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‘Strain 100’ is a 2020 zombie movie from writer/director Hassan Hussein and screenwriter Todd Klick (‘Followed’ 2018). ‘Strain 100’ follows a group of people surviving a zombie outbreak resulting from a mutation of a flu vaccine.  Early on, after the protagonist Jesse (Jemma Dallender ‘I Spit on Your Grave II’ …

When I found out one of my favorite horror anthologies, V/H/S, was getting its own spin-off movie, I was both stoked and concerned. The vignette was Alien Abduction Slumber Party on V/H/S/2 (2013). Now, I’m on the record saying that the V/H/S/2 is a perfect movie – you can read …

As a writer, there’s a short list of things worse than writer’s block. Among those things, surely misplacing your indie movie makes the list. Beyond Dark Dreams was primarily filmed in 2014, most footage was thought lost for the next six years until it was discovered on a hard drive …

Stalker movies aren’t really my jam. I have seen some, but they aren’t usually something I’ll pick to watch over other genre movies. With that said, oddly, when I saw the trailer for Stalker (2022), my interest was piqued and I wanted to see it. Let’s get into my thoughts …

Italian film legend Dario Argento is responsible for some of the most breathtakingly beautiful movies in horror. Significantly contributing to the Giallo sub-genre with films such as Tenebrae, Deep Red, Four Flies on Grey Velvet, Inferno, and of course, Suspiria, Dario Argento saturated screens with what would become his trademark …

Coming soon to theaters, On Demand, and Digital from RLJE Films and director Bomani J. Story (Mill Street) is a new horror film: The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster. The film stars Chad L Coleman (The Orville – TV Series), Laya DeLeon Hayes (Quantico – TV Series), and Denzel …

When the first season of Slasher (The Executioner) premiered on the Chiller channel back in 2016, I binged the entire series in one day. It was that good. It was brutal, with a fascinating storyline and remarkable acting. I was hooked. When Chiller folded and faded from existence, there was …

Exploring the Dark Recesses of the Criminal Mind This is a story about how we need to understand how normal-seeming people can become absolute monsters. – Dr. Al Carlisle Violent and horrific crimes are definitely nothing new. It’s my belief that people start off inherently good and that many are …

Coming soon to Digital and VOD from Dark Sky Films and directors Christine Nyland and Terence Krey (An Unquiet Grave) is a new thriller: Distress Signals. The film stars Nyland herself (The Garden Left Behind), Jonathon Strauss, and Stephanie Hains. Distress Signals Synopsis When a fall down a steep rock …

Filmmaker Brandon Slagle’s latest film, Breakout, is an action crime thriller with a little bit of heart. It’s also one of the last films to star the late Tom Sizemore and is the first one to be released since Tom’s death in early 2023. Described as “Die Hard in prison,” …