When it comes to your standard movie monsters like zombies werewolves and vampires, its hard to find an original idea, as they’ve been used so much. It is a rare treat when you find a film that manages to tell a different kind of story than usual, and that’s exactly …
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‘DeepStar Six’ (1989): Not All Aliens Come From Space! – Retro Review
Growing up as a teenager in the late ’80s was a blast — especially if you were a sci-fi/horror fan! While the ’80s ushered in the golden era of slashers, genre films like The Terminator, Aliens, and The Fly blended sci-fi and horror seamlessly. Video stores ruled the home entertainment …
Read More »‘REDHEAD’ (2023) – Movie Review
What would you do if the only man you ever truly loved was killed in front of you and you barely made it out alive? Would you sit at home and isolate with your grief? Or would you take revenge? This is the question Autumn has to ask herself in …
Read More »‘XXX-mas’ (2023) – Movie Review
Santa slashers have been sleighing for decades, as cult classics like Silent Night, Deadly Night (Check out our franchise ranking here) and Santa’s Slay have given new meaning to what makes old saint Nick so jolly. Just in time for the passage of Christmas comes XXX-mas, the newest slice of holiday horror from director James …
Read More »Interview With V.V. James, Author Of ‘Sanctuary’
Offer me a book that’s being called a cross between Big Little Lies and Practical Magic, and I’m sold. This is how I came across the 2019 novel Sanctuary by author V.V. James (aka Vic James). Now a TV series airing Thursdays on AMC+ and Sundance Now, Sanctuary is a …
Read More »Eddie Bammeke’s ‘There’s No Such Thing As Zombies’ (2020) – Movie Review
Eddie Bammeke’s film, There’s No Such thing As Zombies, is a 2020 horror comedy about a prescription drug that turns people into zombies. No, not just zoned out sleepwalkers, but actual zombies. There’s No Such Thing As Zombies was directed by Eddie Bammeke (Confusion and the Survivor 2022) from a …
Read More »‘LAND OF THE DEAD’ (2005) Retro Review – Zombies Evolved
Zombie-themed entertainment is big business in 2020. New indie and mainstream Zombie films are released, seemingly every month. The Walking Dead is in its 10th season on AMC. Shows like I, Zombie, Black Summer, Daybreak, Z Nation permeate our televisions and streaming services. There are graphic novels, video games, books, foreign films like Train To Busan. The …
Read More »Body Horror…Only Lots of Fun! ‘SUITABLE FLESH’ (2023) Review
Sometimes in life (and horror films) legacy is everything. Filmmakers, since the inception of the medium, have tried to make their indelible mark. In the horror realm, and indeed in the HP Lovecraft sub-genre, the late Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator, From Beyond, Dagon) unquestionably left both a mark and a legacy. …
Read More »Interview With Capstan Guitarist Joseph Mabry On Tour, Wide-Ranging New Music, and More
Capstan is on a mission to keep its listeners guessing. This Orlando, Florida-based band, comprised of Joseph Mabry, Anthony DeMario, Scott Fisher, Andrew Bozymowski, and Harrison Bormann, has always penned tracks that run the gamut, from deathcore and metalcore to soft, heart-gripping melodies reminiscent of Mayday Parade. And its new …
Read More »How Far Is “Too Far?” ‘August Underground’s Penance’ (2007) Blu-ray Review
How far is too far? With August Underground’s Penance, Fred Vogel and his crew pushed the boundaries of cinema as far as anyone had taken them at that point and paved the way for a virtual army of imitators, wannabes, and bastard children of “extreme cinema” in the 16 years …
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