SYNOPSIS: Torrential rain forces a group of strangers to take shelter in an outback roadhouse while a flood rages around them. But not everyone is who they first appear to be. The innocent among them quickly discover that the danger lurking within the roadhouse is far greater than the threat from outside. As the water levels rise, so does the …
Read More »Film Review: Tales of Terror from Tokyo (2003)
Rate this Film SYNOPSIS: Movie anthology inspired by Kaidan, contemporary spins on time-honored Japanese ghost tales, based on the television series Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan. REVIEW: Directors: Takashi Shimizu, Norio Tsurata, Shiro Sano, Akio Yoshido, Eiji Arakawa, Keisuke Toyoshima, Ichiro Nakayama, Ryuta Miyake, Ryo Nanba, The Examination: Tame but occasionally effective guerilla filmmaking from the creators of …
Read More »Book Review: Regret – Author Gabrielle Faust
REGRET by Gabrielle Faust (Dark Regions Press) Humanity is renowned for placing the blame for their most unspeakable actions in the palms of their “demons.” It would seem that for every crime, every indecency there is a minion of the Underworld assigned to it. The lucky ones balance precariously on the edge of damnation, always managing at the last minute …
Read More »Film Review: Shuttle (2008)
SYNOPSIS: A late night airport shuttle ride home descends into darkness. REVIEW: Director Edward Anderson knows suspense. An unlikely vehicle for that suspense rides in the hands of an airport shuttle. Jules (Cameron Goodman )and Melanie (Peyton List) just coming off a vacation from Mexico arrive at an airport seeking a shuttle to take them to there destination. As they …
Read More »Film Review: August Underground (2001)
Rate this Film SYNOPSIS: Two serial killers go on a murdering rampage as one films the outcome from behind a video camera. One of the most realistically portrayed simulated snuff films. REVIEW: Written by: Fred Vogel and Alan Peters Directed by: Fred Vogel Staring: Fred Vogel, Stephen Vogel, Casey Eganey, Victoria Jones, Aaron Labonte and Ben Labonte Hell-o, gore hounds …
Read More »Magazine Review: Rue Morgue Magazine – Issue 94
Published by MARRS MEDIA INC. Publication Date: 2009 Format: Color – 126 pages Price: $9.95 Ok, kids…it’s that time again for another edition of what’s up in the Rue!? Now if you wondering what that huge oversized volume of goodness is sitting on the magazine shelf, then you guessed it right. It’s the 12th Anniversary Halloween Edition just in time …
Read More »Film Review: Onibaba (1964)
SYNOPSIS: “As a feudal war rages in 14th-century Japan, those left behind are struggling to survive. The wife and the mother of a soldier make their meagre living by preying upon hapless samurai who come their way, killing them and selling their armour for food. When a friend of the soldier returns to the women’s hut, they learn the fate …
Read More »Film Review: The Polar Express (2004)
SYNOPSIS: “Santa Claus does not exist. Or does he? For one doubting Boy, an astonishing event occurs. Late on Christmas Eve night, he lies in bed hoping to hear the sound of reindeer bells from Santa’s sleigh. When to his surprise, a steam engine’s roar and whistle can be heard outside his window. The conductor invites him on board to …
Read More »Film Review: The Man In The White Suit (1951)
SYNOPSIS: “The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the process. After all, once someone buys one of his suits they won’t ever have to fix them or buy another one, and …
Read More »90′s Horror Movies – List
The 90’s came and went with a huge list of Horror Films in its wake. I’d be hard pressed to say I saw all of them let alone a 3rd of them. In keeping with our service to document and educate those in the genre, we have compiled a rather lengthy list of horror titles from that era. The list …
Read More »Book Review: Vampires, Werewolves, Zombies – Compendium – Suzanne Schwalb
VAMPIRES, WEREWOLVES, ZOMBIES: COMPENDIUM MONSTRUM (HARDCOVER) Written by Suzanne Schwalb (Author), Margaret Rubiano (Author), Peter Pauper Press (Editor), Bruce Waldman (Illustrator), David Lindroth (Illustrator) Published by Peter Pauper Press Publication Date: 2010 Format: B&W – 168 Pages Price: $9.95 Vampires, werewolves and zombies oh my! – I must say my curiosity has peaked this last year as these 3 categories …
Read More »Film Review: The Devil Bat (1940)
Rate this FilmSYNOPSIS: “Doctor Carruthers feels bitter at being betrayed by his employers, Heath and Morton, when they became rich as a result of a product he devised. He gains revenge by electrically enlarging bats and sending them out to kill his employer’s family members by instilling in the bats a hatred for a particular perfume he has discovered, which …
Read More »Book Review: SINema – Author Rod Glenn
If you have ever watched a movie and thought to yourself “Wow, I think that could happen,” then you certainly are not alone. Author Rod Glenn effectively portrayed that thought in his book SINema but took an approach most of us would not: mass murder. Han Whitman (short for Hannibal) is not his real name but one he produced to …
Read More »Film Review: Santa’s Slay (2005)
SYNOPSIS: It turns out that instead of being the kind and jolly fat guy that brings us gifts each year on Christmas that we all love Santa Claus is actually pretty much the Antichrist. You see, after going on a killing spree back in the day he lost a curling match to an angel (yes, you read that right) and …
Read More »Film Review: Contracted: Phase II (2015)
SYNOPSIS: Riley searches for a cure to the virus that took over Samantha before it consumes him and the entire world REVIEW: Sexual intercourse has always been a major factor in horror storytelling. Sometimes, as is the case in many vampire themed tales, the horror is romanticized. More often, however, sex is used as a way to make something more …
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