Film Reviews

SYNOPSIS: “A group of students pay their way through school by forming a pop band called Toomorrow. Sonic vibrations from a special instrument called a ‘tonaliser’ cause an extraterrestrial to abduct the group, and have them entertain the Alphoid population.” (courtesy Wikipedia) REVIEW: In the early seventies, diversification within genre films continued after the breakthrough year of 1968. For instance, …

Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: In Victorian Era London, a troubled clairvoyant police detective investigates the murders by Jack The Ripper. REVIEW: From Hell is a 2001 movie that tells the story of the Jack the Ripper murders. The film is loosely based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell and follows the character of Fredrick Abberline as the …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Two small time criminals in the U.K. accidentally kill their boss, and have 72 hours to find where he stashed stolen money before a local gang lord brutally kills them. Their solution? Kidnap a medium to channel their victim!

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A grieving couple navigates the mysterious death of their son and a stranger visits in the middle of the night to bring their worst fears to a violent and psychedelic climax. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have GRIEF, written and directed by Brock Bodell and Daniel R. Perry. Our story opens in the aftermath …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Studying the effects of climate change off the coast of Mozambique, a marine biologist and her team confront three genetically enhanced bull sharks. Now, a new bloodbath is waiting to happen in the name of science. Will humans never learn? REVIEW: Here is an open request to Warner Brothers: For the love of all that is …

SYNOPSIS: Facing goodbyes and graduation, Naomi Nakashima, her childhood friend Satoshi Mochida, and their classmates, are clearing up after their last ever cultural festival, when horror buff class representative Ayumi Shinozaki decides to perform Sachiko Ever After so they will stay friends forever. Instead, they were whisked away to a haunted graduation ceremony for Heavenly Host Elementary School, forced to …

SYNOPSIS: Three American late teens travel to Japan to escape a sad past and have some fun but end up trapped in a house with a demented Japanese host family who plans to offer them to their gods in a sick ancient Japanese ritual.

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A demonic cult attempts to resurrect the dead. REVIEW: More short films. kiddies! Today we have FROM DARKNESS RETURNED, an entry from the 48 Hour Horror Film Project, directed by Remy Gareau and written by Mr. Gareau, Nelson D’Silva, Kara Mann, and Bryan Robinson.

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Joshua must protect his twin-sister, Emma, who possesses supernatural abilities and keep her safe from an unstoppable secret agent hunting them for an experiment in a classified government program. REVIEW: I know many of you horror fans out there like superhero films. Maybe this was aimed at you because I don’t particularly like them and this …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound. REVIEW: The much-anticipated film “A Quiet Place” has been making a lot of noise at the box office as one of the surprise hits of 2018. A chilling, edge-of-your-seat thriller, it takes the well-worn horror movie concept of quiet-quiet-bang to …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: When a nerdy sorority girl falls in love with a zombie, it’s only a matter of time before a zombie apocalypse is unleashed on campus. The sorority girl discovers that weed is the cure–now she must smoke out the entire school before it’s too late. REVIEW: Let’s take a look at 2014’s “The Coed and the …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: SELL YOUR BODY is a horror-comedy about a med school dropout who is clawing her way out of crippling debt by luring a couple seeking a threesome on a dating app. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have SELL YOUR BODY, written and directed by Jaanelle Yee. Our hero, Hannah (Nadira Foster-Williams) is a med …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A man documents his girlfriend’s 35th birthday on his phone. What he captures throughout the night are the most disturbing human acts imaginable. REVIEW: Human Hibachi is as grotesque and delicious as you might expect from a cannibal driven storyline. Just when you think the found footage genre has nothing else to offer, along comes a …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A mineral is discovered which can turn metal to gold or humans into zombies. When the mineral is stolen, secret agents are sent in to get the mineral back! REVIEW: The first time I tried to watch The Devil Came from Akasava, it was entirely in German without any English subtitles. This led to some confusion …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A vampire’s deadly plan for his guests is jeopardized when his dimwitted servant ruins their dinner. REVIEW: More short fims, kiddies! Today we have THE PHANTOM HOUR, written and directed by Brian Butler. This film was awarded an honorable mention at The International Horror Hotel in 2017.