I enjoy folklore horror films. It’s not something we get a lot of and I like the lore part of them. They are usually set in quaint, small towns, which is why we find what happens there so shocking. When I first found out about Well Go USA’s latest film …
Read More »Willard (2003): A Man and His Rats Craft Rollicking Revenge
Unfortunately, Glen Morgan’s Willard seems a bit underrated. Then again, that surely fits the theme and overall feel of the story itself. Willard Stiles (Crispin Glover) is constantly mocked and humiliated by his life at home, and at work. Made into a misfit and the butt of life’s joke, Willard’s main …
Read More »A Love Letter To ‘Little Shop of Horrors’
Asking a horror fan what their favorite horror movie is is like asking a food critic what their favorite dish is; it all depends on the mood. Sometimes I’m in the mood for a complex psychological thriller and will throw on Jacob’s Ladder. Other times, I just want to see …
Read More »Available Now on Tubi: Horror Western ‘HOMESTEAD’ (2023)
Available now to stream on Tubi from October Coast and director Ehrland Hollingsworth (Family Therapy) is a new horror western: Homestead. The film stars Brian Krause (Sleepwalkers, Charmed), Jamie Bernadette (I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu), and Diamond Dallas Page (The Devil’s Rejects). Homestead Synopsis In this nail-biting mesh …
Read More »‘The Hitchhiker:’ (1983 – 1991) – The Dark Passenger of Cable Television
Somewhere between Rod Serling and The Crypt Keeper, wandering down the darkest roads of the human psyche, was The Hitchhiker. HBO’s first stab at a horror/thriller anthology series ran successfully from 1983 to 1987, then continued its reign on the USA Network from 1989 to 1991. Yet, we don’t hear or …
Read More »‘SWARM’ (2023) Explores Toxic Fandom as Horror
In Swarm writer/producer Janine Nabers (Watchmen (2019) and actor-musician Donald Glover (Atlanta (2022), explore toxic fandom with some gore, cringe, and dark humor. Bring on the Gore and Cringe! If you’ve watched Atlanta, you’d know their creative team brings cringe and has put a unique spin on horror and surrealism. …
Read More »Bruckner Strikes Again: ‘THE NIGHT HOUSE’ (2020) – Spoiler-Free Review
2020 was an insane year. From a devastating pandemic, worldwide police brutality marches, a bizarre election, missing toilet paper, and spicy chicken sandwiches (Popeye’s was better). While the pandemic had us on lockdown, movie theaters weren’t deemed essential. Production studios had to reconstruct their model to get movies to the …
Read More »FantastiCon Comic Convention – Toledo, Ohio – Event Review
While technically not a horror convention (my usual haunts), Fantasticon-Toledo this past weekend, had plenty to offer the average horror fan. Walking into the, very full on Sunday, Seagate Convention Center, you immediately got the feeling that you were, somewhat anyways, among “your tribe”. There was definitely some full frontal …
Read More »In Memoriam: Writer / Director Pearry Teo (1978 – 2023)
Rest In Peace, Pearry Reginald Teo, 7/23/1978-3/9/2023. The world of independent cinema has lost a true visionary and respected filmmaker. Pearry Reginald Teo passed away of, as of yet, undisclosed causes, at his Hollywood home on March 9th, 2023. He was 44 years old. The Singapore-born Teo came to the …
Read More »Horror Anthology ‘Worst Laid Plans’ (2023) – Movie Review
I love vacation horror. Call me a sadist, but the idea of a happy family outing turning into a bloody shitshow makes my little black heart squeal with excitement. So when I heard about Genre Blast Film’s Worst Laid Plans a year ago, I kept a close eye on the film’s progress. …
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