Reviews

There’s something really fascinating about watching the dim mind of a deranged serial killer work in real time. Whether it’s an entire clan of backwoods hillbillies or a singularly scarred menace, it triggers the survival instinct in its viewers. Such is the case in The Showffeur, the newest independent short …

For those who aren’t familiar with it, Big Trouble in Little China is a John Carpenter film that released on July 2, 1986, one that struggled and inevitably flopped in the box office but rebounded on home video release, eventually becoming a cult classic, loved by many, but especially this …

Ouija boards have been at the center of chaos in horror movies for decades. Often seen as the connecting point between the current world and the bridge to the afterlife, ghosts often enter the human realm through these boards with revenge on their minds. Such is the case in Spirit …

When I entered high school, I got to see my first “mock accident,” Where there was a drunk driving accident on our football field. They brought in Medivac and more; it was a super uncomfortable feeling. The rest of the day was absurd. We at Grim Reaperock funeral, where parents …

I’ve been a fan of the CarousHell series since the first one came out back in 2016. I’ve anxiously awaited each new installment. What I love so much about the series, besides the great humor and excellent kills, is that every sequel brings something new to the table. When CarousHell …

I fell in love with punk rock at a really awkward time. Green Day hit the airwaves, but the scene took off in other ways, and everyone started to ruin the fun by calling others ‘posers and messing with them just because of different genre styles. And to me, that …

Going to the movie theater has always been a welcomed escape from reality. From my first experience as a small child being mesmerized by Disney’s 101 Dalmatians to my most recent venture into space with Project Hail Mary, there is something magical about it all. It is this love and …

Like it or not, everybody, and their brother (sometimes literally), in the late 90’s-early aughts, were making direct-to-video horror films. Shooting and editing were quick, easy, and relatively cheap, and distribution was everywhere to feed rental stores hungry for product. Predictively, lots of ripe turds were shat out onto shelves, …

Rose of Nevada is a genuinely poetic movie that pushes the boundaries of the Groundhog Day-style time-travel narrative while carving out an identity completely its own. Rather than relying on the familiar mechanics that audiences have come to expect from the genre, the film approaches the concept through a more …

It’s truly hard to believe that horror filmmakers were running out of ideas in the mid 1980’s, but haunted elevators? On the surface, that’s what director Dick Maas’ 1983 film The Lift appears to be about. But, in a strange amalgamation of genres, it touches on some themes that were …