SYNOPSIS: A group of kidnappers become a child’s unlikely protectors after discovering they have unwittingly been set up to take part in a satanic ritual. As they begin to uncover the truth of the house they find themselves trapped, they must battle demonic forces and uncover a legacy of over a hundred years of murder in the name of the …
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Film Review: Blood Feast (2016)
SYNOPSIS: Fuad Ramses and his family have moved from the United States to France, where they run an American diner. Since business is not going too well, Fuad also works night shifts in a museum of ancient Egyptian culture. During these long, lonely nights he is repeatedly drawn to a statue representing the seductive ancient goddess ISHTAR. He becomes more …
Read More »Film Review: Death Walks (2016)
SYNOPSIS: Late one night a shopping centre receives an unexpected visitor, what begins as an act of kindness turns into a night of horror. REVIEW: Low budget film making has been a large part of movies for the past thirty years as camera equipment has become increasingly available. Camcorders are accessible for people who aren’t entrenched in the Hollywood system, …
Read More »Film Review: League of Gods (2016)
SYNOPSIS: Based on the 16th-century Chinese novel Feng Shen Yan Yi (The Investiture of the Gods), the story tells of how King Zhou of Shang becomes a tyrant due to the wiles of Daji, a vixen spirit who is disguised as one of his concubines. REVIEW: Fantasy is tricky to pull off in film. Despite some of the most successful …
Read More »Film Review: Dreaming Purple Neon (2016)
SYNOPSIS: A drug called purple neon when people abuse it become susceptible to a demon queens demands REVIEW: Todd Sheets has been making movies for over 30 years – he released his first short films in 1985 – and he is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, in the last couple years he’s been a busy man, directing …
Read More »Film Review: The Horde (2016)
SYNOPSIS: The film follows John Crenshaw as he accompanies his girlfriend and her students on a weekend nature-photography expedition deep into the woods. What should be an educational and fun-filled weekend turns into horror as the group is besieged by an unspeakable evil – a horde of hideously disfigured, mutated humans with an insatiable taste for blood. As things go …
Read More »Film Review: Trash Fire (2016)
SYNOPSIS: When Owen is forced to confront the past he’s been running from his whole adult life, he and his girlfriend, Isabel, become entangled in a horrifying web of lies, deceit and murder. REVIEW: Trash Fire is Writer/Director Richard Bates Jr.’s third film. Probably the most notable thing about Bates’ work is his brilliant use of incredibly dark humor. His …
Read More »Film Review: Don’t Let the Devil In (2016)
SYNOPSIS: After suffering a miscarriage, Newlyweds John and Samantha Harris relocate from New York City to a small Appalachian town where they become wrapped up in a nightmarish tapestry of evil. REVIEW: Alcoholism, miscarriages, PTSD. Sounds like prime fodder for a Hallmark tv movie marathon, right? Except when its completely wrapped in a horror film about Satanism in Appalachian country. …
Read More »Film Review: Boys in the Trees (2016)
SYNOPSIS: On Halloween 1997, two estranged teen skaters embark on a surreal journey through their memories, dreams and fears. REVIEW: On Halloween 1997, two estranged teen skaters embark on a surreal journey through their memories, dreams and fears. Boys in the Trees is the latest film from Australian writer/director Nicholas Verso. He is also known for Max: A Cautionary Tale …
Read More »Film Review: The Gatehouse (2016)
SYNOPSIS: Eternity, a 10-year-old girl, lives in a gatehouse at the edge of an ancient forest and she likes to dig for buried treasure. One day she digs up something she shouldn’t, and the forest wants it back. REVIEW: There is a perfect plan B for all those up-and-coming type filmmakers in Hollywood that is put into action just in …
Read More »Film Review: Clowntown (2016)
SYNOPSIS: A group of friends get stranded in a seemingly deserted small town and find themselves stalked by a violent gang of psychopaths dressed as clowns REVIEW: Clowns are like the special sauce of the horror genre. No matter how undercooked the storyline or overbaked the performances, a generous, heaping helping of crazy, killer clowns will cover up all …
Read More »Film Review: Prevenge (2016)
SYNOPSIS: Widow Ruth is seven months pregnant when, believing herself to be guided by her unborn baby, she embarks on a homicidal rampage, dispatching anyone who stands in her way. REVIEW: Director: Alice Lowe Writer: Alice Lowe Starring: Alice Lowe, Jo Hartley, Tom Davis, Kayvan Novak, Gemma Whelan Prevenge is, by the title alone, a worthy impulse watch. A pregnant …
Read More »Film Review: The Melancholy Fantastic (2016)
SYNOPSIS: A tale of sadness , grief, and the despair of loneliness REVIEW: A slow burner horror film can be one of the greatest in the genre. A sense of dread and anticipation helps create the suspense that leads to the final moments of a horror film allowing a wonderful climax of chaos and terror. Classics such as Rosemary’s Baby …
Read More »Film Review: The Itching (short film) (2016)
SYNOPSIS: In this handmade collaboration, a shy Wolf tries to connect with a group of hip, party-loving Bunnies but finds her body is in revolt. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have THE ITCHING, an animated short written and directed by Dianne Bellino. When I say animated, I actually mean “claymation”, stop motion photography. I don’t see much of …
Read More »Film Review: Dwelling (2016)
SYNOPSIS: A young couple deliberately moves into a haunted house to contact the other side. Until their conduit, a painted black mirror proves to contain a malevolent presence hell-bent on bringing harm to their new family. REVIEW: It’s always a refreshing sojourn for me, as a reviewer, to head back to that old chestnut formula of the spiritually possessed house …
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