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Movie Review: Arbor Day (2023)
Editor's ChoiceSledgehammer AwardWritten by Elmo Birch, and Hubie Giblets, and directed by Joseph Sikorski, Arbor Day is an indie horror-comedy film about a killer who strikes on… Arbor day. It begins showing the history of why the killer made him this was on Arbor Day, specifically, and after some backstory, it catches up to the current time and starts getting […]
Movie Review: Family Dinner (2023)
Editor's ChoiceFamily Dinner is an Austrian horror film written and directed by Peter Hengl. It is about a girl named Simi (Nina Katlein) who is visiting her aunt Claudia (Pia Hierzegger) the week before Easter in hopes that her aunt will help her lose a bit of weight. Claudia is a dietician who has written several […]
Movie Review: Holy Shit! (2023)
Editor's ChoiceSledgehammer AwardWritten and Directed by Lukas Rinker, Holy Shit! (or Ach du Scheisse!) is a German horror film about a man named Frank (Thomas Niehaus) who wakes up in a porta-potty with a large rebar protruding from his forearm, which he finds himself impaled on. This is quite the predicament for him, and this film is about […]
Movie Review: The Outwaters (2023)
Editor's ChoiceThe Outwaters is a found-footage horror film written and directed by Robbie Banfitch. It also stars Banfitch along with Angela Basolis, Michelle May, and Scott Schamell. It is about two brothers (Robbie, and Scott) and their two friends (Michelle, and Leslie) who are going into the Mojave desert to shoot a music video. Robbie is […]
Movie Review: The Leech (2022)
Editor's ChoiceThe Leech is a Christmas horror film written and directed by Eric Pennycoff. It stars Graham Skipper, Jeremy Gardner, Taylor Zaudtke, and Rigo Garay. Typically, we wouldn’t name so many cast members, but that is actually the entire cast. The film is about a priest named Father David (Graham Skipper) who is delivering a sermon […]
Movie Review: Terrifier 2 (2022)
Editor's ChoiceTerrifier 2 is a horror film written and directed by Damien Leone. It’s the follow-up to the original Terrifier film, and, much like the original film, it doesn’t disappoint. The story is about a family who is gearing up for Halloween, with them talking about the “Miles County Clown” which is a name the news has decided […]
Movie Review: Feed Me (2022)
Editor's ChoiceFeed Me is a horror film written and directed by Adam Leader and Richard Oakes. It’s about a man at the end of his rope who gets an offer from a stranger to help him find peace in exchange for a piece…. of himself. Or many pieces. Loosely based on a true story from 2001 […]
Movie Review: When the Screaming Starts (2022)
Editor's ChoiceWhen the Screaming Starts is a horror film written and directed by Conor Boru. It has some elements of comedy and is filmed like a documentary. It’s about a documentary crew who is following around a guy named Aidan (Ed Hartland). He and his girlfriend Claire (Kaitlin Reynell) are obsessed with death and serial killers. Claire […]
Movie Review: PussyCake (2022)
Editor's ChoiceWritten by Maxi Ferzzola, and directed by Pablo Parés, Pussycake is an Argentinian horror film about a female rock group that breaks down in the wrong place at the wrong time on their way to the last gig on tour. They end up in a science experiment gone wrong instead and have to fight for survival. It […]
Movie Review: Sideworld: Terrors of the Sea (2022)
Editor's ChoiceFrom Rubicon Films, director George Popov and writer Jonathan Russell, Sideworld: Terrors of the Sea is a documentary about phantom ships, folklore, and monsters that haunt the seas. Chapter 1 recounts stories of several ghost ships like those who came to rest in The Goodwin Sands to the legendary Flying Dutchman. Chapter 2 goes into […]
Movie Review: Ed Gein, The Musical (2010)
Editor's ChoiceSledgehammer AwardEd Gein, The Musical is a horror musical written by Dan Davies and directed by Steve Russell. Yes. You read that correctly. It’s a musical about the life of Ed Gein. It’s getting a new blu-ray release this August so we decided to check it out. Davies also stars as Ed Gein in this film, […]
Movie Review: La Pasajera (The Passenger) (2022)
Editor's ChoiceThe Passenger is a horror/sci-fi film written by Luis Sánchez-Polack and directed by Raúl Cerezo, and Fernando González Gómez. It’s about a man named Blasco (Ramiro Blas) who works as a rideshare, and along the way, they also pick up an unexpected and unwelcome passenger. His first stop is to pick up Marta (Paula Gallego) and […]
Movie Review: Sideworld: Haunted Forests of England (2022)
Editor's ChoiceSideworld: Haunted Forests of England is a horror documentary from Rubicon Films written by Jonathan Russell (Hex, The Droving) and directed and narrated by George Popov (Hex, The Droving) This documentary tells the story of some of the most haunted forests in England. The first story is about Wistman’s Wood and goes into detail about […]
