When I had the opportunity to screen Clementine Orange, I was a little wary. Romance movies combined with foreign films didn’t sound quite like my style. What I found was something easy to follow along with and an interesting story. I think maybe some of us know the danger of …
Read More »Grab Your Life Vests: Peacock’s ‘CRYSTAL LAKE’ Review (Spoiler Free)
Most reviews start with some catchy opening paragraph that toys with the reader; did the reviewer like the thing? Did they not? I’ll cut the crap. Crystal Lake fucking rocks. To put this review into perspective, I am someone who appreciates and respects the original franchise more than I actually …
Read More »Bodily Dismemberment? Sure! 45 Years of ‘THE EVIL DEAD’ (1981)
As a pre-teen (and, of course, throughout much of my life) “monster kid”, Fangoria magazine was my de facto bible. Imagine my anticipation when, in snippets and grainy photos, the story of an upcoming film called The Evil Dead started to appear in it’s pages! Gory violence, rumors of vomiting …
Read More »Jordan Downey’s ‘THE CYCLE’ (2026) – Movie Review
The Cycle is the ultimate breath of fresh air into the detective horror genre, delivering a grisly, bleak tale that feels like something horror fans have been waiting for. With plenty of standout performances, an atmosphere that gets under your skin, and some beautifully haunting cinematography, this is the kind …
Read More »Foo-Bar aka The Nightmare Bar Charlotte, NC Review
There’s something special about discovering a new hangout that takes you back to the days of being a kid, finding that one place where you could spend hours having fun, meeting new people, and making memories. That’s exactly the feeling you get when stepping into Foo Bar in Charlotte, North …
Read More »He’s a Teenage Frankenstein: ‘DEADLY FRIEND’ (1986) Revisited – Retro Review
When I was younger, I always loved it when my cousin Marty came down and stayed with us for a few days during the summer. We would always go rent horror movies when he came down and would stay up all night watching them. One of the movies that we …
Read More »Jason Lei Howden’s ‘DEATHGASM 2: GOREMAGEDDON’ (2026) – Movie Review
I’m a huge fan of Deathgasm. I’ve watched it many times since it released and have showed it to my horror loving metalhead friends. I’ve been waiting for a sequel for years and now it’s finally arrived with Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon. Was the sequel worth the 10 year wait? Read …
Read More »‘UNSAVORY ELEMENTS’ (2026) – Blood, Bad Decisions, and a Wicked Sense of Humor: HorrOrigins Review and Interview
Some horror movies want to terrify you. Others want to make you think. Unsavory Elements seems perfectly content to make you laugh, squirm, and occasionally wonder what the hell you’re watching. Set in an Asian brothel, the film delivers a darkly comedic blend of exploitation horror, outrageous violence, and the …
Read More »The Devils Eyes: Rick Rosenthal’s ‘HALLOWEEN II’ (1981)
Halloween II (1981) hits really close to home. Like a ton of people I know, my cousin and I were raised by our grandparents. They worked their fingers to the bone, but every night we both sat with our grandma, and watched a horror movie. I would easily say I …
Read More »Don’t Feed the Troglodytes: ‘THE PIT’ (1981) Revisited – Retro Review
I remember going to the video store with my mom one Saturday afternoon around Easter when I was in 7th grade and seeing The Pit on the shelf among several other new releases and knew that I had to see it. I thought that the cover looked awesome and after …
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