“Based on true events.” Four little words that have the power to heighten tension before the story even begins. Heinous crimes have long served as inspiration for genre writers, giving us works such as Room (based upon the Fritzl case), We Need To Talk About Kevin (inspired by the Columbine massacre), and The Night of […]
Tag: Serial Killer
When I was first given The Blood on My Hands to review, the story sounded interesting. It is the autobiography of a child with a serial killer for her father. I suppose the premise is to survive that kind of horrific childhood. To that end, the author did so with great strength but certainly not […]
Synopsis: Authorities find over 800 VHS tapes made by an elusive killer in and around Poughkeepsie, New York. We the viewer – most of whom are absolutely not police or FBI agents – get to watch some of these and see what terrible things this killer did. Awful things. Twisted things. Why did they let […]
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Chained
Review by Christopher Maynard Chained 2012 Directed By Jennifer Chambers Lynch Starring Vincent D’Onofrio, Julia Ormond, Eamon Farron Ever since Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 masterpiece Full Metal Jacket, Vincent D’Onofrio has been an actor you should pay attention to. With movies as varied as Happy Accidents, JFK, Men in Black, The Break Up and the upcoming […]
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The Bleeding House
Review by Christopher Maynard The Bleeding House 2011 Directed by Philip Gelatt Starring Alexandra Chandro, Nina Lisandrello, Patrick Breen & Charlie Hewson Leo Tolstoy famously wrote “All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.” A stranger comes to town, for some reason it […]