Movie Review: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
Sledgehammer AwardWritten by Chris Thomas Devlin, Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe), and Rodo Sayagues (Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe), and directed by David Blue Garcia, Texas Chainsaw Massacre is meant to be a direct sequel to the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Synopsis: “After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group […]
Movie Review: Scream (2022)
Editor's ChoiceScream is back. Again. But not the way you think, but kind of definitely the way you think? Written by James Vanderbilt (Zodiac), Guy Busick (Ready or Not, Castle Rock) and Scream veteran Kevin Williamson and directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin (Ready or Not, Southbound, V/H/S) and Tyler Gillett (V/H/S, Ready or Not) it may actually […]
Movie Review: StageFright (AKA Deliria) (1987)
Editor's ChoiceDirected by Michele Soavi (Cemetary Man), and written by George Eastman and Sheila Goldberg, StageFright is a horror/thriller about a theatre acting crew who locks themselves in the building where they are rehearsing a show only to find out that someone is locked in there with them that is hunting them down. Like many horror […]
Movie Review: The Dark Eyes of London (1939)
Editor's ChoiceThe Dark Eyes of London is a horror film directed by Walter Summers, written by Edgar Wallace (King Kong), Patrick Kirwan, and Walter Summers, and stars Bela Lugosi (Dracula), and Hugh Williams. The story is about some murders that keep happening mysteriously, and It’s up to Detective Larry Holt (Hugh Williams) to get to the […]
Movie Review: Reunion From Hell (2021)
Sledgehammer AwardFrom CineSavage Films, Reunion From Hell is an indie horror film written and directed by Hayden Newman, with co-director Sam Hodge. Also starring Newman, Cathy Podewell (Night of the Demons), and James Stokes. What we liked: The score and soundtrack for this film were really good and reminiscent of 80’s horror films. It is pretty […]
Movie Review: The Love Witch (2016)
Editor's ChoiceThe Love Witch is a surrealistic technicolor fantasy/horror film written and directed by Anna Biller. It stars Samantha Robinson (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) as a witch named Elaine who is moving from San Francisco to a quiet town in an effort to start anew after her husband had left her, and will do […]
Movie Review: Phobias (2021)
Editor's ChoicePhobias is a horror anthology written by Camilla Belle, Broderick Engelhard, Maritte Lee Go, Joe Sill, Jess Varley, and Chris von Hoffmann. It is about five different peoples’ experiences who are all connected through one overarching story, and all stories involve a different type of phobia. The first story, titled Robophobia (The fear of robots, […]
Movie Review: Psycho Goreman (2021)
Editor's ChoicePsycho Goreman is not at all what we expected it to be, and in the best way possible. Written and directed by Steven Kostanski, who also co-wrote and co-directed the visually stunning Lovecraftian cosmic-horror film The Void (2016), Psycho Goreman is a sci-fi horror film that doesn’t take itself too seriously, was able to bring all of the […]
Movie Review: Uncle Peckerhead (2020)
Editor's ChoiceUncle Peckerhead is an indie horror film written and directed by Matthew John Lawrence. It’s about a rock band called “Duh” comprised of Judy (Chet Siegel), Max (Jeff Riddle), and Mel (Ruby McCollister) who are about to embark on their first tour and are in desperate need of a van to make it to their gigs. […]
Movie Review: Becky (2020)
Editor's ChoiceBecky is a fantastic horror/thriller with a lot to offer. This isn’t something we would normally expect to say when watching these. We have watched, and reviewed quite a few horror/thriller films, and they usually tend to be missing something whether it be in the writing, acting, atmosphere, pace, etc. This was definitely not the […]
Movie Review: Color Out of Space (2020)
Editor's ChoiceThe Colour Out of Space was the original title of this work from the late 1800s – early 1900s legendary horror author H.P. Lovecraft. It was a short story originally published in Amazing Stories in 1927. The short story is only about 30 pages but had a lot of visuals, tension, and atmosphere as Lovecraft […]
Movie Review: Daniel Isn’t Real (2019)
Editor's ChoiceFrom director Adam Egypt Mortimer, and writer Brian DeLeeuw, Daniel Isn’t Real follows the story of Luke. Played by Miles Robbins (Halloween 2018, X-Files), Luke is a kid who was raised by a single mother most of his life and she doesn’t really have it all together. His dad left because of her being a bit crazy, […]
Movie Review: Weedjies: Halloweed Night
