Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: An elderly gentleman goes for what he assumes will be an ordinary day at the amusement park, only to find himself in the middle of a hellish nightmare. REVIEW: George Romero is one of the most important directors in all of horror, that’s not an opinion that’s a fact. He created the modern zombie genre and …
Read More »Film Review: Candyman (2021) – Review 2
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: “A “spiritual sequel” to the horror film Candyman (1994) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began. REVIEW: I dare you to say his name five times. After a long delay, Nia Decosta’s Candyman is finally here. The film is a spiritual sequel to the original film taking place in what was once …
Read More »Film Review: Fear Street Part 1: 1994
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A circle of teenage friends accidentally encounter the ancient evil responsible for a series of brutal murders that have plagued their town for over 300 years. Welcome to Shadyside. REVIEW: The Fear Street books defined an entire generation of young horror fans. While they never had the same popularity of the Goosebumps most would agree, Fear …
Read More »Film Review: The Forever Purge (2021)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end. REVIEW: The Purge franchise has quickly become one of the most popular horror franchises of the last decade. In 8 years we have seen 5 films and two seasons of …
Read More »Film Review: Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: The epic next chapter in the cinematic Monsterverse pits two of the greatest icons in motion picture history against one another – the fearsome Godzilla and the mighty Kong – with humanity caught in the balance. REVIEW: “Let them fight.” At long last, we are here. The monster verse has been world-building since 2014 and introduced …
Read More »Film Review: The Mortuary Collection (2019)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: On the cusp of retirement, an eccentric mortician recounts several of the strangest stories he’s encountered in his long career, but things take a turn for the phantasmagorical when he learns that the final story… is his own. REVIEW: The anthology format has always been a favorite of mine in the horror genre. Like many people …
Read More »TV Review: The Stand: Pocket Savior (Season 1) (2020)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Larry tries to escape from New York City. Meanwhile, Lloyd ends up in prison and gets a visitor. REVIEW: The Stand: Episode II Pocket Savior “Baby, can you dig your man? He’s a righteous man.” Survivors make their way through a death-ridden New York and the walking man makes his debut in The Stand’s second episode …
Read More »Film Review: The Pale Door (2020) – Review 2
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: “Directed by Aaron B. Koontz (Camera Obscura, Scare Package) who also co-wrote the script with Cameron Burns (Camera Obscura) and Keith Lansdale (“Creepshow”), THE PALE DOOR stars Devin Druid (“13 Reasons Why”), Zachary Knighton (“Happy Endings”), Noah Segan (Knives Out), Stan Shaw (Monster Squad), Pat Healy (Cheap Thrills), Bill Sage (We Are What We Are) and Melora Walters (Magnolia). The film is presented and executive produced by Joe R. Lansdale, the writer of Bubba Ho-Tep & Cold In July.
Read More »TV Review: The Stand: The End (Season 1) (2020)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A deadly man-made virus, “Captain Trips”, ravages the world’s population. A number of survivors, immune to the virus, gather in Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A. REVIEW: After years of production hell and multiple parties involved Stephen Kings The Stand lives again in a new mini-series on CBS All Access. King’s post-apocalyptic thriller follows survivors of a worldwide killing …
Read More »Film Review: Guns Akimbo (2019)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A guy relies on his newly-acquired gladiator skills to save his ex-girlfriend from kidnappers. REVIEW: It’s really hard to pull off a good video game movie. With adaptations of comic books and novels dominating the box office, video games seem to be the one thing that has ever had a great adaptation from game to film. …
Read More »Underrated Horror Sequels
A good horror sequel can be a tough thing to pull off. For every great sequel like Scream 2, we have Halloween 5: The Revenge Of Michael Myers. The quality can vary and some sequels can be so bad they kill a franchise. But then there are the rare sequels that are great but fly under the radar. That hit …
Read More »Film Review: Relic (2020) – Review 2
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A daughter, mother and grandmother are haunted by a manifestation of dementia that consumes their family’s home. REVIEW: Watching a loved one going through the deterioration of disease is one of the worse horrors anyone can go through. But if your loved one became the horror? What if someone you loved became so unrecognizable in the …
Read More »Film Review: Z (2019)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son’s imaginary friend. REVIEW: When a child has an imaginary friend it’s usually cute. They come up with a constant companion to help ease loneliness or to spark their imagination. But what if that friend told them to do bad things? What if they made them obsessive and …
Read More »Film Review: Joker (2019)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: In Gotham City, mentally-troubled comedian Arthur Fleck embarks on a downward-spiral of social revolution and bloody crime. This path brings him face-to-face with his infamous alter-ego: “The Joker”. REVIEW: Joker is easily the most divisive and controversial movie of 2019. We’ve all heard the stories surrounding the film. People have already discussed it a lot …
Read More »Film Review: In The Tall Grass (2019)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: After hearing a young boy’s cry for help, a sister and brother venture into a vast field of tall grass in Kansas but soon discover there may be no way out…and that something evil lurks within. REVIEW: Stephen King is everywhere these days. Every day I read about a new adaptation of one of his books, …
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