Film Reviews

SYNOPSIS: In this brutal, bloody shocker that’s invited comparison to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Straw Dogs, struggling singer Marc Stevens (Laurent Lucas) is working the wedding circuit in Belgium when his car breaks down in the sticks. He’s taken in by a kindly innkeeper (Jackie Berroyer) who, at first, seems eager to please but later reveals himself to be …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: After having a near death experience Joanna finds her life in constant danger. She begins to believe that certain forces are trying to bring her back into the world of the dead. Her boyfriend Glen thinks she’s crazy so Joanna turns to her ex-boyfriend, Peter. It just so happens that Peter is a strong believer in …

SYNOPSIS: In a nutshell: A funny-looking geek who was born with a foetus head growing out of the side of his skull – hence the ‘Dead Fetus’ of the title – is the constant target for a group of Satan worshipping scumballs who stalk the streets looking for trouble. The geek eventually decides that enough is enough, and he goes …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Abby, a wholesome young woman becomes possessed by the Nigerian god, Eshu. REVIEW: ABBY is a forgotten blaxploitation gem from the golden age of American International Pictures. Upon its release, it had been remarkably successful, grossing millions (its budget had been under $500,000). But, shortly after its initial run, American International got sued by Warner Bros. …

Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: If the worst day of your life consisted of accidentally killing your girlfriend with an axe, chain-sawing your own arm off, and watching in horror as your closest friends were devoured by a zombified Nazi battalion, you’d have to assume that things couldn’t get much worse. In Martin’s case, that was only the beginning. REVIEW: At the …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: On the anniversary of her husband’s murder at the hands of his mistress, a heartbroken widow, overcome by grief and loneliness succumbs to the dark forces around her. REVIEW: Those last moments before death can sometimes be the most eye opening of all. Our short (which has one of the most annoying titles) turns out to …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A Californian family inherits a castle in Romania. This is especially exciting to the son, who is obsessed with monsters, but not for his awkward sister Jordan who is transformed into a werewolf after being contaminated with lycan infected blood. REVIEW: If you’re looking for a family friendly comedy/horror that’s perfect for a Sunday afternoon with …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: “A vision of an apocalyptic future set in the wastelands of Australia. Total social decay is just around the corner in this spectacular cheap budget gang orientated road movie. Where the cops do their best to lay down the law and the outlaw gangs try their hardest to defy the system. Leather-clad Max Rockatansky – husband, …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A small town’s women give birth to unfriendly alien children posing as humans. REVIEW: John Carpenter was, is, and always will be one of cinema’s greatest auteurs of horror and sci-fi. If you take the time to look over his resume, the hits far out-weigh the misses. In fact, I wouldn’t say he actually has any …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Greek general Themistokles leads the charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A handful of beautiful college girls take a Spring Break vacation to an isolated house to soak up the rays, booze, and boys, etc. The problem is that they encounter a menacing muscle car on the way up to the house and find themselves fighting for their lives as they are stalked by an unknown assailant. …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: After a year passes since the sudden death of a child, a family gathering takes place whilst peculiar unexplainable events occur REVIEW: The Wicked Within, one of After Dark’s “8 Films to Die For” 2015, is a possession-based horror that starts off really strong but then sprawls into a generic possession film with oddly acting characters …

SYNOPSIS: Haruka is new at her school and is in turn bullied and harassed by the students with one exception. Haruka’s only friend is Mitsuru who makes attending class and life more tolerable. Things go from bad to disaster when Haruka’s house burns to the ground resulting in the death of her parents and injury to her sister. Haruka is …

SYNOPSIS: A girl is transferred to a mysterious boarding school, where she is forced to discover its secrets to survive. REVIEW:            The Silenced, or more accurately translated Gyeongseong School: The Lost Girls, is a 2015 Korean mystery thriller by the director Hae-Young Lee. Neither the original title or it’s completely unrelated English rendition really give much of a hint …

SYNOPSIS: A young couple looking for the perfect home find themselves trapped in a mysterious labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses. REVIEW: In troubled times and when people are scared and looking for comfort they often think of famous quotes like, “There’s no place like home” or “home is where you make it.” But what if you couldn’t leave home? What …