SYNOPSIS: Several tourists get lost and decide to seek help in an old basement, they don’t know but they are invading the place of a hermit murderer, who has the power to turn its victims into guts and bloodthirsty monsters. REVIEW: If you’re a fan of German horror films, then the name Marc Rohnstock is probably one you’re quite familiar …
Read More »Film Review: Befouled (2017)
SYNOPSIS: BEFOULED is an audio/visual abomination that challenges the viewer to a psychological staring match. There is no dialogue found in the film whatsoever, only the terrifying mechanical soundscapes of anxiety and fear incarnate. This film is a twisted experiment in intestinal fortitude and morals. A psychedelic, gore-soaked feast for the senses, BEFOULED delivers the sickening goods with a 10-ton …
Read More »Event Review: Uncut Italian 35mm print of Suspiria – Belcourt Theater, Nashville, TN 9/16/17
It sounds like something out of Indiana Jones…or maybe an old Italian horror movie…there’s an old, out of business movie theater in Italy. A careful exploration of the building reveals a forgotten storage room. And in that storage room, something unbelievable is found. A priceless treasure. Thankfully, the Chicago Cinema Society knows this doesn’t belong in a museum; no, they’ve …
Read More »Film Review: Empire of Dirt (short film) (2017)
REVIEW: Calling all H.P. Lovecraft fans, you’re going to want to get in on this. Whether it’s the earlier films of Stuart Gordon or more recent releases like The Void and Call Girl of Cthulu, Lovecraftian horror has been with us in films for a long time. Sometimes it’s in the form of direct adaptations of the historic writer’s stories, …
Read More »Film Review: The Plague (2016)
SYNOPSIS: Six people find themselves trapped in Love Canal, Niagara Falls, an old toxic waste site, and witness the first hours of the plague that brings the dead back to life. REVIEW: Back in the year 2014, filmmaker Emir Skalonja began producing his own horror films under the banner of FoxTrot Productions. Since then, with an effort that makes most …
Read More »Film Review: The Dead Next Door (1999)
SYNOPSIS: The government sets up a Zombie squad after an epidemic has made the world run rampant with living corpses. Raimi, Mercer, Kuller, and others head off to Ohio to try and find a cure to the epidemic but soon run into a crazy cult of zombie lovers who are set on preserving the zombies and letting a new world …
Read More »Film Review: The Plague 2: Biohazard Blood (2017)
SYNOPSIS: After Tom’s and Jack’s death, Becky and Jill continue their journey in the zombie apocalypse. Their goal is only to survive, until they see the mysterious signs for a sanctuary. REVIEW: There are a lot of responsibilities that a filmmaker takes on when they venture into the wild world of sequels. We don’t really expect it to be better …
Read More »Film Review: Peine de Mort (short film) (2013)
SYNOPSIS: Memories of a young woman: when she returns home, she is brutally assaulted by two men. Shattered, she hesitates, then chooses the path of vengeance… REVIEW: Peine de Mort, which translates to Death Sentence in English, is a short film by French film writer/director Julien de Volte (he’s worked on a couple other short films as well as the …
Read More »Film Review: Fantom Kiler 3 (2003)
SYNOPSIS: A beautiful woman drives to the country, strips and photographs herself in various compromising positions. Naturally, Such lewed behaviour cannot go unpunished by the Fantom Kiler. Later on Ursula arrives at a run down garage where she hopes to get her car serviced. Unfortunately its not only her car that gets serviced as Natasha is forced to strip and …
Read More »Film Review: Breeding Farm (2013)
SYNOPSIS: After a night of partying, four friends are kidnapped by a mysterious man. The friends wake up in a basement, and realize they are part of something horrifying. A human breeding farm. They are to be milked, bred, and much, much worse. REVIEW: With so many films being released each year, it’s becoming more and more difficult to decide …
Read More »Film Review: Masters of Horror: Pelts (2006)
SYNOPSIS: A dead family of raccoons, killed mercilessly for their fur, takes revenge on anyone who wears the coat made of its pelts. REVIEW: If you’re not familiar with the Masters of Horror series, you need to fix that and get familiar with it ASAP. Debuting in 2005 on Showtime, the all-too short-lived series was the brainchild of Mick Garris …
Read More »Film Review: Secrets of a Soul (2012) | Bestie! (2013)
SYNOPSIS: Margarethe in Bestie ! her psyche and body imposed on by her lover; then: her mutation and lives in a multitude of creations. The reality of the cosmos reveals itself to her. Boundless in shining beauty… SYNOPSIS: Secrets of a Soul: Margarethe, Creator of bizarre sculptures! Night club dancer? Mad woman? Victim of an occult conspiracy?! Dark menaces steal …
Read More »Film Review: Hangman (2015) – Review 2
SYNOPSIS: The Millers return home after a vacation and discover that their home was robbed. After the mess is cleaned up, they have no idea that their nightmare has just begun. REVIEW: The term “underrated” is thrown around a bit too much nowadays, especially considering the prevalence of clickbait articles and lists around every corner of the internet (“Top 10 …
Read More »Film Review: Pazucus Island of Vomit and Despair (2017)
SYNOPSIS: New feature film by Gurcius Gewdner REVIEW: If you’re looking for criminally underrated horror movies from countries outside of North America, I highly recommend checking out the films of Brazil. Jose Mojica Marins is probably one of the most widely known directors from way down south, thanks to his Coffin Joe trilogy – At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul, …
Read More »Film Review: This Night I Will Possess Your Corpse (1967)
SYNOPSIS: Coffin Joe is still looking for the perfect woman to give birth to a son of his, and, cleared of the past crimes in the first film (At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul), keeps terrorizing the people in his small town with his iconoclast and sadistic practices. REVIEW: ***Spoiler Alert – This review will unintentionally contain spoilers, as this …
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