Tag Archives: 2016

SYNOPSIS: Four twentysomethings find themselves stuck on a haunted antique bed where leaving means suffering a gruesome death. Plagued with frightening hallucinations, they must figure out the bed’s secrets before they are ultimately picked off one by one.  REVIEW: Directors: Jeff Maher Writer: Cody Calahan, Jeff Maher Starring: Colin Price, Alysa King, Gwenlyn Cumyn, Dennis Andres, George Krissa Bed of …

SYNOPSIS: Students and Faculty on a college campus are targeted by a killer using social media. REVIEW: Film making is, put simply, an unforgiving art form. To be completely honest, I personally believe that even the attempt to get a film onto a screen is a commendable act, and I applaud anyone who succeeds in this foolish task. While I’m …

SYNOPSIS: A private investigator and recovering drug addict struggles with his inability to believably deliver a line reading. Elsewhere, a psychiatric ward’s employees are being murdered by a bright blue orc from Lord of the Rings, wearing an ill-fitting suit with the sleeves cut off, like a pro-wrestler with an office job. REVIEW: Directors: Moziko Wink, Markiss McFadden Starring: Mohammed …

SYNOPSIS: After getting in a car accident, a woman is held in a shelter by two men, who claim the outside world is affected by a widespread chemical attack. REVIEW: In 2014, a film called Valencia was announced as going into production by JJ Abrams and his production house, Bad Robot. Based on a script written by Josh Campbell & …

SYNOPSIS: Emily Burns is being held captive in a room with no idea as to why or how she got there. Determined to escape and return to her daughter and husband, Emily discovers clues within the room that help explain what she’s doing there. They even provide clues about who she is…but will they help her escape? REVIEW: Riddle Room …

SYNOPSIS: A woman has procured a rare book under strange circumstances. Little does she know that the book has a life of it’s own – drawing out the fears of those who possess it. She struggles to figure out the meaning of the book before it’s too late. REVIEW: Another short film, kiddies! Today we have DRAWN TO FEAR, written …

SYNOPSIS: Maureen is a young American in Paris making her living as a personal shopper for a celebrity. Also, she may have the psychic ability to communicate with spirits, just like her twin brother, Lewis, who recently passed away. Maureen soon starts receiving mysterious messages coming from an unknown source. REVIEW: Reviled and revered at Cannes (depending on who you …

SYNOPSIS: Five friends are terrorized by a supernatural entity after downloading a mysterious app. REVIEW: I sighed a lot while watching ‘Bedeviled’. I wasn’t star-struck, love-struck or any other struck for that matter….it was just a boring, predictable exercise in fighting to stay awake. Comprised of equal parts ambition and annoyance, its a film that never quite seems to get …

SYNOPSIS: A war is brewing between rival vampire factions and a group of human vampire hunters. The players are all in place, there are casualties on every side, and after everything is said is done who will be left standing and what will this mean to the rest of the world? REVIEW: To be honest I have just never really …

SYNOPSIS: A young woman unearths a supernatural presence at her recently deceased grandmother’s home when she finds a single jigsaw piece and a note that reads “FINISH IT”. REVIEW: More short films! Today we have PIECES from Cappucino Studios, written and directed by Dan Sunley. This is his directorial debut. Filmed in the English countryside, the story follows Isabella (Kristy …

SYNOPSIS: Deep in the Northern California woods, in the heart of the notorious Emerald Triangle, lies a remote cabin. The residents struggle to fight off the repeated attacks and abductions by mysterious creatures that have plagued them for years. When a local pot farmer is caught up with a wayward group of campers the situation quickly escalates into total carnage. …

  SYNOPSIS: Uber geeks Nigel and Oscar want nothing more than to capture definitive evidence of a Sasquatch. When their guide bails on them, they must resort to using a mis-matched group of outdoor enthusiasts. Meanwhile, their rival Claus, also on the hunt for the “Squatch”, races to beat them to the prize in this documentary style comedy. REVIEW: The …

SYNOPSIS: Set in the Great White North of Canada, YOGA HOSERS tells the story of Colleen Collette and Colleen McKenzie – two teenage besties from Winnipeg who spend their lives doing Yoga with their faces in their phones, ‘Liking’ or ‘Not Liking’ the real world around them. But when these Sophomore girls are invited to a Senior party by the …

SYNOPSIS: A disappointing Christmas Eve takes a turn for the worse when a young woman receives an ominous nutcracker as a gift. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have EVE OF THE NUTCRACKER, A short film from Canada written and directed by Kyle Martellacci. We’ve all spent at least one miserable Christmas in our lives. The one that follows …

SYNOPSIS: A bullied schoolboy takes drastic measures against his tormenter, summoning an ancient being in the woods using a spellbound book passed down through the generations of his family. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have a lovely bit of folk horror from the UK called THE BIRCH, written and directed by Ben Franklin and Anthony Melton. This film …