Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A vicious killer is stalking the streets of a college town, slicing and dicing anyone unfortunate enough to cross his path. At the same time a drug called “Z” is turning all the people who take in into flesh-eating zombies. Can a Scooby-Doo-like gang of college kids (who are hot on the trail of the mysterious …
Read More »Film Review: Psycho Cop (1989)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A group of friends partying at a rental house in the middle of nowhere is terrorized by a homicidal, Satan-worshipping police officer. REVIEW: When I was in high school I came home one Friday night after hanging out with some friends to find my parents watching Psycho Cop on our VCR. Neither one of them really …
Read More »Film Review: Circle (2010)
Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: A group of graduate students who are doing a thesis on a crazed serial killer head to his former home with the purpose of learning all that they can about him (and hoping that they can find something there that no one else has that will shed some light on why he feels the need to kill). …
Read More »Film Review: Fatal Games (1984)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Someone is using a javelin to kill off a group of Olympic hopefuls at the Falcon Academy of Athletics. Will anyone survive to win a gold medal or all they all destined to die? REVIEW: Fatal Games was one of those rare 80’s slasher flicks that somehow managed to elude me for years. I always wanted …
Read More »Film Review: The Paranormal Diaries: Clophill (2013) – Review 2
SYNOPSIS: A group of people investigate a supposedly haunted church that has been abandoned for years.
Read More »Film Review: The Redeemer: Son of Satan! (1978)
SYNOPSIS: Six people are invited to their high school reunion but when they get there they realize that they are the only ones there. It isn’t long before they realize that something isn’t right and before you know it a stranger (who is awful fond of disguises) locks them in the building and starts picking them off one by one. …
Read More »Film Review: Realms of Blood (2004)
SYNOPSIS: A bored couple tell each other scary stories during a power outage in an attempt to scare each other. REVIEW: I have always been a sucker for horror anthologies. My thought is that since they have a number of short films in them you are bound to find at least one or two that you really like (which unfortunately …
Read More »Film Review: The Midnight Man (2016)
SYNOPSIS: Two complete idiots decide to play a game (even though there are about 10,000 warning signs all around them that are telling them that they shouldn’t mess with it) and immediately regret it as it causes the Midnight Man (an evil spirit that sounds just like Dr. Claw from the old Inspector Gadget cartoon) to show up and mildly …
Read More »10 Year Anniversary: Writing for Horrornews.net – Todd Martin
I will never forget when I first started writing for Horrornews.net. Back in 2009 I had a horrible job at a call center that I absolutely detested. Every single day when I went into work I had to fight the urge to drive into oncoming traffic so I wouldn’t have to spend another day being miserable at a job that …
Read More »Film Review: The Little Chapel (short film) (2016)
SYNOPSIS: A woman goes to a little chapel and reads from a book of spells (I think), only to unleash an evil spirit. REVIEW: I love short horror films and have seen a ton of great ones in my lifetime. At the same time I have seen my share of mighty bad ones too, and after watching Richard Schertzer’s “The Little Chapel” I …
Read More »Film Review: The Haunting of Alice D (2014)
SYNOPSIS: The spirit of a young woman that committed suicide after killing those responsible for forcing her into prostitution terrorizes a group of annoying partygoers. REVIEW: I wanted to like The Haunting of Alice D. I really, really did. I thought that even though it sounded painfully unoriginally it still sounded like it could be a lot of fun so …
Read More »Film Review: Bloody New Year (1987)
SYNOPSIS: A group of friends find themselves stuck on an island after the boat that they were traveling in sinks. Unfortunately for them, this particular island is inhabited by a bunch of homicidal ghosts that are trapped in a time warp. As the bodies start to pile up the chances of anyone getting off of the island alive are slim …
Read More »Film Review: Night Ripper (1986)
SYNOPSIS: Someone is going around brutally murdering young female models. The only connection between the victims seems to be that they have all had pictures taken by the same photographer at the same photo studio. As the dead bodies continue to pile up the police can’t help but wonder if someone who works at the studio is responsible for the …
Read More »Film Review: Killer! (1989)
SYNOPSIS: A small town is terrorized by a demented killer. REVIEW: If you ask me some of the best movies are the simple ones. Killer! is a perfect example of this. I know my synopsis for it sounds mighty generic and simplistic, but that-in a nutshell-is the best way to describe this movie. It does have a very simple premise …
Read More »Film Review: Jack’s Back (1988)
SYNOPSIS: A copycat Jack the Ripper is stalking the streets murdering prostitutes. The police working the case don’t have a clue as to who is behind the murders but when a young doctor (James Spader) stumbles upon one of the victims he thinks he’s learned the killer’s identity. Unfortunately the killer then murders him to keep him quiet, but isn’t …
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