Reviews

Earlier this year, my anticipation was high for The Wicked One (you can read my review here), which turned out to be an intense and satisfying indie slasher. Soon after viewing it, I found out that its writer, Cheyenne Gordon, was writing and directing his own film, Scream For Summer, which got me …

Hailing from Finland, Euthanizer is nice and nasty original piece of indie gold is written and directed by Teemu Nikki. I first found out about this film from Finnish filmmaker Artturi Olavi Rostén, who has directed probably one of the best indie shorts I’ve had the pleasure of watching in …

As a huge fan of dark humor, I find that there’s a certain recipe a filmmaker needs to bake a successful horror comedy cake. First, you mix together a cup or two of unique, quirky characters, a sizable chunk of tongue-in-cheek cheese, a dash of toilet humor and a generous …

The Gatehouse is the latest release from Uncork’d Entertainment. It is a dark fantasy/adventure/horror film that is unlike anything I have ever seen before. Whether this is a good thing or not you will just have you read on to find out. The Gatehouse is written and directed by Martin …

Cold Ground is another selection that was brought to my attention by The Optical Theater Film Festival. This French film is a found footage offering, but it also mixes in the now popular retro aspect. Fabien Delage’s film is even getting a possible 2018 release from Redwood Creek Films and …

Losing someone is never easy and sometimes unbearably painful. We all seek out different things to fill the void; some of those aren’t healthy and change us. This and more happens in the new hauntingly disturbing film Woodshock, Woodshock is co-written as well as co-directed by Kate Mulleavy and Laura Mulleavy. Kirsten Dunst, Joe Cole, Pilou …

Short films are not necessarily easy to pull off. The filmmaker has to give the audience a compelling story in a short span of time. I recently saw the horror short Her Last Ballet. The film is four minutes total and tells a creepy story of a gift left on the …

Directed by Lewis Teague (who went on to direct Cat’s Eye) and originally written by Stephen King, Cujo (read our interview with Dee Wallace – here) is most impressive for its realism. Rather than being cursed by magic or something inexplicable, a St. Bernard named Cujo contracts rabies after getting bit …

Would you conform to social norms just to fit in with society? How far would you go? These are very real questions that are unfortunately answered in very disturbing ways in today’s world. As the Blood in the Snow Film Festival meets its end, I was fortunate enough to view just …

Every time I see a huge name in an indie horror film, I typically expect little more than a glorified cameo to draw an audience in with name value. So when I was given Buckout Road to review and saw Danny Glover listed amongst the cast, I expected about 2 …