When sitting down with a novel by a new author, I rarely expect little more than a predictable, clichéd-as-hell mishmash of words and situations. Going into The City by S.C. Mendes, I figured it would be read and relegated to the Emergency Toilet Paper pile. Thankfully, Mendes proved me wrong. …
Read More »Review – TOKYO GORE POLICE (2008)
“Why do they bleed so much?” was the question my brother asked when I subjected him to Tokyo Gore Police. Indeed, why do they bleed so much? Because this is prime Japanese splatter, courtesy of filmmaker Yoshihiro Nishimura. That’s why! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFKP9lB_F7s In the future, the Japanese police force has been …
Read More »Review – HOTEL INFERNO (2013)
Necrostorm, the same dudes who brought us the splatterrific Adam Chaplin, invite you on an all-expenses-paid trip to Splatterville while giving you accommodations at the lavish and exclusive Hotel Inferno, the first first-person action/horror flick. Check out the trailer here – but viewer beware there is graphical material on it; blood, gore, and …
Read More »Review – DEATHGASM (2015)
Heavy metal and horror go together like pizza and booze: heavy metal songs have been inspired by horror movies, horror movies feature heavy metal soundtracks, heavy metal albums feature horror-inspired imagery on album covers, heavy metal features as a plot device in certain horror movies – the list goes on …
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