Charlie Hunnam is no stranger to dark, morally corrupt roles. After all, he spent six years as Sons of Anarchy‘s Jax Teller — a biker who didn’t hesitate to kill his own mother, stepfather and about 40 others over the course of 92 episodes. But in Hunnam’s latest project, his …
Read More »Kevin Connor’s ‘MOTEL HELL’ (1980) – Retro Review
Motel Hell first came into my life when I was about 6 years old. I actually arrived late to the party, considering the movies I had seen before it. Motel Hell gave the aura of all those silly slasher sequels and ran with it, calling it a parody of slasher …
Read More »Steven Kostanski’s ‘DEATHSTALKER’ (2025) Review: Blood, Beasts, and B-Movie Bliss
STEVEN KOSTANSKI’S DEATHSTALKER (2025) isn’t the kind of fantasy film that tries to compete with sprawling, big-budget franchises. Instead, it leans into the joy of retro adventure—embracing the camp, blood, and bizarre creativity that made the 1980s sword-and-sorcery boom so endearing to cult audiences. It’s a bold, knowingly ridiculous resurrection …
Read More »Laugh At The Devil – 25 Years of ‘BEDAZZLED’ (2000)
As mentioned many times previously, most remakes are unnecessary or worse. Then you have ones that were actually good such as The Thing and Ocean’s 11. There was another one that many felt was just as good as the original, and that was the 2000 comedy BEDAZZLED. To understand BEDAZZLED …
Read More »Japanese Practical FX Monster Movie ‘BAKEMONO’ Wins Best Feature and Three FX Awards
Inspired by The Thing but shot in Japan, Bakemono won Best Feature at the Spooky Empire Horror Film Festival. At the Atlanta Horror Film Festival, it won Best Special Effects and at the Motor City Nightmares Film Festival, it also won Best Special Effects. At A Night of Horror Film …
Read More »Ronin James’s ‘AMITYVILLE BARBI VS THE EVIL DEAD-O’s’ (2025) – Short Film Review
I’m a huge fan of The Evil Dead series. Any time something is said to be in that style, it always piques my interest. One of the latest is Amityville Barbi Versus The Evil Dead-O’s. Read on for my thoughts on the short film. Synopsis Barbi (JESSA FLUX) has a …
Read More »Spencer Charnas and Matthew Lillard Unite for Ice Nine Kills’ Joker-Inspired ‘THE LAUGH TRACK’
Ice Nine Kills is once again expanding its twisted cinematic universe — this time with a Tim Burton twist and the help of a horror legend. On Oct. 9, the band dropped the music video for its highly-anticipated song “The Laugh Track,” inspired by the 1989 Batman film by Burton and its …
Read More »Lost in a Sea of Monotony: ‘THE DROWNED’ (2025) – Movie Review
Making his feature film debut, director Samuel Clemens takes viewers on an isolating trip to a house that feels abandoned near the edge of the world. Woven with references to Greek mythology, The Drowned follows three thieves who have just stolen a priceless painting and arrive at a secluded safe …
Read More »Interview With Allen Danziger And Ray Spivey For ‘The WeedHacker Massacre’
If you know me at all, then you know that my love for Tobe Hooper’s 1974 film, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, runs far and wide. I mean, my dog is named Gunnar if that tells you anything, so it was real treat to be able to speak with Allen …
Read More »Tom Savini’s ‘NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD’ (1990) – Retro Review
I remember the first time I saw George A. Romero’s iconic film. Even people who are not into horror know Night Of The Living Dead. It is playing in any horror movie while the babysitter watches over the kids, and this film changed a lot of lives. Those who weren’t …
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