Writer/director Benjamin Ironside Koppin delivers Made Me Do It, a psychological slasher which fortunately uses the up close and personal approach when introducing the killer. It’s hard to squeeze even a drop of originality into most modern horror/thrillers these days. At first glance, Made Me Do It seemed like it was …
Read More »The Watcher of Park Avenue (2017) – Short Movie Review
When asked if I would like to watch and review the short horror film, The Watcher of Park Avenue, I didn’t know much about it. The only thing I knew, is it stars two famous alumnae from the NOES franchise. Nightmare on Elm Street is tied with Halloween as my …
Read More »The Rizen (2017) Review: A Tale of Lovecraftian Horror
The Rizen is one of those films that seems to be inspired by many different things. It has a blend of Silent Hill and Resident Evil combined with the otherworldly strangeness of H.P. Lovecraft. It all blends together in a fun, yet campy, sci-fi/horror/action flick. The Rizen was written and directed by …
Read More »Joe Meredith’s Film ‘South Mill District’ Coming in Early 2018
Artist Joe Meredith has done some impressive cover art work for a number of genre releases, including covers for films by Phil Stevens such as The Lung movies and the upcoming Paradis. He has done movie covers for Yan Kaos, Harry Collins’ The Sideling Hill and, most recently, Frames Of Fear 3. …
Read More »‘Blue World Order’: Restoring Peace by Force
There is no shortage of films depicting a post-apocalyptic wasteland following the collapse of society. With classics such as Mad Max, Mad Max: Fury Road and The Road, stories of survival in a world of chaos have become a subgenre all on their own. However, in Blue World Order, debut …
Read More »‘Stirring’ (2018) – A Bloody Yuletide Massacre, Not Your Average Reindeer Games
Christmas may be over (actually my tree is still up), but there’s a never a bad time to watch a Christmas horror movie, especially a new one. For close to a year, I’ve been waiting anxiously for Troy Escamilla’s new film Stirring. After seeing his work in Party Night, I …
Read More »House of Salem (2017) – Movie Review
When I first heard about the 2017 horror flick House of Salem, it sounded to me like a bunch of horror cliches thrown together to form a mishmash of storylines but no fathomable plot. Too many arcs can kill a story, horror or otherwise. I didn’t want to see this …
Read More »‘Lylith & Mara: Sisters of the Dark’ Comic Review
There have been so many origin stories about vampires, but writer/artistJason Dube’s take on it is a unique. His story, told in comic book form, is about twin sisters Lylith & Mara. They’re half human and half demon and eventually become the first vampire and first succubus in Lylith & Mara: …
Read More »Black Mirror: 6 New Terrifying Episodes of Tech
Charlie Brooker’s twisted anthology series Black Mirror is back with its fourth season hitting Netflix last Friday. Packed with six new haunting tales of hi-tech ingenuity and questionable morality, this captivating series takes a slightly darker tone than previous seasons. Filled with more blunt trauma than ever, Black Mirror expands its horizon …
Read More »The Devil’s Well (2018) – Found Footage Done Right?
Kurtis Spieler’s found footage film The Devil’s Well focuses on a group of paranormal investigators who are on the hunt to find out if all the folklore about the infamous Devil’s Well is true. They want to know if it played a part in the disappearance of a young woman named Karla …
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