Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Set in 1990s Belfast, an active member of the IRA becomes an informant for MI5 in order to protect her son’s welfare. REVIEW: This is a fairly decent little thriller surrounding the Troubles that took place in Ireland just a few decades ago. It tells the story of a woman who, acting as part of the …
Read More »Film Review: Silent But Deadly (2011)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Thomas Capper is an unconventional and mysterious serial killer who takes aim at a Hollywood film set, by unleashing his own brand of retribution on the cast and crew. REVIEW: One of the taglines for this movie was – Boobs and Blood…’Nuff said – and this is pretty much a perfect summary of the film Silent …
Read More »Film Review: A Chance in Hell (short film) (2011)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A Chance in Hell is set in the winter of 1944 in Nazi-occupied Germany. US soldiers stumble upon a secret Nazi facility that has been overrun by creatures that were REVIEW: The Americans never cease to enjoy using the Nazis as a backdrop for all manner of evil doings in their movies, and the short film …
Read More »Film Review: Seven Minutes (short film) (2012)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Plagued by nightmares of a demonic man ever since her childhood. Anabel quickly learns that her nightmares are a lot more real that she could ever have imagined. A normal day quickly turns into one of terror, as she is hunted down and lead to a shocking truth by the person she fears the most. REVIEW: …
Read More »Film Review: The S From Hell (short film) (2010)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Built around interviews with survivors still traumatized from viewing the logo after shows like Bewitched or The Monkees, the film brings their stories to life with animation, found footage, and reenactments. REVIEW: This quirky and light-hearted short film uses a pseudo documentary technique to try to turn something innocent – like a logo and the sound …
Read More »Film Review: Get Off My Porch (short film) (2010)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A man is terrorized by Girl Scouts selling ‘delicious’ cookies. REVIEW: Mixing horror with comedy can often have disastrous consequences if not done well, yet Get Off My Porch managed to pull this off with ease! Ok, so it’s not exactly the scariest short film out there, but I liked the quirkiness of it and thought …
Read More »Film Review: Theatre of the Deranged (2012)
Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: Andy the Arsonist welcomes everyone to his theater of derange for a wild night of thrills, chills and spills. Andy kick’s off the night by hosting five short horror films from some of the best Horror Writer/Directors in the indie scene. REVIEW: As this film is actually an anthology containing five short indie films (each done by …
Read More »Film Review: The Cleansing (short film) (2011)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A new mother suffers from post partum depression. REVIEW: This short film manages to be unsettling in a way that is not easily accomplished. It is built up slowly (despite lasting only around seven minutes) and is very subtly done. There’s that wonderful sense of eeriness from beginning to end, which I thought worked a treat. …
Read More »Film Review: Ghost Bride (2013)
Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: Supernatural thriller from New Zealand filmmaker David Blyth following the romance between Chinese immigrant Jason Chen and Kiwi girl Skye. When Chen proposes to Skye, tensions arise from his parents and the woman they wanted him to wed, Mei Ling. But the traditional Chinese culture clash is nothing compared to the conflict of two worlds: the living …
Read More »Film Review: Event 15 (2013)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Three soldiers get trapped in an elevator when terrorists set off a dirty bomb. But when White escapes, her world turns upside down as she realizes nothing is what it seems. REVIEW: As a big fan of psychological horror, Event 15 ticked a lot of boxes for me. It explored relationships between people in a highly …
Read More »Film Review: My Monster (short film) (2009)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: What happens if you get strong feelings for someone you just tortured and killed? REVIEW: If I had to describe this film in one word, I’m afraid that it would be – amateur. And that’s the nicest way of putting it. It puts me in mind of a high school college project, with every possible kind …
Read More »Film Review: Beyond the Basement Door (short film) (2012)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: What needs to be locked away?
Read More »Film Review: Buck Wild (2013)
SYNOPSIS: A hunting vacation goes horribly awry for 4 friends after they accidentally shoot the lease’s land owner. REVIEW: I can’t help but have a certain amount of admiration for Buck Wild, simply because it isn’t trying to be anything it’s not – it knows it’s not the best film ever, but simply embraces its lowly position on the horror …
Read More »Film Review: 1313 Cougar Cult (2012)
SYNOPSIS: Rufus, Darwin, and Coopersmith are three nerdy, but hunky young college students who score themselves a dream summer job working at a swanky mansion owned by wealthy and sexy middle-aged babes Clara, Victoria, and Edwina. However, the gals turn out to be a coven of deadly witches who transform into flesh-eating cougars who need fresh young man meat in …
Read More »Film Review: Abracadaver! (short film) (2008)
SYNOPSIS: A demented magician hires a new assistant and might make him disappear, forever. REVIEW: A title which is also a play on words. A tagline which includes the words ‘demented magician’ in it. This has all the ingredients to be another fascinating addition to the independent horror scene. However, it was actually rather average and I felt that the …
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