Reviews

I am a sucker for all those straight-to-video slasher movies from the 90’s; there was just a certain point where you knew the acting was terrible, however, it made you fall in love. I can definitely remember scanning the video store sections for all the different horror movies I could. …

The Last Sacrifice is a brilliant and deeply unsettling true crime documentary that explores the real-life murder case widely believed to have inspired The Wicker Man, while also examining how that tragedy helped shape the foundations of folk horror as one of the genre’s most fascinating and enduring subgenres. What …

Sweetness plays like a rock-and-roll odyssey filtered through psychological horror, evoking clear DNA from Misery but with a modern, youth-driven perspective. The film centers on obsession, fandom, and identity, themes that feel particularly relevant in an era where pop stars are elevated to mythic status through social media and parasocial …

I’ll be completely honest, I LOVE Wild Eye Releasing’s Visual Vengeance series. Overlooked and forgotten (sometimes rightfully so) low/no-budget SOV features from filmmakers who either went on to greater things, or flashed out completely. They seem to make it their duty to preserve these gonzo, and legitimately entertaining, little gems …

I’m a huge fan of anthologies. I like how they offer a variety in their storytelling while usually being tied together by a theme. It’s been awhile since I’ve gotten the chance to check out a good anthology so I was excited to check out the South Korean anthology film …

Subtitles always turn me away; I’m not really a foreign movie fan. There has been a chance for at least one film. Smother slapped me into place. I have never been so into a story such as this; it’s dark, it’s dreary, and it’s full of subtitles you won’t even …

Low-budget filmmakers are often advised to “use what they have,” and in Christopher Williams’ HELL IS INSIDE, that philosophy is front and center. The story follows Margo (Mackenzie Lee), a young woman attempting to escape her past while staying at a remote farmhouse inn. Her fragile sense of stability is …

At little over a decade before we were widely exposed to the “beauty is pain” concept by recent offerings like The Substance and The Beauty, Japanese filmmaker Mika Ninagawa (Sakuran) adapted a manga and created a beautiful film called Helter Skelter (no relation to Charles Manson). 88 Films, as part …

Dolly — oof, where to begin. The biggest and perhaps only real highlight of this film is the casting of Sean William Scott in a horror role, alongside Ethan Suplee. Seeing Scott, best known for comedic and dramatic performances, step into the genre is intriguing and refreshing, and he brings …

It seems like whenever “German splatter” is discussed you hear the name Olaf Ittenbach (Beyond the Limits). Admittedly, I’m only familiar with his work on Bloodrayne. However, with Unearthed Films’ new Blu ray presentation of Garden of Love (aka The Haunting of Rebecca Verlaine; 2003), I was excited to take …