Reviews

The Monsters Among Us is a new short horror film by Jason Burke.  Burke, in the fashion of many independent filmmakers, wears many hats in this film – writer, director, lead actor, producer, and likely a dozen other uncredited positions.  The film is centered around a young couple experiencing their …

I will say here and now that YES, I believe in ghosts. Why? Because I am from this city, there are so many places for paranormal investigators. The thought of these memories that bring back a moment in time, a story about long nights chasing ghosts, and working a crappy …

The Dead Place follows Isaac Stecker played by Idris Veliu (Happy Hours), a troubled high school student who is haunted by spirits and increasingly violent supernatural encounters. He navigates bullying, grief, and family tension beginning to pile up onto an already fragile situation, finding himself caught between reality and something …

James Wan’s The Conjuring 2 is one sequel I like more than the original, which has only happened a small handful of times. The Conjuring 2 was released, some nightmares of my own, bringing into play my phobia, which I will get to later. I will admit I dreaded going …

The Rocky Horror Picture Show came at a time in my life when I needed it the most. The film’s focus sucked me right in, and I became a super-fan. I attended all the fun things you can dream of in the fan club. The film catered to anyone who …

In my life, there have been just a few movies that got under my skin. Richard Donner’s  The Omen has something about it, maybe because, oh, I don’t know, the Antichrist?! (Insert laugh track here). All joking aside, many people agree that this movie is a traumatic experience. Let’s get …

Often when the word of mouth begins to spread and hype the newest “best movie ever”, the viewer has to take these opinions with a mound of salt. But as the week two financial gate for Obsession jumped over twice as high as its debut, people started paying attention. With …

With a penchant for putting out all inclusive releases of truly subversive cinema, Unearthed Films’ new release of Alex Chandon’s (Inbred) violent love letter to the “anthology” horror of the 70’s, Cradle of Fear, is a two disc smorgasbord of blood-soaked madness! Synopsis A gruesome homage to the cult Amicus …

The early 1990s are often looked at as a dumping ground for the most bland and regurgitated horror movies in the genre in decades. But if you look closely enough, there were some diamonds in the rough that knew how to have fun. Such is the case in one of …

Michael D. Coffey’s One Eye Open gave me hope that horror is not all artsy, but it doesn’t have to be nonstop gore. Sometimes the story saves everything about a film, earning it the rank of legendary in my eyes. However, the film has not made its way up further …