Typically, beginning a trip by sticking your thumb out to hitch a ride does not end well. There are some seriously sick people out there! Haven’t you ever seen the signs on the highway that say DO NOT PICK UP HITCHHIKERS? This is especially true in horror movies. Through the decades, we have had quite …
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Knock Knock (2015) – Review
Knock Knock. Who’s there? Orange. Orange who? Orange you excited to read this review? With technology so readily available to us we are bombarded everywhere with horrific stories in the media. I like to think that people are basically good, but trust is a fragile thing these days. It is …
Read More »Retro Review: The Tortured (2010)
It’s just another night of cruising through Netflix’s selection of horror movies. I finally make a choice and click on something called The Tortured – a movie I’m certain I won’t even finish. After all, it stars John Tucker from John Tucker Must Die and the crazy chick from Swimfan. Not …
Read More »Martyrs (2008): Revenge with a Twist
Every once in a while, there comes a film in the horror genre that stands out among anything else. A film that defies any and all expectations. A film that pushes limits and serves up surprises around every turn. Most importantly, such a film that offers substance, meaning and purpose …
Read More »9 More Great Horror Shorts You Can Watch On YouTube!
Ah, the vastness of the internet. Every day, new content is being uploaded for our reading and viewing pleasure, from the next big viral cat video to how to play “Crazy Train” on the guitar. We’ve done an installment on 9 Brilliant Horror Short Films You Can Watch On YouTube, and …
Read More »8 Italian Cannibal Films You Need to See
Intro With the release of Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno, the cannibal film has gained wider attention. Of course this is not the first film of its type and, hopefully, will not be the last. Let us have a quick lesson about the cannibal genre; specifically, Italian cannibal films. History …
Read More »7 Crazy Summer Camps in Horror Movies
“School’s out for summer, school’s out forever!!!” Well, maybe not quite yet. But in a few weeks, students will be fleeing schools, throwing their hands in the air and rejoicing in the freedom that only summer can bring. As an adult, it’s not as exciting anymore because “adulting” is hard; …
Read More »Review – Cooties (2015)
Growing up, kids often referred to each other as having cooties, an imaginary germ or repellent that one would catch if they touched the opposite sex. A silly innocent game of pretend. Or is it? If you watch 2015’s Cooties, you may rethink your stance on the whole idea. I …
Read More »Ozsploitation: Top 10 Australian Horror Movies
Wolf Creek is the latest horror film franchise getting a TV series treatment; the exemplar of “Ozsploitation” will be premier this Thursday, May 12th as a 6-part series on the Australian streaming service Stan. Like the films Wolf Creek and Wolf Creek 2, director Greg McLean is helming the series, …
Read More »Child’s Play Franchise: Ranked Worst to Best!
In 1988, writers Tom Holland, Don Mancini, and John Lafia brought us a horror film that would change the way we see dolls forever with Child’s Play. After the success of Child’s Play, four sequels and reboot would follow. Like many of the classic slashers, this is a series that …
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