Much has been written about the outsider-come-mainstream success of the Terrifier franchise, and it is no secret that indie horror is a sprawling, thriving industry unto itself. While the studio film industry is facing a massive paradigm shift, guerilla filmmakers share a bloodline back to George Romero and beyond, putting their nightmares on celluloid (or […]
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Malum needed to pick a lane
Psychological HorrorDirected by: Anthony DiBlasiStarring: Jessica SulaSynopsis: A rookie police officer willingly takes the last shift at a newly decommissioned police station in an attempt to uncover the mysterious connection between her father’s death and a vicious cult. Malum starts off very strong which only becomes more frustrating as the movie goes because there’s so […]
Found footageDirector: Joseph MazzaferroStarring: Callie Grayson Yeah. This was a thing that I watched. It claims to be based on a true story. I’m dating myself here but have you ever seen that episode of The Simpsons where Otto walks out of the shop called Stoner’s Pot Palace and says “Man, that is flagrant false […]
Thanks for anyone who suffered through the Jurassic World post. We are still shaking off ring rust here. One of the secret commandments of Horror-Writers has always been authenticity over all else. The site was established originally during times when such websites were numerous and there was a low-key community of horror commentators all racing […]
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Body & Soul review
Found FootageDirected by: Stephen EllisStarring: Nate Schaller, Roy Ruiz, Chris Williams The best thing about this movie is the poster. Look at it. It’s magnificent. Body & Soul is about two cops and a cameraman who are filming a reality tv show getting lost in the woods. There’s a lot of yelling. A lot. Most […]
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#missingcouple review
Found footageDirected by: Jaques Edeline, Oliver MauldinStarring: Austin Jankins, Janna JankinsSynopsis: A real #vanlife couple were on an adventure to renovate an abandoned farm in middle-of-nowhere Mississippi. Cameras blazing, they chronicled their project on social media. But the farm was full of disturbing surprises, especially at night. I remember in 2014 or so when found […]
V/H/S 85 continues the wonderful new trend of setting the series in a specific year. This change has given new life to a series that was pretty viciously mocked online when they were first releasing and I’m happy to see it. I never thought they deserved the hate they got.
From Black Written by: Jessub Flower, Thomas Marchese Directed by: Thomas Marchee Starring: Anna Camp, John Ales, Jennifer Lafleur Anna Camp plays Cora, a recovering drug addict dealing with the weight of survivors guilt and struggling to find closure after the disappearance of her son. One day, in counseling Anna is confronted by Abel (John […]
Alone at Night is a movie with so much wasted potential you’ll be left pulling your hair out at the end. Ashley Benson stars as Vicky, a woman whose boyfriend suddenly disappears leaving her homeless. To make some quick money, she goes to a secluded cabin to get in as much time as possible on […]
Last year, I was sick with COVID and housebound. I was looking for something to watch on Shudder and came across Etheria Film Night 2022. I’m a sucker for a good anthology and while I didn’t love every single one of the short films, it was just the thing I needed while feeling like I […]