Night Shift, directed by the China brothers (Crawl 2017), is a movie that made me think about things. It is very reality-based, and it’s a slow burn, but that’s a good thing. The movie kept my attention the entire time. When things hit the fan, they show a very real …
Read More »Review: ‘DANCING VILLAGE: THE CURSE BEGINS’ Is A Fantastic Addition To The Indonesian Horror Genre
I know I’ve mentioned it in a few of my articles before, but Indonesia offers some of the real under-watched gems in the horror world. They are beautifully shot, well acted, feature fascinating culture, and have no lack of gore. Kimo Stamboel’s (The Queen of Black Magic) new film Dancing …
Read More »‘FALLOUT’ on Prime Video is Everything This Nerd Wanted and More!
FALLOUT on Prime Video is Everything This Nerd Wanted and More! (A spoiler-free review) Fallout Origins Fallout has come a long way since its humble MS-DOs/Windows beginnings. I played in high school and remember feeling like I had played nothing like it before. It was tough, but I was still …
Read More »‘JASON X’ (2002): Killer Space Camp – Retro Review
Where do you take a horror icon who’s been pretty much everywhere else? Why, to Space, of course! The Critters went there. Pinhead went there. The Leprechaun went there. You knew it was only a matter of time before Jason Voorhees left the cozy confines of Camp Crystal Lake (and …
Read More »The Future is Now: ‘BRAINSCAN’ (1994) is 30 Years Old!
The 90s had some pretty wild and sometimes ridiculous ideas of what future tech awaited us. Brainscan was no exception. Synopsis Starring Edward Furlong (Terminator 2; 1991) and the legendary Frank Langella (Masters of the Universe; 1987), Brainscan tells the story of teenage horror hound Michael Brower, a loner who’s …
Read More »From Short to Feature – Mike Flanagan’s ‘OCULUS’ (2014) Turns 10!
Mike Flanagan has written, directed, and adapted some of the most prolific horror films and series to date. Dr. Sleep and The Haunting of Hill House are my more recent favorites. But I also dug some of his earlier works like Hush (2016) and, well, Oculus (2014). Oculus – Synopsis …
Read More »‘RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD’ (1985) – A Personal Retro Review
Return of the Living Dead kind of saved my life through the safety of watching a bunch of zombies eating brains. Some senses can send you into a nostalgic fit, whether a smell, sound, song, or image. Return Of The Living Dead is that very thing for me and I …
Read More »‘ABIGAIL’ (2024) Is Bloody Good Fun – Movie Review
From Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the duo behind Ready or Not, Scream (2022) and Scream VI (2023) comes a new vampire film with a twist: Abigail (Psst… Not to be confused with this film). We were all huge fans of Ready Or Not (read our review here), myself included, …
Read More »Mary Lambert’s ‘PET SEMATARY’ (1989): Still Scary After 35 Years – Retro Review
The original film adaptation of Stephen King‘s Pet Sematary was released in 1989, when I was just four years old. It was a year or two later when I saw it for the first time, and that memory is indelibly seared into my brain. I was scarred. Traumatized. I was …
Read More »‘LOWLIFES’ (2024) – Movie Review
There are not too many movies that can both make me cringe and leave me wondering at the same time. Lowlifes is one of those movies. Released in April, 2024, the Tubi Original is gaining steam in the horror community. I’m not too fond of most Tubi Originals, though I am all …
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