Tag Archives: 2009

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A young girl learns of the urban legend of Teke Teke after her friend is killed in a gruesome way. The legend tells of a female ghost that has no legs. When she visits the spot where her friend died she comes into contact with it REVIEW: Teketeke is based on the eponymous Japanese urban legend. …

SYNOPSIS: What happens if you get strong feelings for someone you just tortured and killed? REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have MY MONSTER, written and directed by Ronny Carlsson. Mr. Carlsson also stars in the film along with Amelie Malmberg, who is credited as a co-writer.

Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: The residents of a sleepy suburban neighborhood have a new neighbor in the form of an attractive, friendly, young woman (America Olivo). Unfortunately she isn’t your typical suburbanite as she is a brutal serial killer who gleefully tortures (and boy, does she torture!) her victims before she kills them. Nice guy Don (Christian Campbell) soon becomes her …

Rate This MovieSutures (2009) is a movie that has some seriously inspired moments with a cast that is above average in the talent department but suffers in the script department. Director Tammi Sutton pulls the proceedings together the best she can but the script, written by the team of Brian Moon, Jacqueline Kelly, and Carlos Lauchu, veers in so many …

SYNOPSIS: A loan officer ordered to evict an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse, which turns her life into a living hell. Desperate, she turns to a seer to try and save her soul, while evil forces work to push her to a breaking point. REVIEW: At long last a new Sam Raimi …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A helpless Taxi driver, a mysterious delivery boy, a 30 years abandoned motel, a touching past, all come together to form a strange tale. One day, a strange passenger Xiao Ma hires a taxi driver named Map King, paying him a huge sum of money to take him to an abandoned old motel. The Chun Lei …

SYNOPSIS: A holiday reunion for a dysfunctional mother and daughter turns into a nightmare when their neighborhood is quarantined by a band of heavily armed military personnel. Separated from her daughter Jodie (Linzey Cocker) during the initial scuffle, mother Beth (Neve McIntosh) and her lover Kieran (Shaun Dooley) struggle to find their way through the chaos to locate and reunite …

SYNOPSIS: After a teenager has a terrifying vision of him and his friends dying in a plane crash, he prevents the accident only to have Death hunt them down, one by one. REVIEW: From the initial scenes of thunder and lightning accompanied by the opening bars of the suspense driven soundtrack you know what to expect. The casual horror film …

SYNOPSIS: Shinichi Sanada, a young high school student, attempts to kill himself by jumping to his death. Shinichi survives but is seriously injured. Hayato Fujiwara (Yusuke Yamada), the High School Student President, senses there’s more to this than just Shinichi being bullied. Hayato decides to talk to Shinichi’s teacher Kyoko Aizawa. Hayato can’t get many answers from Kyoko Aizawa except …

SYNOPSIS: A peaceful family vacation on the mountainside turns deadly when a man’s disgruntled ex-employee arrives seeking a bloody revenge. REVIEW: South Korean films hold a very special place in my heart for their predilection toward genre-bending. Films like Madeo (2009) and The Wailing (2016) exquisitely blend elements of drama, horror, intrigue, and light comedy, offering film experiences that feel …

SYNOPSIS: Three jaded women traverse the German countryside on their motorcycles. Michaela and Gabriela are on the verge of welcoming Lucy to their exclusive group, but first she must prove herself to them. They question her attitudes, her past, and her commitment to the ideals of the group. Lucy rises to each challenge, shedding all her inhibitions along the way. …

SYNOPSIS: Linda is a student from a well-off family and her parents have high expectations and put a lot of pressure on her to succeed. Too high pressure and expectations cause some rebellion in the young woman, however, and lead by her friend Linda drifts into the dark and twisted world of Satan’s worship – To the clutches of charismatic …

SYNOPSIS: A group of teenage Goths tries to summon a voodoo god at an ancient graveyard. While being sedated through medicals and high on drugs, they get surrounded and butchered by awaking voodoo zombies. REVIEW: Voodoo Curse – Legba’s Rache is an independently made, low budget, German zombie movie written and directed by Stefan Svahn (he’s unfortunately only made one …

SYNOPSIS: Zombies invade a mall (“in Spain?”)and the hero Xavi tries to impress the girl he likes, defeat the zombies, and stay alive. REVIEW: More short films. Today we have a Spanish film called ZOMBIES AND CIGARETTES (2009) from Carpe Diem Productions, written by Iñaki San Román and directed by Rafa Martínez. The film is in Spanish with English subtitles. …

SYNOPSIS: Three teenagers live isolated, without leaving their house, because their over-protective parents say they can only leave when their dogtooth falls out. REVIEW: Dogtooth (aka Kynodontas) is not the typical “extreme” film that gets reviewed over here at Horrornews.net. There are no serial killers on the loose, no torture sequences that look so real you have to watch a …