Tag Archives: 2014

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Overweight men appearing on a reality show called By the Pound that is shot at an old summer camp are killed off one-by-one by a mysterious killer wearing a chicken bucket on his head. Will any of them survive to win the show’s grand prize of a million dollars?

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: An American traveling in South America ends up living with a group of misfits at an abandoned hospital with a troubling past. REVIEW: I gotta be honest with everyone reading this:  I haven’t been much of a fan for movies made after 1990. It seems that too many films made since then rely on rehashing (often …

SYNOPSIS: As the Gods Will is a movie starring Sôta Fukushi, Ryûnosuke Kamiki, and Shôta Sometani. A group of high school students are forced to play a game of death without knowing who, why or how. REVIEW: I’ve reviewed a couple of Takashi Miike films now, and granted I’ve only carved into a mere fraction of his extensive catalog, but …

SYNOPSIS: Wrongly condemned for killing his wife, a man finds himself in a mysterious institution where he is sentenced to relive her death for eternity. REVIEW: Let’s play a game. Imagine a man whose biggest gig so far was being an assistant decorator on the set of Supernatural and writing two movies for Canadian television. Now imagine this guy writing …

SYNOPSIS: The spirit of a young woman that committed suicide after killing those responsible for forcing her into prostitution terrorizes a group of annoying partygoers. REVIEW: I wanted to like The Haunting of Alice D. I really, really did. I thought that even though it sounded painfully unoriginally it still sounded like it could be a lot of fun so …

SYNOPSIS: We all know how 80s horror movies start: a babysitter and a little boy alone in a house. When things go bump in the night , are they the imagination of a scared little boy, or is someone- or some thing- in the house with them? REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have TICKLE, written by Corey Norman …

SYNOPSIS: The sea god *poseidon* has created a league of powerful aquatic zombies. Each species of zombies possesses it’s own unique psychic abilities and special characteristics. all lurking within the depths…where it is dark and cold…mysterious and sinister…and all with a deep thirst for human flesh. The goal of these zombies is to turn all of the oceans into one …

SYNOPSIS: “Kidnapped by aliens when he was young, Peter Quill now travels the galaxy salvaging anything of value for resale. When he comes across a silver orb however, he gets more than he’s bargained for. The orb is highly desired many but by none so powerful as Ronan. When Ronan finally acquires it, it’s left to Peter and his newfound …

SYNOPSIS: Inspired by our favorite dark & twisted graphic novels, CRAZED revolves around vigilante cop Ronan Pierce. He is fueled by a tragic past, and the recent abduction of his wife McKenzie has Ronan’s appetite for vengeance completely unbounded. Relentlessly searching for clues, Ronan systematically unchains his rage on a city full of psychopaths, gangs, corruption and the unrivaled evil-doings …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Three stories of madness, bloodlust, and carnal havoc. REVIEW: I have reviewed over 150 movies for HorrorNews.net since coming on board back in 2013. There’s been a lot of good ones in there (hell, there’s been some outright great ones), and there have been some not so good ones as well. Even in the complete clunkers, …

SYNOPSIS: A disturbed rape victim changes his identity and gender to get the ultimate revenge on the deranged priest who ruined his life. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have SNAKE WITH A HUMAN TAIL, written and directed by Spencer Gray. I’m throwing out a TRIGGER WARNING, as the subject matter of this film  might be difficult for some …

SYNOPSIS: After a night with the girl of his dreams, Michael has a story to tell. And a favour to ask. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have TWISTED, a short film from Australia written by Georgia Symons and directed by James Hartley and James Shepherd. Michael (Claudio Trovato) has had a very strange night. He is skipping school …

SYNOPSIS: An expecting couple move to a rural mountain villa. Shortly after arriving, they begin experiencing horrific supernatural occurances. REVIEW: Midnight Hair is a Chinese horror thriller by the director Liu Ning. It starts as what seems like a bog standard haunted house movie, but changes pace towards the end morphing into a crime mystery. So, a young couple, A …

SYNOPSIS: When Jay, an editor’s son, is sent on an errand, his worst nightmares start to come true. Through increasingly terrifying events, the son can’t tell whether he’s imagining things or if it’s real. After protecting himself, he drops his guard when he encounters security. He is safely led back, until his fears start to seem real again. REVIEW: More …

SYNOPSIS: Two Treasure Hunters , a forest ranger and an unhinged ex cop, have a run run in with a Yowie , Australia’s answer to Bigfoot, while looking for lost treasure in the jungles of Far North Queensland.