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 …

The late 90s is an era of horror that few can agree upon. Some say the genre was dead. Some say it was undead. As a teenager in the 90s, I can tell you it was very much alive and well, especially when it came to the glossy new teen …

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 …

The Haunting of Hill House has become one of the most popular pieces to adapt in all of the annals of horror. What started in 1959 as a gothic novel from the acclaimed Shirley Jackson has been morphed many times. The film versions include The Haunting in 1963 and a less faithful remake …

Judith Sonnet is one of my absolute favorite authors, so anything she writes is an auto-buy for me. But when I saw that her novella Beast of Burden was about demons and black metal, I dropped everything to read it immediately. And I have no regrets. Beast of Burden is available in …

‘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. …