Todd Phillips set up his Joker film series with a deep understanding of being mentally ill. When you’re depressed, you use coping skills. What about when you are worse off? What if It’s something that will never go away? How do you learn to live alongside your illness instead of …
Read More »Taylor Martin’s ‘SILENT BITE’ (2024) – Movie Review
Fresh Christmas horror always warms the soul, especially when it infuses different subgenres around the holiday. Such is the case with Silent Bite, the 2024 independent release that’s just rolled down our chimneys. So let’s sit under the tree, sip some eggnog in the glow of the lights, and see …
Read More »Patrick Ridremont’s ‘THE ADVENT CALENDAR’ (2021) – Movie Review
‘Tis the season for Christmas horror, as jolly old Kris Kringle shares his holiday with Krampus, evil elves, grotesque gingerbread men, and other things that creep down Santa’s chimney. In 2021, we were introduced to The Advent Calendar, a French Shudder Original movie. Let’s look at the presents that this …
Read More »‘RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD’ Sequel Releases First Teaser
The horror community was rocked when it found out one longstanding rumor is no longer a rumor. Dan O’Bannon’s Return of the Living Dead sequel has been greenlit and is already a powerhouse in our minds. The movie is based 18 months after the events in Louisville, Kentucky, and will …
Read More »Mark Byrne’s ‘BLOOD AND BREAKFAST’ (2024) – Movie Review
I’m a huge fan of indie slashers so I’m always excited to check out and review them. The latest indie slasher is Blood and Breakfast, which I had a blast with, and it’s not for the reason you would think. Read on to find out why! Blood and Breakfast was …
Read More »Have Yourself a Dreary Little Christmas: ‘BLACK CHRISTMAS’ (1974) Revisited – Retro Review
Every year around Christmas my wife and I always watch Silent Night, Deadly Night, Christmas Evil, and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation to help us get into the Christmas spirit. We also always watch Black Christmas as well, and it is without a doubt one of our holiday favorites. It just …
Read More »Mel Brooks’s ‘YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN’ (1974) – 50 Years Later
Mel Brooks has a genius mind, and I love any movie he was a part of. Young Frankenstein was one of the first horror comedies I saw. I remember thinking that nothing seemed scary with a bit of laughter. I am now obsessed with horror comedies. The movie reaches my …
Read More »Holiday Slasher ‘HEART EYES’ (2025) Is Coming This Valentine’s Day
From Halloween to Thanksgiving to Friday the 13th, holiday horror films are some of the best the genre has to offer. Continuing that tradition is a new slasher film in the My Bloody Valentine vein: Heart Eyes! I saw the red band trailer before Heretic and it had me cackling …
Read More »Avenging Garments! Sean Whalen’s ‘CRUST’ (2024) – Blu-ray Review
A very, and I mean very, unique take on a familiar story, writer/director/star (with a writing assist by Jim Wald) Sean Whalen’s (The People Under The Stairs) Crust, features a strange premise, with surprisingly sweet moments, a whole lotta fun, and an impressive ensemble cast. Synopsis “A depressed has-been child …
Read More »Mark Andrew Hamer’s ‘REPLICATOR’ (2024) – Movie Review
Replicants are a common plot device in Sci-fi and Horror. 2024’s Replicator, an indie body horror revenge film, is the latest to use this common trope in its plot. Does Replicator make good use of this? Read on to find out! Synopsis A young public defender investigates the sudden moral …
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