I am a self-proclaimed “Sawfreak”. Let me just start off by saying that. Of all the things that I love about horror movies—and of all the horror movies that I love—Saw is at the very top of that list. My freshman year of college happened to be the year that the original Saw came out. […]
Caution:spoilers ahead So, about three months ago a blog I followed came out with an article about “the movie Disney doesn’t want you to see” and with a title like that, who wouldn’t be intrigued? Subsequently, I read everything I could find on this movie: how it was filmed illegally in Disneyland and Disney World, […]
For starters, I don’t really read many horror short stories. I find that most of them follow the same general formula: build up for a little bit, then drop the quasi-twist hammer. It’s something that finds its roots in Tales From the Crypt, The Twilight Zone, and O. Henry. It doesn’t necessarily mean all horror fiction is […]
“No Reflection”, written by John Caliburn is a solid first entry into the horror genre. His first published collection, No Reflection has seven short stories and wraps up with a short poem. At the end of each story, the author has added a short explanation of his motivation behind the story. At times, the explanation […]
Good Mourning graveyard ghoulies and crematorium cretins, The witching season is upon us and to celebrate, if you are anything like me you will decorate your crypt from top to bottom in orange, black, smiling jack-o-lanterns, black cats, crazed witches, and other spookshow-a-rama goodness that will give thrills, chills, and make you jump with fright. […]
Imagine my delight when I came across a movie titled “Frankenqueen”; it has a couple of stars in it’s viewers ratings and is classified as Horror. Here is the Netflix description: “A getaway at a plastic surgeon’s Malibu mansion turns deadly for a group of young men as their mad scientist hostess implements a homicidal […]
Hellbent is an independent horror movie that I happened to stumble upon on Netflix some years ago. We’re all familiar with the Netflix horror selection:it’s a lot like playing Russian Roulette sometimes. So, after a few poor choices on my part, I chose to revisit Hellbent. Directed by Paul Etheredge, it may be low budget, […]
Among Friends is the full feature directorial effort of Danielle Harris. Yes, Jamie from Halloween 4 and 5 has matured into quite the scream queen and she’s now putting her talents behind the camera. Harris has stated that she was aiming for the look of a 1980’s B movie and she certainly achieved it. The […]
Well, hellelujah Baby Jesus! We have ourselves another pro-female horror movie that is just the bees knees. “You’re Next” , from the minds of Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett is a first class horror joy ride. The film centers on the secluded Davison family home: Mom and Dad are celebrating their 35th anniversary and all […]
American Mary is brought to us by the lovely Soska sisters, Jen and Sylvia, who wrote and directed this little gem of a movie. In the spirit of Women Of Horror Week, this review will be lengthy and have spoilers. So, if you haven’t yet seen American Mary I suggest you rectify that immediately. Mary […]