Reviews

Is ‘Jacob’s Ladder’ (2019) Worth the Climb?

All of you classic horror fans are in luck, because in a wildly experimental and damn curious fervor, I watched both the Jacob’s Ladder movies back to back, the 1990 version starring Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption 1994), and the upcoming Jacob’s Ladder reboot starring Michael Ealy (Underworld Awakening 2012), Jesse …

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If Fun Is A Sin, Then You’ll Have Much to Confess To The ‘VelociPastor’ – Movie Review

We’ve all got our guilty pleasures, those little things that we know might not be the best for us, or that don’t exactly fit our personalities, but they’re just too irresistible to deny. Horror is rife with those guilty pleasures. We hear the phrase, “So bad, it’s good,” all the …

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‘Seeds’ Is A Dark Spin On The Classic ‘Lolita’ Story – Movie Review

First time Writer/Director Owen Long brings a new, nightmarish vision of internal conflict and horror with his new film, Seeds. The film stars Trevor Long (Ozark TV series), Andrea Chen (Boyhood 2014), newcomer Garr Long, and Kevin Breznahan (Winter’s Bone 2010, Alive 1993). Synopsis: After a very disturbing incident at …

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‘Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark’: Horror For A New Generation – Movie Review

I don’t know about you guys, but I grew up reading Alvin Schwartz’ Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark book series, taking out the school library’s only copies over and over until the pages were thin and the covers were frayed (sorry, Webster Middle School librarian). I loved that …

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Short Film ‘Riley Was Here’ Is A Fresh New Take On The Zombie Genre – Movie Review

ALTER’s latest exclusive – Riley Was Here, will drop on their channel Wednesday, August 14, at 9 am. Be sure to check it out and read our review down below! Filmmakers Mike Marrero (Buzzcut 2016) and Jon Rhoads (C*ckwater 2016) have co-directed a slick, clever, new horror short called Riley …

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‘The Night Sitter’ (2018): Ambient But Won’t Sit With You Long – Movie Review

The Night Sitter is a horror film written and directed by Abiel Bruhn (Push 2017) and John Rocco (Just Say No 2011). This shadowy thriller shows us what transpires when a babysitter attempts to rob the house of a paranormal investigator as the PI’s trapped witches are let loose. What …

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Hitchcock’s ‘Rear Window’ (1954) Turns 65

What does it mean to say that an artist has changed your life? It would mean that he or she, somehow with their art, permanently shifted your perception of the world. It’s a rare occurrence when this happens, and there are few artists throughout history who have been capable of …

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Chris Helton’s ‘Dead Water’: No Choice In The Middle Of The Ocean – Movie Review

There have been a ton of movies about people being stuck out in the middle of the ocean with a broken boat and no way to contact help. Besides the obvious problems of drowning and sharks, the reason these movies terrify us so is because we like to be in …

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‘Nekrotronic’ Borrows Heavily From Genre Staples To Deliver A Fun, Gory Hellride – Movie Review

Nekrotronic (2018) is probably the only movie I’ve seen with a hero who is described as a “down on his luck sewage worker.” And it’s almost CERTAINLY the only movie where Italian model and screen goddess Monica Bellucci (Irréversible 2002) gets shotgunned out of a tall building and lands in …

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