Film Reviews

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A group of dirt bike racers set off on a bus trip to enter a race across the notorious desert of all the legendary folklore murders. The bus breaks down off the beaten path. While searching for help they split up and end up in the clutches of the desert mutants’ traps. REVIEW: Directed by: Wes …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A selfish filmmaker fails at creating the cutting edge freedom of speech documentary he had envisioned and inadvertently unleashes holy hell from a 500 pound comedian on the verge of a nervous breakdown. A big fat dose of nightmare fuel for the politically correct! REVIEW: Presented as a documentary, Flesh Blanket follows filmmaker Brandon Graham, playing …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: An anthropology professor’s obsession with a paranormal mystery threatens her job, marriage, and sanity as she fights to find a missing student. REVIEW: Director: Gene Blalock Writers: Jhan Harp, Rob Stith Starring: Amber Benson, Rahul Parikh, Mieko Hillman, Nichole Eberle Despite sounding like a new anthology entry ala Rod Serling’s seminal series Night Gallery, The Nightmare …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves.

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A group of girls having one last get together are stalked one by one by a sadistic, masked killer. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have NIGHT OF THE AXE, written and directed by Shawn Wright. From what I can tell, this is Mr. Wright’s first film.  This was filmed in Severn, Maryland  for a …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A girl wakes up at night when her bedroom door creaks open. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have CREAKER, a short film from Norway written and directed by Vidar Tevasvold Aune. Our story begins with a young girl (Astrid Oline Rinnan Green, in her very first film role) in her bed in a delightfully …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Recovering from an ambush that killed his entire team, a vengeful vampire slayer must retrieve an ancient Catholic relic that, should it be acquired by vampires, will allow them to walk in sunlight. REVIEW: 1998’s Vampires is probably better known by its associated name “John Carpenter’s Vampires”, which helped to brand it slightly more recognizable over …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Because of a severe famine that affects the whole country, the government is allowing non-productive citizens to be eaten. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have 9023, a film from Greece written by Sotiris Petridis and directed by Sotiris Petridis & Tania Nanavraki. This film is in Greek with English subtitles. I was confused by …

Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: “An old Chinese gentleman rides into the town of Abalone, Arizona and changes it forever, as the citizens see themselves reflected in the mirror of Lao’s mysterious circus of mythical beasts.” REVIEW: The early sixties were mostly years when proven formulas were being repeated, though the horror film was to hold a few surprises and, in Europe …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Looks that Kill and then you Die! REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have WINDOW DRESSING, written and directed by Dave Bundtzen. At a quaint little resale shop, Danielle (Colleen Kelly) is starting her first day of work. Mrs. Wallace (Elaine Partnow), the charming owner of the shop, is thrilled to have some help at …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: High school student turns out to be personification of Lucifer. Two arch angels in human form (as women) take him on. REVIEW: The 80’s delivered a hand full of pretty decent devil-themed movies. Among that crop was a quirky imperfect release titled: “Fear No Evil“. “Fear no Evil” was never considered a true classic but is …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A Ghoul follows her dreams out a friend filled swamp into emotional outer space. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have GHOULISH GALACTIC GRIEVANCES, an live-action/animated film from Canada written and directed by Josh Owen. I have reviewed a few of Mr. Owen’s films previously, including HUMANITY HYUCK HYUCK!!! and BILLY’S BEHEMOTH BLAST, so I …

Rate This Movie REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have DACRYPHILIA + HEMATOLAGNIA, written by Shane Ryan and directed by Mr. Ryan & Lilith Singson. Before we get started, I should lay out a few word definitions for you. I had to look them up, so I’ll save you the trouble. Dacryphilia (also known as dacrylagnia) is a form …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A boy named Harley and his family (brother Austin, mother Beth, and father Mitch) attends a taping of The Banana Splits TV show, which is supposed to be a fun-filled birthday for young Harley and business as usual for Rebecca, the producer of the series. But things take an unexpected turn — and the body count …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: An investigative team travels deep into the remote Colorado wilderness after a group of young campers are viciously murdered by what may be Bigfoot. REVIEW: In an industry where horror themes repeat themselves several times a year, I have come to respect a few that deliver on a pretty constant basis. Having been thru a small …