From Epic Pictures and directors, Lee Thongkham (The Maid) (read our interview with Lee here) and Aquig Xu, is an exciting new horror/thriller: The Lake. The Lake (2022) Synopsis A girl finds a strange egg and brings it back to her village, only to later realize it was from a …
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‘WALL-E’ (2008) Turns 15: Doesn’t Seem Too Farfetched
In the Apocalypse, Your Best Friend Could Be a Roach Disney is no stranger to having dark elements in their stories. Hell, Bambi traumatized several generations of children. Not me though, I was already effed up from A Nightmare on Elm Street and Aliens. So for WALL-E to be a …
Read More »In Defense Of Extreme Horror Films
Extreme horror films don’t get a lot of respect, and are often called unwatchable, torture porn, and even garbage. It’s understandable – it’s not a genre for everyone. For me, the violence has never been a problem as long as the filmmaker doesn’t just show it for no reason. When …
Read More »Interview With Paul Johansson, Star Of ‘God Is A Bullet’
God is a Bullet, the new film by writer and director Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook 2004) and based on the novel by Boston Teran, is pretty fantastic. Clocking in at just over two and a half hours, it’s gory and super violent. It’s nothing like Cassavetes’ previous work, but it’s …
Read More »‘BAD GIRL BOOGEY’ (2023) Review – Queer Horror From Dark Star Films
Dark Star Films is relasing Bad Girl Boogey proudly, and loudly, just in time for Pride season! The film stars Lisa Fanto (Love, Guns & Levels Ups), Prudence Cassar (Satranic Panic), and Steven Nguyen (Jupiter). The film was directed and co-written by Australian trans-gender filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay (So Vam …
Read More »New Teaser Trailer and Poster Revealed for ‘THE ONLY ONES’ (2023)
A new teaser trailer and poster have been released for the new horror comedy directed by Jordan Miller (Three): The Only Ones. The film stars Tatiana Nya Ford (Project LETHE), Paul Cottman (Three), and Emily Claussen (The Forgiving). The Only Ones (2023) Synopsis he film follows a group of friends …
Read More »Interview With Stewart Thorndike, Writer And Director Of ‘Bad Things’
One thing that I really liked about the new film by Stewart Thorndike, Bad Things, is the strong LGBTQ+ characters. It’s refreshing to see new and upcoming talent as the lead in a movie, and Bad Things has four of them – Gayle Rankin (GLOW) as Ruthie, Hari Nef (Barbie …
Read More »James DeMonaco’s ‘THE PURGE’ (2013): 10 years of Class Warfare
With another year closer to the next event we thought could never happen, this world proves it’s destined to make liars of us all. As fiction horror seems to grow more feasible to reality, my two highest concerns are a virus outbreak that reanimates us into violent mindless zombies, and …
Read More »Stephen King’s Novel, ‘THE SHINING’ (1977): His Masterpiece
Welcome back to our ongoing coverage of Stephen King’s novels. When we last left off, King had followed up his debut 1974 novel Carrie with his smash vampire novel Salem’s Lot in 1975. His third novel, however, would leave the others in the dust and become one of the most well …
Read More »Coming Soon To Blu-ray And Digital: ‘My Best Friend Is A Vampire’
Coming soon to Blu-ray and Digital from Lionsgate and director Jimmy Huston (Final Exam): My Best Friend is a Vampire. The film stars Robert Sean Leonard (House– TV Series), Evan Mirand (Se7en), and LeeAnne Locken (Watershed). It will be available on July 25, 2023. Synopsis: Return to Milton High School …
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