Editor's ChoiceDirected by Danny Draven (Aliens Gone Wild, Reel Evil) and written by Shane Bitterling (Puppet Master X: Axis Rising, Beneath Loch Ness), Brockton McKinney (Evil Bong 666, Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre), and legend Charles Band himself behind the original idea, Weedjies: Halloweed Night is a pretty sweet nod to films like Ghoulies, Critters, Gremlins or pretty much […]
Movie Review: In the Tall Grass (2019)
Editor's ChoiceIn the Tall Grass might be one of the best horror films of 2019. This is not something we would usually claim, but it was beautifully-done and a well-executed film in almost every way. The film is an adaptation of a novel that was co-written by Stephen King and his son Joe Hill. It is directed […]
Movie Review: Killer Sofa (2019)
Editor's ChoiceKiller Sofa is an indie horror film written and directed by Bernie Rao. It’s actually a killer recliner, but close enough. After a short introduction explaining some of the grisly beginnings of the evil furniture and some character intros, it dives right into the story. The film focuses on a girl named Francesca who finds herself […]
Movie Review: Hellarious (2019)
Editor's ChoiceHellarious is a horror-comedy anthology consisting of seven short films. Each film is from a different cast and crew, so we are going to dive into them all here, and give our thoughts and a short review for each film. Killer Kart – Written and directed by James Feeney, Killer Kart is deceivingly good. The production […]
Movie Review: Clownado (2019)
Sledgehammer AwardClownado is an indie horror film written and directed by Todd Sheets. It’s pretty much exactly what it sounds like, only even more absurd, if you can imagine that. There is some decent CGI and also a lot of practical blood and guts. The acting isn’t good by any means, but it doesn’t really need […]
Movie Review: The VelociPastor (2019)
Editor's ChoiceRight off the bat, we would like to say that this film fulfilled all expectations we had and even went beyond that. The VelociPastor is not only a movie about a pastor who is also a velociraptor, but it packs a lot in there. It’s got horror, action, comedy, romance, ninjas, kung fu, gore, explosions, […]
Movie Review: Flowers (2015)
Editor's ChoiceFlowers is an independent horror film written and directed by Phil Stevens, and from Borderline Cinema, Frog Militia, and P. Stevens Productions. The film is centered around these women that are waking up in the crawl space under the house of a killer, and they are navigating their way through. It doesn’t follow them all […]
Movie Review: Camp Death III in 2D! (2018)
Editor's ChoiceTo be perfectly blunt, Camp Death III in 2D was one almost indescribable experience. The acting may or may not have been good. We don’t know. The writing was definitely interesting, and it was hard to tell whether or not that was even good. There were some moments of gore, but sometimes not in the […]
Movie Review: The Phoenix Incident (2015)
Editor's ChoiceThe Phoenix Incident is a found footage-style sci-fi/horror film written and directed by Keith Arem. Unlike a lot of other writers/directors we usually see films come through for, Arem has a unique background. Instead of the usual indie movie background, or coming up doing strictly other films, Arem has been in the video game industry […]
Movie Review: Terrifier (2016)
Editor's ChoiceTerrifier is a horror film written and directed by Damien Leone. Leone also wrote and directed All Hallow’s Eve (2013) which also features Art the Clown as the villain and Frankenstein vs. The Mummy (2017). Terrifier is a slasher and hearing that it had a lot of the same qualities that ’80s and ’90s slasher […]
Movie Review: King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (2017)
Editor's Choice“The more you see a monster, the less scary it is.” This is the thought process of Larry Cohen when making It’s Alive (1974). And this was just part of the brilliance of his filmmaking. King Cohen is a documentary directed by Steve Mitchell (Writer of Chopping Mall) about Larry Cohen’s film career from the […]
Movie Review: Blood Clots (2018)
Editor's ChoiceBlood Clots is a horror anthology consisting of 7 horror short films from Hewes Pictures. They are all presented in order of “clots”, and we will review them individually, and then the anthology as a whole. Clot 1: Hell of a Day is written and directed by Evan Hughes, and stars Alexandra Octavia. This film […]
Movie Review: Bugs: A Trilogy (2018)
Editor's ChoiceBugs: A Trilogy is a feature-length horror anthology consisting of three stories written by Alexandra Grunberg, and directed by Simone Kisiel. The description on their crowdfunding page on Indiegogo simply said: “A new female-driven horror film about helplessness, paranoia, and the bugs who inspire us to scream.” We randomly happened across this project back in […]
Movie Review: Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies (2017)
