Tag Archives: 2012

SYNOPSIS: A woman on a bus endures a man invading her personal space while she’s trying to write so he can ask her out. Thankfully, to end the awkwardness of the exchange, their bus crashes. They awake in the city of Pearl to discover that time has passed and they are all alone. REVIEW: Director: Ryan Smith Starring: Steven Strait, …

SYNOPSIS: Three segments showing rather unusual love-related stories, each dealing with a dark and twisted love or desire, from cannibalism to self-mutilation. REVIEW:  Coming from the Netherlands, written and directed by self-proclaimed “Mr. Pervert,” Erik Zijlstra, Rotten Romance is not only a short film, but also a three-part anthology. Trying to fit three short films into just under 20 minutes …

SYNOPSIS: A group of models find themselves trapped in a factory inhabited by a cannibalistic degenerated family. REVIEW: To say that Cannibal Diner is like a German-made Wrong Turn is not entirely accurate, but it does start the conversation off on the right foot. It could also be compared to Texas Chainsaw Massacre, or The Hills Have Eyes, its German …

SYNOPSIS: One man prepares to remove a limb that he perceives as being ‘alien’ or ‘foreign’ REVIEW: The short films continue! Today we have a film from Scotland called DYSMORPHIA, written and directed by Andy Stewart. The film stars Gordon Holliday as a man with a serious psychological problem. Our nameless character suffers from Body Dysmorphic Disorder, a very serious …

SYNOPSIS: Ben and Julie’s annual Halloween Party is about to go off the Richter scale, when their single, high maintenance girlfriend drags in a homeless guy, thinking he’s a party goer, because she needs an escort. REVIEW: Halloween Party is the first feature length film from Writer/Director/Producer  Linda Palmer,  and boy is it a wild ride. First, I have to …

  SYNOPSIS: A love story between influential filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock and wife Alma Reville during the filming of _Psycho_ in 1959 REVIEW: To drearily refer to Alfred Hitchcock as great director is akin to stating that Leonardo DaVinci had a couple of good ideas. Not only the most influential film maker in modern American cinema, Hitchcock was a sheer force …

SYNOPSIS: Kendall Summers thinks she’s on her way to stardom when she lands the lead role in a low-budget horror film; but after buying a house she obviously can’t afford yet, things begin to unravel, leaving her in terror and struggling to break free from the evil slowly surrounding her.  REVIEW: Theophilus was wounded. He had wanted the bishopric for …

SYNOPSIS: An archaeologist finds a relic that supposedly opens the gates of Hell, and is thrown backwards through time and space to fight to keep it closed. REVIEW: Directed by Olaf Ittenbach, German goremeister extraordinaire, Legend of Hell takes a brief tour through history, giving him ample opportunity (and historical weaponry) to showcase his talents. And showcase he most certainly does. …

SYNOPSIS: Keiko, the daughter of a legendary sushi chef, runs away from home when his Karate-style regimen becomes too severe. Finding work at a rural hot springs inn, she is ridiculed by the eccentric staff and guests. REVIEW: If you know anything about food, you know about sushi. The Japanese cuisine is made, typically, from rice and raw seafood. It …

SYNOPSIS: Ida and Albin travel to a cabin in the Swedish woodlands for a holiday with friends, but something waits for them under the floorboards. REVIEW: Let’s get this out of the way right up front: Wither (aka Vittra) has sometimes been written off as simply the Swedish version of Evil Dead. Sure, there are a few similarities, mostly to …

SYNOPSIS: Inspired by true events. A nine year old girl disappears and is later found murdered. The movie exploits the events leading up to the death of the girl, why did it happen? What lies beneath? Was the parenting of the young perpetrators to blame or was it their need to be seen. Are they even an invention of the …

SYNOPSIS: Sadie dotes on six year old son Jacob. He is her only source of comfort and her only true friend. But, deep down Sadie has always known that there is something not quite right about ‘her boy’. That is why she tries to keep him out of sight from the rest of the world. For years she has dealt …

Bearing the title “Global Weirdness“, you might mistake this for just another apocalypse-laden read. The book is created under the Climate Central group who (from the series of emails I received) are a group with a much needed concern for our planet’s direction. Not in the sense of politics, prophecy, or social agendas, but to simply alert us to what …

SYNOPSIS: Starting as an old-school sleuth story, young Noreen begins investigating the suspicious circumstances surrounding her father’s death, uncovering a shocking and sinister conspiracy that has been wreaking havoc in her hometown for years. REVIEW: Got a feature film this time, just to be different. And this is totally different. Today we have THE GREEN MARKER SCARE, an animated film …

SYNOPSIS: A first date turns into a night of horror, in this short horror film. A young woman (Katrina Emily) encounters a man (Jamie Davenport) with more than dinner on his mind. She has no idea, until it’s too late. “Wait until you see what’s for dessert.” REVIEW: I really can’t get enough of these short films! Today we have …