SYNOPSIS: The Vatican Exorcisms was shot by Joe Marino, an American film-maker who went to Italy to shed light on the phenomenon of exorcisms. Accompanied by Padre Luigi, a true exorcist, Joe travels to the south of Italy, a place where the sacred and profane have always lived together, where Christian rituals are inextricably linked to the pagan ones.

SYNOPSIS: A wealthy married couple decide to ignore strict laws banning zombies in private homes and takes in a female zombie to groom as their housekeeper. When the zombie arrives, they also receive a note warning against feeding her any type of meat and also a loaded handgun. Meanwhile, the scarred zombie named Sara (Ayaka Komatsu) endures horrors, while longing …

SYNOPSIS: 5 years on from a zombie outbreak that nearly wiped out civilization and the living are trying to piece back together their lives amidst the remaining zombies, or re-animates (or Re-Ans) as they are called. A quasi S.W.A.T. task force known as the R-Division is tasked with the job of RE-killing the Re-Ans who have been segregated into zones. …

SYNOPSIS: Five strangers – newlywed serial killers, a suicidal cop, and two runaways – become suspect and victim when a masked murderer makes its presence known in an isolated mountain town. (source: IMDB) REVIEW: Bastard, one of After Dark’s “8 Films to Die For” 2015, is an indie attempt at the slasher genre that tries to spice things up with …

SYNOPSIS: As the staff of Good Friends Church Camp prepares for a spring break filled with “Fun Under the Son”, a demon logger rises from his sap boiler to wreak his vengeance and feast on flapjacks soaked in the blood of his victims. (Source: IMDB) REVIEW: Lumberjack Man, one of After Dark’s “8 Films to Die For” 2015, is a …

SYNOPSIS: A young girl, chained in the basement of a sexual predator, escapes and turns the tables on her captor REVIEW: A dark and grim tale about kidnapping, human trafficking, rape and vengeance, Bound to Vengeance is a modest attempt at a tale that is essentially a mish-mash of Taken and I Spit on your Grave that never truly excels …

SYNOPSIS: Famous Wrestlers are pitted against hordes of undead when they unknowingly walk into a death trap. REVIEW: Director and Writer: Cody Knotts Stars: Roddy Piper, Shane Douglas, Jim Duggan, Adrienne Fischer PWvZ is a film made by lovers of wrestling for lovers of wrestling and/or z-grade horror fans with little care for acting, dialog or story. The story in …

SYNOPSIS: A professor frantically searches for his son who was abducted during a Halloween parade. (source: IMDB) REVIEW: Direct to DVD movies with (former) big name actors attached are perpetually impossible to illicit any kind of excitement from anybody who understands the usual outcome of these B-grade (or lower) movies. When I was assigned Pay The Ghost, the feature adaptation …

SYNOPSIS: A mysterious virus hits an isolated elementary school, transforming the kids into a feral swarm of mass savages. An unlikely hero must lead a motley band of teachers in the fight of their lives. REVIEW: Directors: Jonathan Milott, Cary Murnion Writers: Leigh Whannell, Ian Brennan Stars: Elijah Wood, Rainn Wilson, Alison Pill, Leigh Whannell Review: As some of you …

SYNOPSIS: In a world where zombies are benign, put on the protected species list and kept in sanctuaries, a man decides to end his sister’s heartache by (re)killing her zombie boyfriend with disastrous consequences. (source: me) REVIEW: A Plague so Pleasant is a valiant effort at freshening up the zombie sub-genre. Using black and white, minimalistic off-beat sounds (at some …

SYNOPSIS: A crazed scientist creates a half-man, half-cow creature which goes on the rampage at a South-African game lodge. REVIEW: Comedy-horrors hold a dear place in my heart. They combine my favourite genres into a delectable gooey-centred combination, like a tasty trail mix, and when the former is done right it’s oh, so good… And in terms of the latter, …

SYNOPSIS: A petty car thief in a small Southern Ohio town gets involved in an underground game of life and death. REVIEW: Every great story has an arc, a journey that at least one of its characters experience, ensuring that their lives, outlooks or perspectives are different to when the film began. Even if it’s not shoved into your face, …

SYNOPSIS: In an effort to do something different, four friends head into Australia’s outback to explore Charlie’s Farm, the site where a violent family met their end at the hands of an angry mob. Despite all warnings, they persist in their horror-seeking adventure. (Source: Chris Sun) and come face to face with Charlie, the deranged hulking son of the family …

SYNOPSIS: A young man is held captive by a deranged surgeon and faced with the choice which can alter his life and the life of his loved ones forever. REVIEW: Director: Michael Budd Writer: Liam Barrett Stars: Diarmid Heidenreich, Peter O’Brien, Michael Budd, Bel Deliá Conflict is a writer’s best friend when writing a feature. Good writers strive to write …

SYNOPSIS: A psychologist is trapped inside a mental institution where all the patients have escaped and are on the rampage. (source: IMDB)