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Film Review: Lilith’s Hell (2015)

SYNOPSIS: The cast and crew of a horror film encounter the vengeful spirit of a cursed demon. REVIEW: As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, the big news coming out of Unearthed Films is the return of the exorcism film with the upcoming release of American Guinea Pig: Song of Solomon. As if to whet our appetites while we wait, …

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Film Review: Truth or Dare? A Critical Madness (1986)

SYNOPSIS:  Mike is having a bad time, first he walked in on his wife cheating on him with one of her coworkers. As if dealing with the stress of his marriage being over wasn’t enough now he is starting to see people everywhere, people who want to play a dangerous version of truth or dare, so dangerous that limbs can …

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Film Review: The Suicide Manual (2003)

SYNOPSIS: After the group suicide of four people, journalists Yuu and Rie investigate the reasons behind an endless cycle of suicides, blamed on an infamous Suicide Manual, hidden in a tag-less DVD disk. Said manual is shot in an infomercial fashion, with examples of the best methods to kill yourself and demonstrations by real people. When investigating further, Yuu and …

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Film Review: The Victim (2011)

SYNOPSIS: A man lives alone in a remote cabin and is surprised by his visitors. REVIEW: Michael Biehn has been a force in the entertainment industry for many years and is certainly no stranger to the horror genre. Of course, his performances in Terminator and Aliens are memorable, but he has also admirably dipped his toes in more low budget …

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Film Review: Burrp! (short film) (1993)

SYNOPSIS: A zombie outbreak takes place. There’s lots of carnage all over. Some people fight against it. REVIEW: Burrp! is a 32 minute Spanish short film directed and written by Sergio Blasco. The film is almost impossible to find but has been sitting on our extreme list for quite some time. occasionally we’ll create an entry for extreme films that …

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Film Review: Deadly Revisions (2013)

SYNOPSIS: International genre favorite Bill Oberst Jr. plays an amnesiac horror writer who becomes trapped in his own nightmare as terrifying images emerge that may or may not be memories, madness, or both! Remembering can be murder! (source: IMDB) REVIEW: Horror writer, Graf (Bill Oberst Jr.) awakens in hospital after having had seemingly fallen down some stairs. Now suffering amnesia, …

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Film Review: Anneliese The Exorcist Tapes (2011)

SYNOPSIS: In 1976 a young woman in Bavaria by the name of Anneliese Michel died of starvation and dehydration after an alleged failed exorcism attempt. REVIEW: Anneliese Michel was indeed a real person who indeed went through an alleged failed exorcism and did indeed die of dehydration and starvation in July of 1976. If the internet is to be believed, …

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Film Review: Her Name Was Torment (2014)

SYNOPSIS: A lurid and exploitative adventure into erotica, violence, pain, and the unknown. Necrophilia, torture, gore, and psychological horror REVIEW: You can’t wave a limited collector’s edition VHS tape in the independent horror world and not hit what some folks would call a torture p**n movie. And it makes sense – if your film revolves primarily around brutal torture sequences, …

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Film Review: Darkness Rising (2017)

SYNOPSIS: Haunted by her mysterious past, the lone survivor of a family massacre revisits her childhood home on the eve of its destruction, awakening the evil that resides there. REVIEW: The biggest problem with “Darkness Rising” is nothing. Before you respond with the appropriate sound of one hand clapping, allow me to explain why “Nothing” by Edie Brickell and New …

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Film Review: Visiting Hours (1982)

SYNOPSIS: A woman-hating killer stalks one of his victims that got away after she has been admitted to a hospital, taking out anyone unfortunate to get in his way. REVIEW: I remember seeing the trailer for Visiting Hours back in 1982 when I was eight-years-old and I thought that it looked quite awesome. I had just gotten out of the …

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Film Review: Sister Smile (2001)

SYNOPSIS: Back in late 1963, a Belgian nun known only as Soeur Sourire, or Sister Smile, topped America’s pop music charts with the relentlessly cheerful tune “Dominique,” from an album that sold 1.5 million copies. From the little that is known of the ill-fated nun’s life, Roger Deutsch has made the boldly speculative yet persuasive Italian-language film “Suor Sorriso” in …

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Film Review: It Came From Another World! (2007)

SYNOPSIS: “It Came From Another World! chronicles the continuing adventures of everyone’s favorite a-rockin’ scientist Professor Jackson. First introduced in The Monster of Phantom Lake (2006), Professor Jackson (Josh Craig) finds himself tasked yet again with saving the planet from certain doom. When Professor Jackson’s colleague and best friend Doctor Frasier (Mike Mason) doesn’t return from a scientific expedition in …

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Interview: Lou Simon (3 (2018) – An Eye For An Eye)

Hello Lou, first off thank you for taking the time to do an interview with me for Horrornews.net – The first thing I must tell you is that you know it is a good movie when you just cannot stop watching. “3: An Eye for an Eye?” is so good. Please tell us about the film and why you decided …

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Interview: Padraig Reynolds (Open 24 Hours)

Welcome back to FrightFest, OPEN 24 HOURS is your third time being represented. Why is it important you show your movies at the UK’s premier festival?  FrightFest is the best horror festival in the world.  It has the best fans and the best organisers a genre director could hope for.   There is so much love and care that goes into …

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Film Review: The Nursery (2018)

SYNOPSIS: “A babysitter is stalked by a frightening ominous presence in The Nursery, creaking its doors open this June from Uncork’d Entertainment.   From filmmakers Christopher A. Micklos and Jay Sapiro comes the story of a young woman whose run-of-the-mill Saturday night quickly turns into a confrontation with unspeakable horror!   When Ranae, a college student babysits for a family with a tragic history, …

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