Slasher films of the 70’s and 80’s typically revolve around deranged mask donning knife-wielding monstrosities that often defy death. However, a new type of slasher emerged in the 90’s with films such as Urban Legend, Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer. With motive driven mortal killers who …

From Chile comes Trauma, one of the most controversial films I’ve had the pleasure of viewing, although not everyone will share this opinion, I’m sure. Right up there with A Serbian Film, Trauma breeds the same kind of discontent for the country’s political regime.  Straight out of The Optical Theater Festival, Trauma …

I’ve been a fan of Sean Donohue ever since he sent me a screener of Death-Scort Service to review for my blog way back. I have reviewed every film he has released since, including the recently released Death-Scort Service 2. Recently I got the opportunity to talk to Sean about how …

“A story about death.” If you thought Raymond Briggs’s The Snowman was a joyous Christmas cartoon for the festive season, you’re sadly mistaken. In life, we cherish the precious moments and build our lives on happy memories. For the festive season, it’s traditional to gather with loved ones as we eat, …

Hailing from Finland, Euthanizer is nice and nasty original piece of indie gold is written and directed by Teemu Nikki. I first found out about this film from Finnish filmmaker Artturi Olavi Rostén, who has directed probably one of the best indie shorts I’ve had the pleasure of watching in …

Cold Ground is another selection that was brought to my attention by The Optical Theater Film Festival. This French film is a found footage offering, but it also mixes in the now popular retro aspect. Fabien Delage’s film is even getting a possible 2018 release from Redwood Creek Films and …

Would you conform to social norms just to fit in with society? How far would you go? These are very real questions that are unfortunately answered in very disturbing ways in today’s world. As the Blood in the Snow Film Festival meets its end, I was fortunate enough to view just …

Every time I see a huge name in an indie horror film, I typically expect little more than a glorified cameo to draw an audience in with name value. So when I was given Buckout Road to review and saw Danny Glover listed amongst the cast, I expected about 2 …

I bet every single person reading this review has been woken up in the middle of the night at least once by some kind of weird noises breaking the midnight silence. Tapping, hissing, knocking, whispering… all of these sounds can be easily explained in the daylight, but at night, those …

I had an opportunity to watch and review Crux: Black Sol Empire Part I, which premiered at the 2017 Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival this past weekend. I wasn’t sure what to expect with this film. But the film definitely piqued my interest, when it opened with the …