SYNOPSIS: A teenager (Dylan Minnette) and his mother (Piercey Dalton) find themselves besieged by threatening forces when they move into a new house. REVIEW: An extensive period of time passed—so much time in fact that I lost track—without a psychological thriller-horror film to recommend. Then—“The Open House,” about a mother and son troubled by strange occurrences in and around a …

ABANDONED IN THE DARK Four Stories | One Anthology Film Directed by Mike Lordi Based on the book by David Boyle Starring horror legend Kane Hodder! Story 1—“The Core”: Tender-hearted Karl Stevens has an ordinary day of work ahead of him—or so he believes. Following a routine meeting with his domineering boss, Karl discovers that a typical day at the …

SYNOPSIS: A sheriff tries to stop the killing spree of a mute maniacal murderer who, as the result of years of medical experimentation, has the ability to self-heal. REVIEW: If memory serves, I was in my early teens when I first saw “Silent Rage” (Columbia Pictures, 1982), a drama-thriller-horror film starring action legend Chuck Norris and directed by Michael Miller. …

  Having noticed over the years the various forms the horror genre has taken, I find myself wondering what has happened to reality-based horror films. I miss them, I really do.  I miss the energy and excitement, as well as the creativity and the vision, of the ones that hit the mark, that had me squirming in my seat, my …