Reviews

‘American Guinea Pig: Bouquet of Guts and Gore’ (2014) Movie Review

When I first unknowingly stumbled into the Unearthed Films’ American Guinea Pig series, it was with Stephen Biro’s possession feature, Song of Solomon (read our review here). The gruesome practical effects matching Jessica Cameron’s devilish performance along with that infamous vomit scene made this feature an instant indie hit. How much …

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‘Porcelain Stare’ (2017) Is One Of The Creepiest Doll Stories Ever!

Between festivals and screeners, I’ve watched so many great horror shorts this year, but they never cease to amaze me with their individual greatness. There’s one that I had been wanting to watch forever called Porcelain Stare, and I finally found the time. Let’s just say that I’m so glad …

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‘Glam’ (2018) Horror Short Review

Men attacking women isn’t a new thing. That’s why we often travel in packs and are always going to the bathroom with a friend. Sad but true. Sometimes it doesn’t matter though. If a madman wants you, he’ll get you… This deems to be true in the new disturbing horror …

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Still Terrifying 45 Years Later: ‘The Exorcist’ (1973)

My love for The Exorcist knows no bounds, and December 26, 2018 marks the 45th anniversary of the celebrated classic, a film that has never strayed from my favorites list. This film profoundly moved me. It truly terrified me with my first viewing experience and has only crept under my skin …

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‘The Harrowing’ (2018) Movie Review

A compromised or unreliable narrator calls into question everything that unfolds in a film. That uneven footing gives a story ambiguity. It allows the viewer to imprint more of themselves on the experience. Uncertainty, when used correctly, allows for deeper engagement from an audience. In the 2018 film The Harrowing, vice …

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‘The Faculty’ (1998): An Underrated Classic Turns 20 – Retro Review

The Faculty (1998)

Screenwriter Kevin Williamson burst onto the scene in the mid 1990’s with a speculative screenplay he called Scary Movie. The Weinstein Company and Director Wes Craven produced the script and re-titled it Scream just before release. The rest, as they say, is history. Scream changed horror forever and made its screenwriter …

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Luke Shanahan’s ‘Rabbit’ (2017) Is A Dazzling Nightmare

Directed by Luke Shanahan, Rabbit is a new psychological thriller featuring a very impressive performance by The Great Gatsby’s (2013) Adelaide Clemens. She stars as medical student Maude Ashton, who returns home to Australia when she has a series of dreams that lead her to believe she knows the whereabouts …

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WIHFF 2018 Film Review: ‘Echoes of Fear’ is Supernatural Thriller Perfection

Trista Robinson as Alysa in 'Echoes of Fear'

For 2 years in a row, the Women in Horror Film Festival in Peachtree City, GA has served up some of the very best female-centric horror on the planet earth. I wasn’t sure festival organizers Vanessa Ionta Wright and Sam Kolesnik could top 2017’s near perfect lineup of all-killer no-filler …

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Movie Review: Kristoffer Nyholm’s ‘The Vanishing’ (2018)

Gerard Butler is the mall Chinese food of action stars, and I don’t pay that compliment lightly. He may not be to everyone’s taste. Some might turn their nose up at the mention. But if you’ve got the taste the sheer animalistic hankering of the stuff, nothing hits the spot …

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