SYNOPSIS: A giant gila monster is causing havoc, disrupting the lives of teenagers in a small town in the 1950s. REVIEW: Jim Wynorski, director of CHOPPING MALL, the remake of NOT OF THIS EARTH, and about a thousand others, never quits. These days, when he’s not making softcore P*rn under his alias, Sam Pepperman, he’s cranking out made-for-TV sci-fi flicks, …

SYNOPSIS: Each Benjamin Ford, an American Colonel and Emil Kovac, a Serbian soldier is haunted with memories of the Bosnian war. Several years later an inability to cope with the terror brings the two sworn adversaries together for one epic final showdown. REVIEW: Directed By: Mark Steven Johnson Starring: Robert DeNiro, John Travolta, Milo Ventimiglia I’ll be the first to …

SYNOPSIS: James is heading to a music festival in the bush with girlfriend Sophie and best mate Wes. He plans to propose to her this weekend, unaware (for the moment) that she and Wes have been screwing on the sly. When their car breaks down, friendly local and co-owner of a struggling blood and bone fertilizer business, Reg Morgan stops …

SYNOPSIS: Rufus, Darwin, and Coopersmith are three nerdy, but hunky young college students who score themselves a dream summer job working at a swanky mansion owned by wealthy and sexy middle-aged babes Clara, Victoria, and Edwina. However, the gals turn out to be a coven of deadly witches who transform into flesh-eating cougars who need fresh young man meat in …

SYNOPSIS: A small town is terrorized by a demented killer. REVIEW: If you ask me some of the best movies are the simple ones. Killer! is a perfect example of this. I know my synopsis for it sounds mighty generic and simplistic, but that-in a nutshell-is the best way to describe this movie. It does have a very simple premise …

Denver Comic Con Gears Up for Three Day Pop Culture Extravaganza, June 15-17, at Colorado Convention Center Proceeds from one of Denver’s Largest Consumer Events Benefit Pop Culture Classroom, a Denver Non-profit Focused on Education, Literacy  More than 100,000 guests are expected at the Colorado Convention Center for Denver Comic Con, June 15-17. This annual tradition of larger than life, …

For Immediate Release: Agramon’s Gate is a new horror feature film brought to you by Painted Creek Productions. It is written, produced and directed by multi award-winning filmmaker & actor Harley Wallen (Artificial Loyalty, Moving Parts, Bennett’s Song) and stars Laurene Landon (Maniac Cop 1 & 2, The Stuff, It’s Alive III: Island of the Alive) and Yan Birch (Wes …

What is your earliest memories of being a horror fan? Well, first off; great question, but I would have to say Wes Craven’s Wishmaster from 1997. I love the writing in it and it is such a terrifying, but a totally original piece that breaks away from the standard mold of scary killer or a monster that isn’t exactly a …

SYNOPSIS: Six young computer hackers sent to work on a derelict space freighter, are forced to match wits with a vengeful artificial intelligence that would kill to be human. REVIEW: You know what dates a movie more than anything? A sole narrative centered on computers. Look at them: Hackers, Sneakers, Demon Seed. 15 years on and The Matrix looks every …

SYNOPSIS: Numerous tentacles coil around female bodies. The suckers cling to their skin, stimulating all the most sensitive areas. Their licentious desire knows no limits. REVIEW: While there have been many atrocious Asian films released over the years, you do have to admit that they tend to rule the market in imagination. “Genki-Genki” #17 is one in a series of …

SYNOPSIS: A demented magician hires a new assistant and might make him disappear, forever. REVIEW: A title which is also a play on words. A tagline which includes the words ‘demented magician’ in it. This has all the ingredients to be another fascinating addition to the independent horror scene. However, it was actually rather average and I felt that the …

SYNOPSIS: In October 2009, the filmmakers went into an abandoned psychiatric hospital to explore the ‘haunted’ institution, famous for its radical treatment of patients with mental illness. Electroshock, insulin therapy, and lobotomies were commonplace. Once inside, the filmmakers quickly discovered that they were not alone; this story is based on their experiences… REVIEW: Called by 2 names, “Greystone Park” and …

SYNOPSIS: A teenager (Dylan Minnette) and his mother (Piercey Dalton) find themselves besieged by threatening forces when they move into a new house. REVIEW: An extensive period of time passed—so much time in fact that I lost track—without a psychological thriller-horror film to recommend. Then—“The Open House,” about a mother and son troubled by strange occurrences in and around a …

SYNOPSIS: An undercover journalist travels deep into the heart of small town USA attempting to expose its dark nature. The journalist quickly becomes aware that the disappearances of 5 to 6 men per year may be linked to a cult of sexy sisters who sacrifice men for a grisly ritual.

SYNOPSIS: “A bunch of Satanists in the American rural landscape have terrible powers which enable them to melt their victims. However one of the children of an earlier victim vows to destroy them.” (courtesy IMDB) REVIEW: Mark Preston (William Shatner) and his parents live in the desert and one rainy night some unexpected company stops by. Jonathan Corbis (Ernest Borgnine), …

SYNOPSIS: When an island off the coast of Ireland is invaded by bloodsucking aliens, the heroes discover that getting drunk is the only way to survive. REVIEW: I’m so glad to see that horror can still be fun and rightly fit within the category of horror. “Grabbers” is a sci-fi/thriller filmed in the lovely setting of Ireland, (County Donegal, Ireland …