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Creature Profiles: The Draugr

Of all the zombie-like creatures that stalk the annals of history, one of the most terrifying is the Scandinavian draugr. The creature has enjoyed recent popularity through the video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and inspired the Others in George R. R. Martin’s bestselling A Song of Ice and Fire series. Even Tolkien drew from the ancient tales of …

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Film Review: Reel Evil (2012)

SYNOPSIS: Struggling filmmakers – Kennedy, Cory and James – finally catch the break they were looking for when they are hired to shoot a ‘behind-the-scenes’ documentary for a major studio production. But their dream job quickly turns into a nightmare when they explore the legendary, haunted location and find something far worse than anything Hollywood could create. Terror becomes reality …

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Film Review: Family Saga (Familienradgeber) (2006)

Rate this Film SYNOPSIS: A dark black comedic gory look into splatter legend Olaf Ittenbach’s Family. Absurd extreme violence presented under the ridiculous premise of Olaf’s life. REVIEW: Well it had to be done. Olaf had created a film with his entire immediate family under the microscope of being truly dysfunctional to the point of this dark comedy titled “Family …

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Book Review: Dead Hunger IV: Evolution – Author Eric A. Shelman

DEAD HUNGER IV: EVOLUTION By: Eric A. Shelman As the survivors of the zombie outbreak strive to restore normalcy, civilization and sense of society in the town of Concord, New Hampshire a new threat of epic proportion has presented itself. The female gender seems to be surpassing all grasp of others comprehension in their ability to adapt, co-exist and even …

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Film Review: The Millennium Bug (2011)

SYNOPSIS: With the famed 2000 Y2K bug in loom, the Haskin family retreats to a ghost town, in the mountains of Sierra Diablos. While camping they’re abducted by a deranged Hillbilly family, The Crawford’s. Neither family can possibly fathom the unearthly presence about to interrupt their unholy redneck wedding. Will The Haskins have what it takes to survive against all …

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Film Review: Darken (2012)

SYNOPSIS: When bouncer Roy begins to lose grip with his life, suffering from bad luck and bad dreams, his co-worker sends him to meet her shrink who specialized in interpreting dreams. The psychiatrist believes that Roy is blessed with a gift called the Darken. Slowly Roy begins to suspect that the doctor’s ramblings may actually be true and soon find …

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Film Review: Ice Quake (2010)

SYNOPSIS: Beneath the Alaskan landscape, the melting permafrost is about to drastically alter the tranquil scenery. As the permafrost thaws, underground rivers of volatile liquid Methane are created, causing a succession of violent and destructive earthquakes. It’s a race against time to stop the deadly rivers before they lead to a catastrophic explosion that threatens the planet. REVIEW: Michael Webster …

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Film Review: SAW (2004)

SYNOPSIS: Would you die to live? That’s what two men, Adam (Leigh Whannell) and Gordon (Cary Elwes), have to ask themselves when they’re paired up in a deadly situation. Abducted by a serial killer, they’re both holed up in a prison constructed with such ingenuity that they may not be able to escape before their captor decides it’s time to …

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Film Review: The Awakening (1980)

SYNOPSIS:  Matthew Corbeck is an archeologist who spent most of his young career searching for the tomb of a “nameless” Egyptian queen. Lucky for him on the day of his daughter Margaret birth he finds the tomb and finds that the one who was nameless was actually Queen Kara. As we flash forward into Matthews career we find him teaching …

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Film Review: Ghost Machine (2010)

SYNOPSIS: Two technicians battle a vengeful spirit that has infected their stolen military software. REVIEW: Modern concepts combined with horror sometimes work and sometimes don’t depending on if the trend is pushed on the audience or just accepted as something new. Ghost Machine takes a modern idea and blends it nicely around a horror film scenario. A special forces team …

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