Category: Horror
Film Review: ‘It Lives inside’- Atmospheric Horror With A Cultural Backdrop
Director Bishal Dutta understands the importance of atmosphere. Making his feature debut with the new demonic horror film “It Lives Inside”, Dutta takes time presenting his characters and story, slowly unfolding his tale of terror and creating a proper sense
Film Review: ‘That’s A Wrap’- A Clever, Giallo-Tinged, Slasher Homage
Shown at this year’s Florida based Popcorn Frights Festival (and premiering this weekend at the 2023 Frightfest London), Marcel Walz’s “That’s a Wrap” is a new low budget horror film that is stylish and quite entertaining. Writers Joe Knetter
Film Review: ‘Summoning The Spirit’- A Monster Movie with A Soul
Jon Garcia’s “Summoning the Spirit” is something special. In the horror genre, movies about a monstrous Bigfoot exist as the smallest of sub-genres. In truth, there are only two good ones; Charles B. Pierce’s 1972 cult hit “The Legend of
Film Review: ‘Esme, My Love’- A Tragic Past Shapes A Tragic Future
How one’s life plays out can never be predicted. Death, however, is guaranteed. Director Cory Choy’s “Esme, My Love” explores the bond between mother and daughter and how death is always one step behind us. The finality of life dictates
Film Review: ‘I’ll Be Watching’- A Plundering Of Better Films
Erik Bernard’s “I’ll Be Watching” is a thriller in search of an original idea. The film cannot deliver its intended thrills and fails in the emotional drama. Artist Julie Alexander (Eliza Taylor) is alone at her first big exhibition waiting
Film Review: ‘Evil Dead Rise’- 5th Film In The Series Is A Bloody Delight
The bland Hollywood genre films of today get a jolt of bloody originality and excitement in the form of “Evil Dead Rise”, a wild, raucous, and inventive thrill ride of a horror film. Writer/director Lee Cronin does something rare and
Film Review: ‘Renfield’- A Marvelous Nic Cage Can’t Save A Sloppy Film
I am glad that Nicolas Cage has paid off his tax debts. Now the actor can return to more interesting cinematic fare. While Chris McKay’s “Renfield” isn’t exactly “Moonstruck” or “Leaving Las Vegas”, the film finds Cage (an avid fan
Film Review: ‘Blood Covered Chocolate’- A Strange Vampire Tale
It is never good to blame a project’s low or non-existent budget on a film’s lack of artistic success. Some filmmakers can either use their lesser budgets to their advantage (sparking creativity out of necessity),while some are overcome by not
Film Review: ‘Scream VI’- Ghostface In The Big Apple
Last year’s “Scream” (the fifth film in the popular series) brought a jolt of excitement to the near-flatlined slasher genre and made the series fun again. “Scream VI” kicks the brutality into high gear and places its characters into a
Film Review: ‘Consecration’- Religious/Horror Wrapped in A Mystery
Horror films have a long history with religion, using it to blend the terrors of otherworldly sin with the violent hypocrisy of religious doctrine. Christopher Smith’s “Consecration” holds many of the hallmarks from 1970’s British horror pictures. Films such as