No Solicitors, campy horror with political satire, starring fan-favorite Eric Roberts, comes to DVD and Digital on January 2. Lewis Cutterman is a well respected brain surgeon and happily married with two beautiful children who run the family business. They are model citizens within the community. A simple visit to their home by a solicitor is greeted by an …
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Read More »Interview: Casey O’Keefe & Whitney Nielsen (Mercy Christmas)
A traditional Christmas family gathering can mean many things to different families. Take the Robillards for example, they won’t be asking what’s for dinner this holiday season, but WHO. This pretty much sets the tone for the horror comedy Mercy Christmas that was released by Gravitas Ventures November 28. The film, directed by Ryan Nelson, stars Casey O’Keefe (2 Broke …
Read More »Film Review: High Plains Invaders (2009)
SYNOPSIS: In the early 20th century, aliens of the giant metallic insect variety invade a remote Western mining town in a mission to find enough uranium to fuel their spaceship. Retired outlaw Sam Danville (James Marsters) leads a motley band against the menace. For the human survivors, the mystery of what these nightmarish invaders really are — and what exactly …
Read More »Film Review: Death Scenes (short film) (2012)
SYNOPSIS: Born from an equal love of crime and horror cinema, DEATH SCENES is the 7th film in the 13-part Bloody Cuts anthology. It’s the directorial debut of Bloody Cuts head writer Joel Morgan, and stars Robin Berry in the role of enigmatic suspect ‘John’ and Ayden Callaghan as D.I. Collins, a detective with his own secrets to hide. REVIEW: …
Read More »Film Review: Lisa and the Devil (1974)
SYNOPSIS: Lisa is a tourist in an ancient city. When she gets lost, she finds an old mansion in which to shelter. Soon she is sucked into a vortex of deception, debauchery and evil presided over by housekeeper Leandre REVIEW: AAh, the 70’s. It often brings out films that invoke special qualities in themselves. Not always the most engaging or …
Read More »Film Review: Homecoming (2009)
SYNOPSIS: When Mike (Matt Long) returns to his hometown with his new girlfriend Elizabeth (Jessica Stroup), they are welcomed with open arms from everyone, except for Shelby (Mischa Barton) who still thinks she’s Mike’s true love. When Shelby tries to make a move on Mike, and finds out Mike has another girlfriend – she cracks. Shelby hits Elizabeth with a …
Read More »Film Review: The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
SYNOPSIS: An eighteen-year-old high school girl is left at home by her parents and she decides to have a slumber party. There is friction between some of the invited guests and the new girl, who is better at basketball than they, so the new girl decides to stay at home (which is conveniently across the street from the host’s house). …
Read More »Film Review: The Burning Moon (1992)
Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: German in english subtitles. Splatter stories par excellence, linked by the narrative device of young Peter reading two tales of the macabre to his terrified sister. REVIEW: This German shocker has all the right ingredients for a low budget exploitation-in-violence anthology. Directed by Olaf Ittenbach, This film is one of the earlier works by the same man …
Read More »Film Review: Supernova (2000)
SYNOPSIS: Supernova chronicles the search and rescue patrol of a medical ship in deep space in the early 22nd century and its six-member crew which includes a Captain and Pilot, a co-pilot, a medical officer, a medical technician, a search and rescue paramedic, and a computer technician. When their vessel, the Nightingale 229, answers an emergency distress signal from a …
Read More »Film Review: Dead Snow (aka Død snø ) (2009)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A ski vacation turns horrific for a group of teenagers, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies. REVIEW: Dead Snow is one hellava Nazi Zombie psycho Ride!! As we open on a chase in progress and the “Dance of the sugar plum fairies” (in the background) we are graced with a new …
Read More »Film Review: Damage (2009)
SYNOPSIS: An ex-con battles it out in the cage to pay for the operation that would save the daughter of his victim. Along the way he finds fatherly love, and friendship, in the most unlikely of places. REVIEW: We like to mix it up a bit here at Horrornews.net and occasionally throw in reviews of action films. Is it horror?, …
Read More »Film Review: Transylmania (2009)
SYNOPSIS: Spoof horror in which a group of college kids do a semester abroad in Romania and realize that if the partying doesn’t kill them, the vampires just might! REVIEW: Directed by David Hillenbrand and Scott Hillenbrand, the creators of “Dorm Daze” and National Lampoon’s “Dorm Daze 2” is a spanking new horror comedy right out of the vampire craze …
Read More »Film Review: The Grudge (2004)
SYNOPSIS: An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim. REVIEW: Oh, to re-experience the film “The Grudge” is exciting indeed. Though for the record I love good Asian horror, and tend to gravitate to even …
Read More »Film Review: Hysteria (1997)
SYNOPSIS: The inmates of an insane asylum are subjected to experiments using collective consciousness and surgically implanted chips in an attempt to create perfect citizens. REVIEW: Trying to track down much about 1997’s Hysteria was “mostly” a dead end. This asylum-themed film is most noted for the role of Myrna Malloy played actress Amanda Plummer. Her lines are delivered poetically …
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