This will probably go down as one of my most shocking reviews to date and I might lose cred within the horror community. Brace yourself, horror fans. I’m about to tell you a big secret about myself and its a good one! Up until May 18, 2017, I had never …
Read More »Streamer (2017) Movie Review
Loneliness. Desperation. Isolation. These three things can lead someone on a crash course to bad decisions. With only their own thoughts for company, there’s no one to talk them down from the ledge – or away from the knife block. In Streamer, Jared Bratt’s (Hokum 2010) semi-autobiographical feature film, the frustration with being …
Read More »A Mother Knows Best (2017) Movie Review
Recently I had the pleasure of reviewing three mother centered horror shorts for director Stephanie Hensley: A Mothers Choice, Mommy Said So, and Momma’s Boy. These shorts, along with two others and a wrap around story, form A Mother Knows Best, an anthology film that was just released on Mothers Day. …
Read More »From Beyond (1986): A Lovecraft Inspired Creature Feature
When it comes to creature feature stories, few match the originality of interdimensional monsters spawned from the pen of H.P. Lovecraft. Obviously, being a 20th century horror author whose work remained relatively unknown until after his death, Lovecraft never took his writings to the big screen. However, that has not stopped several …
Read More »President’s Day (2017) Movie Review
I’m a huge fan of Deadpool. When I first saw the trailer for President’s Day, it reminded me of one of my favorite Deadpool stories – the one where the deceased presidents are resurrected by a Shield Agent who also happens to be a necromancer. Deadpool is then tasked with …
Read More »A Boy and his Demons: ‘The Gate’ (1987) Turns 30
Can a 12 year old boy’s life collapse into Hell? Yes, indeed — at least if the demons of The Gate have anything to do with it! Released thirty years ago on May 15, 1987, The Gate walks a fine line between kid’s movie and really sinister, adult-themed horror. Thinking …
Read More »Dead Awake (2017) An Eye Opening Film Review
When it comes to watching horror movies, there are a lot of films that draw you in based off of your genre preference. Then, every once in awhile, a movie comes along that hits you smack dab in the face as if it was meant for you. I have suffered …
Read More »The Carnage Collection (2015) Movie Review
My love of anthology films is well established and I have reviewed a ton of them. The latest notch on my DVD player is The Carnage Collection, a film that features eight video segments that someone is watching on their new TV service. The theme here is carnage, something this film has in …
Read More »3 Dead Trick Or Treaters (2017) Movie Review
Several months back, I saw a post on Facebook about a horror film that was rejected by a film festival due to its description, even though the festival people never bothered to watch it. I knew as soon as I saw the rejection letter that it was a film I had …
Read More »Arrow Video Announces Release of Fulci’s ‘Don’t Torture A Duckling’
Arrow Video just unveiled a handful of new Blu-ray releases for their August lineup and damn, is it an incredible lineup! There is one specific UK/US release that I want to bring to your attention. The film I want to mention is Lucio Fulci’s (The Beyond, City of the Living Dead) …
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