SYNOPSIS: A half-human half-robot Santa Claus fighting mutants and robo-people in a vast, post-apocalyptic wasteland in the year 8000. REVIEW: This is the time of year when we are inundated with reruns of animated holiday shows we have seen countless times, shows or movies most of us will admit to being sick of. Sure, maybe the kiddies will enjoy them …

SYNOPSIS: Children turned into zombies wreak havoc in a coroner’s building with just a burned-out psychic, an experienced cop and two coroners to stop the madness. REVIEW: One of the obscure lost gems of the nineties was a film by the title of “The Boneyard” which stood out for the fact that it included the rare inclusion of actress Phyllis …

SYNOPSIS: Gandolf the Grey continues to lead Bilbo Baggins, Thorin and the band of dwarves to reclaim Erebor from the fire breathing dragon, Smaug. REVIEW: With The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, director Peter Jackson continues the adventures of the courageous Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, in the second in the trilogy of films adapting J.R.R. Tolkien’s iconic fantasy novel. There is no …

I think this may be a first. A supernatural medical drama? Can’t think of another show combining the medical and supernatural but I’m sure someone will email me with some show I overlooked. Regardless, PROOF is coming at us from TNT and it’s produced by Kyra Sedgwick and is said to “center on a skeptical, hard science, female surgeon who’s …

We talked about this one on HNR a few weeks back and we wondered than just exactly what LIFETIME might be up to making a Lizzie Borden flick. Well, tonight I can give you a look. LIFETIME has release a short 30 second tease for their upcoming premiere of LIZZIE BORDEN TOOK AN AXE which stars Christina Ricci, Billy Campbell …

  The Corpse Cast is back and we’re talking some doom metal and some sleazy Italian horror… yet again… I know… I know… Seems like we’re always talking about some sleazy Italian stuff… but this episode we learn exactly why Mike has chosen so many of this type of film and we also are privy to self-realization that Mike had …

So, what do we have here? The trailer for SMOTHERED has shown up and well, I don’t really know what to make of it but I’m intrigued. Billed as a horror/comedy and starring Kane Hodder, RA Milhailoff, Bill Moseley, Don Shanks, and Malcolm Danare it comes to us from director John Schneider (yeah, that John Schneider) and turns the table …

SYNOPSIS: A film profiling the unusual cross-demographic fandom of the ostensibly girl oriented television series, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010). REVIEW: So the question here is what are “Bronies” and why are we reviewing a film about them? After receiving this documentary-style film with a peculiar title attached to it, I thought it might be “just off beat …

What is your favorite Giant Monster Movie? That is the question co-hosts Doc Rotten and Dave Dreher examine in this episode of the Monster Movie Podcast. Taking a look back at their favorite horror and science fictions films that feature giant versions of spiders, ants, bears and even humans, Doc and Dave discuss eight films that illustrate a variety of …

John Harrison has recorded some truly great music for George Romero’s films. My personal favorite is Creepshow (1982) and I hope that one day a full soundtrack release will finally come our way. In the meantime, his score to Mr. Romero’s 1985 film Day of the Dead zombie film has recently been released in the form of a new, 2-CD …

Haven’t heard anything on the PENNY DREADFUL front for a while so this little update is more than welcome. PENNY DREADFUL you will remember is the new horror series coming at us from SHOWTIME. Kinda taking the spot once held by DEXTER, kinda. Not a whole hell of a lot is known about the story line behind PENNY DREADFUL but …

American Horror Story: Coven ends its mid-season finale with shocking twists, explosive violence and plenty of blood and gore. Take some time to listen to co-hosts Doc Rotten and Thomas Mariani recap and review “Head” episode 9 of American Horror Story: Coven. The American Horror Story Fan Podcast: Coven Episode 09 –  Head (55.08min, 31.24MB) Direct Download There’s a lot …

SYNOPSIS: Clary is your typical rebellious teenager struggling to fit in and understand her single mother Isabelle. After a reasonably trivial quarrel one day she flees their humble apartment only to find out she’s disappeared. One bizarre event begins to unfold after the next as Clary realizes there is most definitely something her mother has concealed about their history. In …

Can it really be twenty-nine years since I began reading Tim Lucas’ ruminations on cinema and its representation on home video? While we currently read reviews of DVDs and Blu-ray, we all pretty much take for granted how the reviewer rates both films and their presentation on these respective formats. Those of us like myself who have been following home …

First time director Blair Erickson has managed to do what a lot of other far more established directors failed to do this year, he scared the bejeezus outta me with his debut feature BANSHEE CHAPTER! The kind of film that just really gets under your skin and freaks you out, BANSHEE CHAPTER is the story of a young woman looking …

An overlooked sub genre in recent years has been the “nature run amok” arena but that’s all about to change. ENDANGERED looks like it’s moving closer to a release. It’s been hanging around on the shelf for a while which surprises me given the talent involved. The good news is that some sales art has been released and hopefully someone …