back in 2016. I’ve been a huge fan ever since and I’m always anxiously awaiting their latest film. Well, the times has arrived for a new A & P Productions film, Onlyfangs. Read …
Read More »Pedro Kos’s ‘IN OUR BLOOD’ (2025) – Movie Review
In Our Blood is an excellent blend of traditional narrative filmmaking and the immersive realism of found footage. It’s a film that manages to breathe new life into a subgenre many considered exhausted. From the very first frame, the movie establishes a tense, unsettling atmosphere that never truly lets up. …
Read More »‘THE ELEPHANT MAN’ (1980): Humanity Beneath the Surface
David Lynch’s The Elephant Man is a film that cuts straight to the core of what it means to be human. Starring John Hurt as Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film) and Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Frederick Treves, it tells a true story that’s as harrowing as it …
Read More »Beware The Puppets And Fairies: SCREAMTIME (1983) Revisited – Retro Review
I’ve always been a fan of horror anthology films. Heck, I even wrote segments for some recent ones (I know, I know, shameless plug) and think that there are some great ones out there – like Creepshow and After Midnight – that most horror fans will dig. I watched Screamtime …
Read More »Bryan Bertino’s ‘VICIOUS’ (2025)- Movie Review
Bryan Bertino really cultivated the ultimate realistic modern home invasion setting with The Strangers (read our retro review here) back in 2008. But his newest directorial effort, Vicious, takes that premise to another level. What if you were trapped in your house with no escape, as your own personal demons …
Read More »Richard Linklater’s ‘BLUE MOON’ (2025) – Movie Review
Blue Moon is one of those rare biopics that truly seizes its opportunities to reintroduce audiences to a forgotten era in the music industry. Rather than retreading the familiar beats of musical legends, director Richard Linklater crafts a deeply intimate portrait of Lorenz Hart—a gifted yet troubled lyricist whose work …
Read More »Happenstance Horror Fest – Animation Block (2025) Review
The Happenstance Horror Fest is coming to Salem, Massachusetts, on November 8th, and there is a lot to cover. I would, of course, take the animated short films, and I was shocked at what I witnessed. I wasn’t let down one single bit with these stories. They are cheesy, but …
Read More »Happenstance Horror Fest – National Block Review (2025)
HAPPENSTANCE HORROR FEST offers a full day of short horror films, divided into multiple blocks—so every horror fan should find something that tickles their scary bone (that’s a thing, right?). If you’re craving blood and guts made right here in the U.S.A., check out the RED, WHITE, AND EW block. Spoiler-Free …
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