SYNOPSIS: Meeting a man on the Internet, Julia decides to see him in person, only to get abducted and branded with the letter “x” by that guy. A game of cat and mouse follows, but the story has an unexpected twist. REVIEW: Two words: Kevin Sorbo! Hercules and Captain of the Andromeda himself sold me on Julia X right out …

SYNOPSIS: Four friends prank a Cabin in the Woods nightmare on their friend’s honeymoon so well that it actually becomes The Cabin in the Woods horror in real life.

SYNOPSIS: A master monk tries to protect a naive young physician from a thousand-year-old snake demon. A contest of psychic powers results in mayhem REVIEW: This film caught me completely off guard. Usually a film with so much to offer and such visual appeal would be high on my radar (and 2011 no less!!!). “The Sorcerer and the White Snake” …

SYNOPSIS: A young woman and her friends, who’ve been targeted by kidnappers, must do everything they can to survive after their limo is forced off the road and plunged into a canal.

SYN0PSIS: Six years after a jewellery heist had gone awry the band of would be wealthy thieves reunite. Will their union be strictly for nostalgia purposes or is there something more sinister in the air? REVIEW: Directed By: Kern Saxton Starring: Tony Todd, James Duval, Noah Hathaway, Andy Mackenzie, Mark Hamill, Cortney Palm Gritty, violent and unapologetically exploitive, Sushi Girl …

SYNOPSIS: Near the end of WW2, prisoners of war are used in experiments to perfect the Arian race. REVIEW: Just because a movie is labeled “exploitation” or put on the Video Nasties list doesn’t necessarily mean it will blow your mind or offend you or even hold your interest. Case in point, Sergio Garrone’s 1976 entry to the Nazisploitation canon, …

SYNOPSIS: Harry Payne, a reformed gangster, has retired to the country town Norfolk just in time for a slew of disturbing, occult-related murders. REVIEW: Harry Payne (Tony Scannell) has just served ten years in prison for the murder of his boss and best friend, Eugene McCann (P.H. Moriarity). Judging by all the tremulous, violent flashback sequences, you’d guess that Harry’s …

SYNOPSIS: The California coast is terrorized by two enormous prehistoric sea creatures as they battle each other for supremacy of the sea. REVIEW: Remember when the remake of Godzilla came out and the on-screen Godzilla, however big….. wasn’t as big as he was made out to be in the commercials? At last a film with big creatures that are “actually” …

SYNOPSIS: When a mob of massive monsters invades London, only master sleuth Sherlock Holmes (Ben Syder) and his associate Dr. Watson (Gareth David-Lloyd) can save the city. Watson begins to believe that the creatures exist, but Holmes thinks villain Spring-Heeled Jack (Dominic Keating) is behind the attacks. Now, they must track down the master criminal before his plan for world …

SYNOPSIS: A girl is being haunted by the ghost of an abused child who used to occupy her room. REVIEW: All right – this was interesting. I received an email from a Brazilian writer whose short story had been made into a short film by a college there. She asked me to review her film, which I am happy to …

SYNOPSIS: Tells the story of a lone surviving woman, stuck in the middle of nowhere surrounded by the undead, trying to hold on to the last of her humanity. REVIEW: Another prize waiting at the end of a cracker jack box. Cameron McCulloch is a real artisan. While the mention of another zombie film might roll eyes here and far, …

SYNOPSIS: Two brothers return to the cult they fled from years ago to discover that the group’s beliefs may be more sane than they once thought. REVIEW: It seems that commenting on film is almost as contentious these days as expressing a firm political opinion. One group will step out to claim a film to be “inventive”, “original”, and/or “intelligent”. …

SYNOPSIS: A salvage vessle is nearly sunk off the Irish coast by an undersea earthquake. A few nights later, a walking sea monster tangles with the fishing boats and enters the town. The salvage vessel captures Gorgo and takes it to London for display. Gorgo’s mother, who is upset and significantly larger follows his trail to London leaving a wake …

SYNOPSIS: The children of the Avengers hone their powers and go head to head with the very enemy responsible for their parents’ demise REVIEW: Calling them the “Next Avengers” might peak a few fans interest. What this stems from is 12 year into the future after the original Avengers went on with their lives, died or went into hiding. A …

SYNOPSIS: Two beautiful but vane men must survive and escape their cheerful hell as they are tormented by their unseen overlord. REVIEW: OK more short films, kiddies! Today we have BOY TOYS, a Canadian film directed by Trevor Kristjanson and based on a story by Trevor Kristjanson and Bjorn William Jakobson. The tagline for this film is “A child’s imagination …

SYNOPSIS: There is a legend that every toilet bowl is haunted by devouring demons. REVIEW: Another short film, folks! Today we have TOILET, from Medologia Films, written and directed by Mateus Tavares. Medologia appears to be an artist collective, comprised of filmmakers with a decided appreciation of horror, based in Brazil. A visit to their website (and a little help …