SYNOPSIS: Trapped inside her family’s lakeside retreat, a young woman descends into madness. REVIEW: “Silent House” is 2011 created film that features the talented actress Elizabeth Olsen, at the focal point. Olsen plays Sarah in this haunting thriller. Usually we get right into the story and how it affected us on a genre level but I believe this film offers …
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Film Review: The Lost Boys (1987)
SYNOPSIS: After moving to a new town, two brothers are convinced that the area is frequented by vampires. REVIEW: Up all night, Sleep all day, this 1980’s American teen classic directed by Joel Schumacher, spins a horror story depicting a pack of bike riding blood thirsty vampires led by David (Kiefer Sutherland). Everyone who knows me knows I am a …
Read More »Film Review: Voyeur (short film) (2017)
REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have VOYEUR, written and directed by Dakota Thomas. Ok, so this is a little different from what a lot of you may normally get into as far as a horror shorts go. This is a music video about a serial killer. Maybe I should explain a bit more… So first of all, there …
Read More »Film Review: First Blood (1982)
SYNOPSIS: A mentally unstable Vietnam war vet, when abused with a small town’s police force, begins a one man war with it. REVIEW: I’ve never found it to hard to convince others what a great films “First Blood” is. While you don’t really place Stallone films into the cult category, this particular entry is probably the closet to that category …
Read More »Film Review: Psycho Street (2012)
SYNOPSIS: Four Twisted Tales that lead to a Dead End. REVIEW: It was in late 2010 when I had my first exposure to the film “Psycho Street”. I was at the HorrorHound Weekend show in Cincinnati, Ohio and they were having a short film festival. Most of the shorts were forgettable with the exception of three. “Meth”, “United Monster Talent …
Read More »Film Review: The Tomb (Ligeia) (2009)
SYNOPSIS: Successful writer and scholar Jonathan Merrick falls under the spell of the irresistible, bewitchingly beautiful Ligeia. She’s fighting a fatal illness and she will stop at nothing to defeat death, her one true enemy. She steals other people’s souls and on her quest to immortality she tricks Jonathan into supporting her work, breaking him apart from his fiancé Rowena …
Read More »Film Review: 5 Souls (2011)
SYNOPSIS: When a disgraced architect awakens from a coma, he is confronted by an agent of evil with a proposition; kill five people to reconcile his life’s misdeeds and live, or decline the offer and die. As he proceeds with his grim assignment and begins collecting the fifth and final soul, he learns that his pact may have eternally horrifying …
Read More »Film Review: Lake Placid (1999)
SYNOPSIS: Horror-Comedy about a man-eating crocodile loose in the lake. REVIEW: Holy crocodile, Shout Factory is on a role with re-digitizing old horror gems that focus on critters and reptiles. How about 1 very large one that doesn’t mind chomping anything that strolls too close to the lake. Yes, its a bluray reboot of “Lake Placid” one of the great …
Read More »Film Review: Hallow’s Eve – Slaughter on 2nd Street (2008)
SYNOPSIS: Days before the annual opening of Slaughter on Second Street, Owensboro’s premiere haunted attraction, a tragedy befalls one of their own. Despite pleas from the manager, Buck Masters, the attraction is shut down until the mystery is solved. In his frustration, Buck devises a plan to get the haunt back on its feet and make some extra money while …
Read More »Film Review: Monkeybone (2001)
SYNOPSIS: “Life couldn’t be better for cartoonist Stu Miley. He has created a hit comic strip featuring Monkeybone, a petulant rascal with a penchant for wise cracks and racy antics. Stu, happy and in love with his beautiful girlfriend Julie is on the verge of big success, as his comic strip is about to become a national television show. But …
Read More »Film Review: I Spit on Your Grave 3: Vengeance is Mine (2015)
SYNOPSIS: Jennifer Hills is still tormented by the brutal sexual assault she endured years ago. She’s changed identities and cities, reluctantly joining a support group where she begins to piece together a new life. But when her new friend’s murderer goes free and the tales of serial rapists haunt her, Jennifer will hunt down the men responsible and do what …
Read More »Film Review: Animal (2014)
SYNOPSIS: When plans for a weekend vacation hit a dead end, a group of close-knit friends find themselves stranded in unfamiliar territory, pursued by a menacing, blood thirsty predator. Holed up in an isolated cabin, tensions mount as long-buried secrets are revealed. As the body count rises, the group must put their differences aside and fight for survival. REVIEW: In …
Read More »Film Review: Butterfly Effect: Revelation (2009)
SYNOPSIS: When he discovers that he has the ability to travel through time, teenager Sam Reed (Chris Carmack) uses his newfound power to unravel the mystery surrounding his girlfriend’s (Rachel Miner) untimely death. Despite his noble intentions, Chris inadvertently disrupts the space-time continuum and unleashes the wrath of a psychopathic serial killer. Directed by Seth Grossman, this sci-fi thriller also …
Read More »Film Review: The Day the Clown Cried (1972)
SYNOPSIS: A circus clown is imprisoned by the Nazis and goes with Jewish children to their deaths. REVIEW: ok I have something a little different for you today. Not technically a horror film, but horrific in its subject matter. Recently, the long lost Jerry Lewis film THE DAY THE CLOWN CRIED has resurfaced. A 30 minute edit of the film …
Read More »Film Review: Maleficent (2014)
SYNOPSIS: When betrayed and cast aside by her true love who is corrupted by greed and power, the fairy queen Maleficent returns years later to set her vengeance and revenge upon his new born child, Aurora, by placing a horrible curse upon the princess. Following the child into hiding, Maleficent grows attached to the innocent becoming remorseful as Aurora approaches …
Read More »Film Review: The Paranormal Diaries: Clophill (2013) – Review 2
SYNOPSIS: A group of people investigate a supposedly haunted church that has been abandoned for years.
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