Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Set almost entirely within an an abandoned amusement park in Chippewa Lake, Ohio, Closed for the Season has a young woman (Kristy – Aimme Brooks) awaken to find herself trapped in the park grounds. Confused, disoriented and afraid, she encounters a terrifying carnival barker (Joe Unger) who bombards her with visions of death and terror from …
Read More »Film Review: Stake Land (2011)
Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: In an instant, Martin’s teenage world is turned upside down. Before he and his family can escape the ravages of an apocalyptic world overrun by viscous, hungry vampires, Martin’s entire family is slaughtered. The only thing between him and certain death is a mysterious vampire hunter named Mister (Nick Damici) who takes Martin (Connor Paolo) under his …
Read More »Film Review: XII (2008)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Judge. Jury. Executioner. A convicted felon named Leonard Karlsson is released on parole after years of imprisonment, but not before the other inmates attack him and horribly scar his face. Once free, he begins a horrific series of murders seeking revenge on the twelve jurors who convicted him. One by one, he tortures and strips his …
Read More »Film Review: Ex Machina (2015)
SYNOPSIS: A young programmer is selected to participate in a breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breathtaking female A.I. REVIEW: Ex Machina is the best, most intelligent, imaginative and inventive Frankenstein telling to date, a Modern Prometheus for the new millennia. While not an adaptation of the Mary Shelley literary classic, the comparisons are …
Read More »Podcast: The Golden Age of Horror – Eps 1
It begins here! The Golden Age of Horror: A brand new podcast about Universal Monster movies and Classic Horror films from the 30s, 40s and 50s featuring two contributors to HorrorNews.Net and Horror News Radio, Dave Dreher and Doc Rotten. The first episode features Dave’s favorite horror film from that era, Tod Browning’s Dracula (1931) featuring the great Bela Lugosi …
Read More »Film Review: The Last Showing (2014)
SYNOPSIS: After giving his life to cinema as a projectionist, Stuart is left to work the remainder of his career as a concession attendant, biding his time until retirement. Bitter, he plots an intricate revenge scheme against his manager and a pair of lovers locked in the theater after hours. REVIEW: Starring the ever popular Robert Englund in a terrific …
Read More »Film Review: The Aggression Scale (2012)
SYNOPSIS: When mob boss Mr. Bellavance (Ray Wise) discovers that someone in his organization has stolen $500,000 in his personal stash, he sends his top hitmen on the trail of the usual suspects. Led by his right hand man, Lloyd (Dana Ashbrook), their investigations leave a bloody trail to a family moving into their new home in the rural countryside. …
Read More »Film Review: The Attack of the Killer Backpacks (2006)
SYNOPSIS: As a police officer investigates a local murder where the victim was strangled and viciously mauled, he must also deal with his ex-girlfriend barging back into his life. She seeks comfort from him when her new boyfriend both cheats on her and abuses her. All their concerns and social drama suddenly take a back seat when backpacks start coming …
Read More »Film Review: The Quiet Ones (2014)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Videographer Brian McNeil is asked to join Oxford Profressor Joseph Coupland and his group of Quiet Ones, a small group of trusted students who help him investigate the supernatural. Coupland needs Brian to record their experiments involving a young girl, Jane Harper, who is prone to unexplained projections similar to those described as poltergeist activity. Coupland …
Read More »Film Review: Madison County (2011)
SYNOPSIS: Madison County is the home of a local legend, tales of a series of gruesome murders committed by a ruthless, horrifying mass murderer named Damien. Fascinated by the stories and rumors, a group of college kids contact the author of a revealing book about Damien and travel to Madison County for an interview. Upon arriving in Madison County, they …
Read More »Film Review: Book of Life (2014)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart, embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastic worlds where he must face his greatest fears. REVIEW: Book of Life, a supernatural-tinged animated feature from producer Guillermo del Toro and director Jorge Gutierrez, is pure imagination on a …
Read More »Film Review: The Occupant (2011)
SYNOPSIS: After the death of his grandmother, New Yorker Danny Hill (Van Hansis) is set to inherit her large rent controlled Manhattan apartment. Taking the advice from his lawyer (Steve Routman) and the creepy, but helpful, door man, Joe (Thorsten Kaye), he must lock himself away in the apartment for 12 days in order to occupy the property in his …
Read More »Film Review: Raising the Stakes (2005)
SYNOPSIS A pair of high school nerds, Steve (Josh Lively) and Bob (Zane Crosby), decide to take their role-playing too seriously walking around in goth make up and clothes pretending to be vampires. When no one takes them seriously, they resort to purchasing a mysterious potion that promises to turn them into children of the night – to make them …
Read More »Film Review: Grace the Possession (2014)
SYNOPSIS: As Grace heads off to college and experiences a lifestyle far different than the one she had brought up under her grandmother’s strict hand, she begins a traumatic downward spiral that threatens her sanity. The more she explores the true nature of her nightmares and black outs, the more it becomes clear that an outside, supernatural force is responsible. …
Read More »Film Review: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: The crew of the Starship Enterprise follow Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine), First Officer Spock (Zachary Quinto) and Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy (Karl Urban) on a desperate mission to capture Commander John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch), a Starfleet agent who has gone rogue. Their adventure takes them to the far edges of federation space onto the doorstep …
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