Elizabeth Bathory was a Hungarian countess in the sixteenth and seventeenth century that was alleged to have killed hundreds of people and bathed in their blood to retain her own youth. There have been over a dozen movie adaptations depicting her life and victims, but never one quite like Blood …
Read More »Dan O’Bannon’s ‘RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD’ (1985) – Retro Review
There has never been a more influential film for me and my appetite for horror movies. Return of the Living Dead is a film that people have at least to be familiar with the name. The film gave us so many iconic moments that have influenced our perception of zombies. …
Read More »Tiago Teixeira’s Debut Feature, ‘CUSTOM’ – Movie Review
CUSTOM is the first feature film from award-winning Brazilian-born, UK-based filmmaker Tiago Teixeira. Premiering in March 2024 as part of the FrightFest strand at the Glasgow Film Festival, it has since screened at several other genre showcases. The film follows a pair of struggling arthouse pornographers who encounter a mysterious …
Read More »Sean Donohue’s ‘FATAL DESIRES’ (2025) – Movie Review
Some of the best thrillers examine relationships and the lengths that people will go to save them. But sometimes those lengths put you in a place even more deadly than you realize. That’s the premise of Fatal Desires, a 2025 independent thriller release from Gatorblade Films. Let’s dive in and …
Read More »We’re All Fish Food: ‘PIRANHA 3-D’ (2010) Revisited – Retro Review
When I was little, I was obsessed with sharks and any kind of sea life that could eat people in general, so I was always on the lookout for movies that featured these kind of creatures. I was at my grandparents’ house one weekend and saw the promo for the …
Read More »Tiago Teixeira’s ‘CUSTOM’ (2025) – Review
Though I am not fond of arthouse movies, I still gave Custom a chance. Though it was original, like a demented game of show and tell, from what I could make of it anyway. Custom left me feeling very neutral. I still don’t quite know how I feel about it. …
Read More »Jim Sharman’s ‘THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW’ (1975) – A Retro Review
Some moments never fade; people remember where they were on 9/11, or where they were when they found out Cliff Burton from Metallica was killed in a bus accident. Those are moments we should push to the side and store deep inside. Jim Sharman’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show replaced …
Read More »Amara Cash’s ‘GET OFF MY LAWN’ (2025) – Movie Review
Amara Cash’s Get Off My Lawn will have you questioning everyone’s intentions, especially when moving into a new neighborhood. Get Off My Lawn is up, down, and all around throughout the entire movie. It poses a good question of “What if?” Sometimes what we see as harmless can escalate very …
Read More »Doodles of Doom: Seth Worley’s ‘SKETCH’ (2025) – Movie Review
Seth Worley makes his feature film debut as the writer & director for Sketch. Tony Hale (Veep 2012-2019) stars as a widowed father struggling to raise his two children amid the loss of their mother. Having trouble coping with the emotions of loss, Amber (Bianca Belle: Lady in the Lake …
Read More »Bears Rebecca Fonte’s ‘HOW FAR DOES THE DARK GO?’ (2025) – Movie Review
I’ve always been fascinated by vampires. As someone who fears death as much as I do, the thought of living forever definitely has its appeal. But what’s the point in living forever if you don’t have anyone to share it with? This is just one of many questions that How …
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