After a drug run goes bad, two friends must survive a nightmarish ordeal of drugs, bugs and horrific intimacy in this backwoods body-horror thriller. Hi Cooper and Jose, it’s great to talk with you both. Swallowed was insane. I wanted Ben and Dom to be okay, and happy. How did you both get involved with Swallowed? Cooper- I auditioned for it, …
Read More »Film Review: Baby Ruby (2022)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Written and Directed by Bess Wohl Starring Noémie Merlant and Kit Harington BABY RUBY tells the story of Jo, a successful lifestyle entrepreneur who is happily pregnant, awaiting the arrival of her first child. But soon after Jo welcomes baby Ruby home, something starts to feel off– even though she’s assured it’s all perfectly normal. Is something wrong with her? Is something wrong …
Read More »Film Review: Swallowed (2022)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Follows two best friends on their final night together, with a nightmare of drugs, bugs, and horrific intimacy. REVIEW: Swallowed was written and directed by Carter Smith. Benjamin portrayed by Cooper Koch (They/Them) and Dom (Jose Colon) are partying, and living their best life. Benjamin is taking off to start a new life, and Dom seems …
Read More »Film Review: Blood (2022)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Jess, a separated mother and nurse, moves with her daughter and young son Owen back into her old farmhouse. Shortly after settling in, Owen is bitten by the dog, resulting in a mysterious infection from the bite.
Read More »Film Review: Skinamarink (2022)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Two children wake up in the middle of the night to find their father is missing, and all the windows and doors in their home have vanished. REVIEW: Kyle Edward Ball wrote and directed Skinamarink. It’s one hour and forty minutes of disturbing, nightmarish horror. This is Kyle’s directorial debut. Skinamarink reminds me of a seventies …
Read More »Film Review: Sorry About the Demon (2022)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: What’s worse than getting dumped? For Will, it’s finding out that his new place is haunted. Now faced with a quarter-life crisis and a house full of spirits, Will must figure out how to make things right with his ex-girlfriend AND banish the sacrifice-seeking demon residing in his house. REVIEW: I read the synopsis, and laughed. …
Read More »Film Review: The Doom Generation (1995) v2
SYNOPSIS: Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embark on a sex-and-violence filled journey through an America of psychos and quickie marts. REVIEW: The official release date for The Doom Generation was October 25, 1995. Gregg already had some rad, wild films out including: Totally F***ed Up (1993), The …
Read More »Interview: Aaron B. Koontz (Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge)
SCARE PACKAGE II: RAD CHAD’S REVENGE Now Available on Shudder SCARE PACKAGE II is a meta horror-comedy anthology film, from creators Aaron B. Koontz & Cameron Burns, that immediately follows the events of the cult hit original. The film is built around a core story that breaks off into four smaller segments with each moment geared to subvert a different set of horror tropes, and brought …
Read More »The Best Horror of 2022
It’s that time again to make the 2022 list. I was able to interview a lot of new directors’ writers’ actors’ producers’ artist’s musicians’ singers, and more. I was able to watch some amazing films. It was a good year for Horror. It was a stressful chaotic year for some of us, and we strived to work and take care …
Read More »Interview: Alison Locke (The Apology)
THE APOLOGY IS CURRENTLY STREAMING ON SHUDDER AND AMC+ Alison- Hi Janel, my mom’s name is Janel Hi Alison, Oh, that’s awesome. I loved this movie The Apology. The story, the characters, the descriptions. It’s just this heartbreaking yet bad ass, ass kicking movie. Alison- Thank you so much. How did this manifest for you? …
Read More »Film Review: The Apology (2022)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: In THE APOLOGY, twenty years after the disappearance of her daughter, recovering alcoholic Darlene Hagen (Anna Gunn) is preparing to host her family’s Christmas celebration with her best friend Gretchen (Janeane Garofalo). Late Christmas Eve, Darlene’s estranged ex-brother-in-law, Jack (Linus Roache) arrives unannounced, bearing nostalgic gifts and a heavy secret. Soon, Darlene finds herself caught between reason and ruthless instinct. …
Read More »Interview: Riley Dandy (Christmas Bloody Christmas)
Hi Riley, it’s so great to talk with you. You’re hair looks fabulous. Oh my gosh, I look crazy. But thank you so much. You look amazing. Riley- Thank you. Oh my gosh, so I watched this movie, and my thing has been if Silent Night, Deadly Night had a party and invited Robocop and Die Hard to the party …
Read More »Interview: Joe Begos (Christmas Bloody Christmas)
Starring: Riley Dandy, Sam Delich, Jonah Ray Rodrigues, Dora Madison, Jeremy Gardner, with Jeff Daniel Phillips, and Abraham Benrubi Written & Directed By: Joe Begos It’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little …
Read More »Film Review: Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022)
Rate This Movie In CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS, it’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs, …
Read More »Interview: Joanne Baron (Halloween Ends)
Hi Joanne, it’s an honor to talk with you. How did you get involved in Halloween Ends? Joanne- They don’t tell you what the film is, when it’s something of this nature which has such an iconic legacy. They don’t tell you what it is, and you’re auditioning but there is another name on the material. You don’t know that …
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