Editor's ChoiceAttack Of The Southern Fried Zombies is an indie horror film directed by Mark Newton and written by Christian Hokenson, with story help from Mark Newton, Stephen Stromer, and Daniel Wood. The film focuses on the small town of Charleston, in the county of Tallahatchie, where Dr. Fukushima (Kiyomi Fukazawa), and Dr. Klein (Miles Doleac) […]
Movie Review: Hex (2017)
Editor's Choice“1644 The English Civil War rages between the Royalists and Parliament. While death and suffering consume the land, the threat of occult practices and heresy spreads fear into the minds of those still standing.” Hex is the debut period-piece horror film from co-writers/directors George Popov and Jonathan Russell. The film is about enemy soldiers Richard […]
Movie Review: The Redeeming (2018)
Editor's ChoiceThe Redeeming is a horror/suspense/psychological thriller that is the feature-length directorial debut from director Brian Barnes. The film was written by Roger Thomas, and Barnes and Thomas had previously also worked together on a TV series called Persona as writer and director. They did a great job combining their efforts for this film. The film […]
Movie Review: The Child Remains (2017)
Editor's ChoiceInspired by events surrounding the infamous true story of the “Butterbox Babies”, The Child Remains is easily one of the best indie horror films we have had the pleasure of watching. Written and directed by Michael Melski, The Child Remains is an atmospheric paranormal horror/thriller that has a lot of depth and a really great […]
Movie Review: Annabelle: Creation (2017)
Editor's ChoiceAnnabelle: Creation is another piece of the puzzle that started with The Conjuring, and it really is a crucial piece of the puzzle that these films have started. At first, it seemed like The Conjuring was going to be a standalone film that revolved around the Warrens and their paranormal investigations. It even appeared that […]
Movie Review: Rats: Night of Terror (1984)
Editor's ChoiceRats: Night of Terror is a gem. It’s not as terrifying as the title of the film may suggest, but it has a lot of redeeming qualities. Directed by Claudio Fragasso, and Bruno Mattei (credited as Vincent Dawn) and starring Geretta Geretta (Also in Argento’s classic: Demons) among others, this film has a bit of […]
Movie Review: The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Editor's Choice“In October of 1994, three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.” This is the first thing you see when watching The Blair Witch Project, and even today it truly remains a one-of-a-kind film. The Blair Witch Project was amazing for its […]
Movie Review: Good Tidings (2016)
Editor's ChoiceWhat happens when three deranged killers in Santa suits decide to crash your Christmas party? Good Tidings happens. This is a great season for Christmas horror, and Good Tidings ranks up there with the best of them. Directed by Stuart W. Bedford, this film really brings the Christmas spirit to horror. The story is about a […]
Movie Review: A Christmas Horror Story (2015)
Editor's ChoiceWe are just going to start off by saying that A Christmas Horror Story is just great all around. We went in with expectations that were far exceeded. This film is an anthology similar to Trick ‘r Treat, but for Christmas! There are a few stories in the film, and all of them are interesting […]
Movie Review: Christmas With Cookie (2016)
Editor's ChoiceWritten by Alan Maxson, and directed by Alan Maxson and Shawn Schminke, Christmas with Cookie is a low-budget Christmas horror film that opens in the year 3978. Global warming has destroyed the Earth and has made a desert of the North Pole. Cookie the Elf, (played by Alan Maxson) who now lives on the moon, is […]
Movie Review: I Was A Teenage Wereskunk (2016)
Editor's ChoiceI Was a Teenage Wereskunk is a throwback to the classic 50’s monster movie era and a great one at that. Written and directed by Neal Mclaughlin, this film captures the essence that era very well. Everything from the set pieces like furniture, to clothes and hairstyles all being themed, to prices of food on menus, […]
Movie Review: Trick ‘r Treat (2007)
Editor's ChoiceTrick r Treat is a really unique horror anthology. Unlike most you will see, like Creepshow, where the stories are all separate, and cut into different sections, all of the stories in this film are happening in the same place, at the same time. There are a couple of stories happening. A school principal and […]
Movie Review: All Through The House (2015)
Editor's ChoiceAll Through The House is not just a great holiday horror film, it’s a really great horror film in general. Written and directed by Todd Nunes, it has pretty much everything that a horror fan could want. It has great cinematography, good acting, enough killing to keep slasher fans more than satisfied, and also has […]