Reviews

The rape-revenge subgenre is the red-headed stepchild of horror, and maybe it should be. Historically, it is a fixation on sexual violence against women written and directed by men. It is hard not to view the products as exploitive when they are all male voices telling of a female experience. …

It’s always so exciting to crack open a new bunch of horror shorts. That’s why I always jump at the chance to review them in short block chunks for film festivals. While some may not recognize the bite-sized sweetness that comes with a one act horror bomb, I can’t get …

Nightmares of dark fantasy through the eyes of a child can quite be terrifying. Just look at the flying monkeys from the award-winning classic The Wizard of Oz or the wheeler creatures from Walter Murch’s ’85 follow-up, Return to Oz, starring Fairuza Balk. Ugly Sweater Party’s Charles Chudabala (read our interview …

The concept of serial killer couples has always fascinated me. I wonder how two depraved souls end up finding each other, and how they get to that point in their relationship where they’re ready to tell one another how much they like torturing and killing people. Imagining how that kind …

In his first time directing a feature length movie, special effects and makeup artist James Ojala goes high concept. His feature film debut, Strange Nature, was released in September of 2018. It appeared on VOD and disc (including being seen by this reviewer at Walmart). This low budget nature/environmental horror …

Few phrases catch my attention quicker than “based on true events,” especially when it pertains to horror! So, my excitement peaked when I heard that PROco PROduction coMPANY, Queen Scream and Chronix EFX, a trio that I’ve been following for awhile, were collaborating for a short horror film called That …

As a fan of extreme horror, I am always chomping at the bit for the next release from Unearthed Films. The announcement of their acquirement of Adrian Corona’s 2017 film, Dis, was no different, leaving me counting the days until it would be available for its 2019 release date. So imagine …

Netflix’s new movie, Polar, is based off a graphic novel under the same name by Victor Santos. Directed by Jonas Åkerlund, the movie stars Actor Mads Mikkelsen. I have always been a big fan of Mikkelsen since seeing him in Hannibal. I think he is an even greater Hannibal than Anthony …

Well, folks, it’s happening: we’re less than a year away from when we can officially say that the year 2000 was twenty years ago. For someone raised deep in ’90s nostalgia, that thought terrifies me. It makes me feel old. I still remember a time when floppy discs were all …

Remakes are tricky. A lot of them fall into the trap of being “but with cell phones” copies of their originals. Some are so unique, they might as well be different movies. The best remakes are defined by their intention. By that metric, Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria (2018) is a triumph. It’s …