Horror Reviews

The wild west was full of ghost stories- often told around the camp fire in hushed tones lest the spirits in the shadows overhear you and bring their presence into your bedroll under the full moon.  Unfortunately, when it comes to movies, the wild west and horror don’t seem to do as well as their oral [...]

I’m always fascinated to see how certain books might be transcribed from the page onto the big screen- especially when it’s a book by one of my favorite authors.  Usually, they aren’t as good… but sometimes, they are just as good as- if not better than the book. Paul Sheldon is an author who is [...]

When we have someone special in our lives, the thing we fear most is losing them. Knowing that they’re dead and buried is difficult for anyone, but what about when they go missing? When that happens, you’re forced to struggle between hope and defeat, never knowing for sure if they’re really gone. Declaring Death in [...]

I do enjoy a good Man vs Nature film; ‘Jaws’ is certainly a classic, ‘Razorback’ as one of my all time favorite films and for anyone who hasn’t seen it, ‘The Grey’ is a phenomenal film. ‘Yellow Fangs’ though I would say is an odd, interesting little number from icon Sonny Chiba, who directed but [...]

After reading Louise’s article on the evolution of the slasher film a week or so ago, I felt compelled to rummage through my DVD collection and re-watch Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film. This documentary, based on Adam Rockoff’s novel, Going To Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher [...]

Vampires have been a staple of the horror movie industry for decades.  As such they’ve changed over the years from being the purely evil blood sucking beasts of my childhood to the teenage, angsty, mopey tools of recent years.  Once in a while, something different comes along… Dex is a musician who has a problem that [...]

I think I’m safe in saying that pretty much EVERYONE, at one point or another has seen Disney’s animated version of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow“.  Well, if you’re looking for a review of it today, you’d be wrong.  Today, I’m going to cover Tim Burton’s reimagining of the classic tale… New York City police [...]

Spooky videotapes and demonic curses are recycled in Michael A. Nickles’ latest offering, “Playback”. Julian (played by Johnny Pacar) and his group of friends study journalism. For a class project, they begin digging up old news on a murder which occurred fifteen years ago. As secrets unfold, Julian learns the local town “legend” of an [...]

While investigating Halley’s Comet, the crew aboard space shuttle Churchill discovers an alien spacecraft. Upon further exploration, the crew comes across a mass of dead bat-like creatures and three glass coffins, each containing a naked humanoid subject: two males and one female. The crew secures the coffins, brings them aboard their ship, and heads back to [...]

I will not be summarizing the episode for you but if you didn’t watch Episode Nine of Walking Dead Season 2 it then I suggest you do before reading this review. I really enjoy television shows but especially The Walking Dead because it combines television with horror and with a great story to pull from [...]

In 1999, the world was presented with with one of the first “found footage” style films, “The Blair Witch Project“.  The year before, however, there was a lesser known one released… “The Last Broadcast“. While filming a documentary about the “Fact or Fiction” murders, David Leigh receives a box with the mangled remains of a [...]

The first half of Season 2 honestly didn’t have much going for it. We had a missing girl, a couple of hook-ups, and a farm. So as the season resumed, there was plenty of room for stronger conflict. And we got it. As Carol deals with finally knowing exactly what happened to her daughter, and [...]

The resurgence of Hammer has so far thrown up one underseen and underrated British based film (Wake Wood) an average remake (Let Me In) and a genuinely dreadful throwback (The Resident), but this latest production perhaps sticks closest to the formula of old. Based on Susan Hill’s 1983 novel, The Woman in Black sees young [...]

With found-footage films being the craze these days, I have to admit anything in the genre catches my attention. I lucked out on being offered a screening of My Name is A by Anonymous, directed by Shane Ryan, and honestly didn’t know what to expect. Sometimes it’s harder to appreciate movies shot with little to [...]

I love listening to and reading movie reviews and critiques by Mark Kermode; the man has a great whit in everything that he writes. Where I disagree with him though is in 3D; he hates everything to do with it…I love it. I got my own 3D TV, I have a growing collection of 3D [...]

One simple word to describe Hisss: Frustrating. Why? Well, Writer/Director Jennifer Lynch stated a while back that the film was taken out of her hands after she turned in her first cut of the picture. The film was ‘too European’ and not scary enough in the minds of the producers and so the film was [...]

The Amityville Haunting was a direct to video release, making the total of  ten Amityville franchise films. In this newest release we’re introduced to a new family that have bought the house despite knowing it’s past. This film was supposed to put a new twist to the story and add modern aspects to the story. [...]

I feel like this was an attempted mob hit. Like somebody sent me this in the mail in hopes I would kill myself before finishing it. Or maybe it was really Jigsaw but the package didn’t come with a tape recorder informing me that I was going to play a game. There is a lot [...]