SYNOPSIS: Five years after the murder of his wife and disappearance of his daughter, former police officer Jeremy Duffin is brought back to help in the hunt for a yuletide monster that punishes children that have been “naughty.” As the monster becomes more erratic and unpredictable, Jeremy learns the truth about the disappearance of his daughter and the fate that …
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Film Review: Red Christmas (2016)
SYNOPSIS: A family is terrorized by a homicidal stranger on Christmas. REVIEW: I’ve heard a lot about Red Christmas in recent weeks and while some of it was good some of it was also bad so I went into it with mixed feelings. In a lot of ways I enjoyed it but at the same time there were a few things about it that …
Read More »Film Review: Friend Request (2016)
SYNOPSIS: Marina, a lonely young woman commits suicide when brushed off one night by the only person to accept her friend request on Facebook, Laura. Soon after, the girl comes back as a vengeful spirit stalking Laura and her closest friends. REVIEW: Laura (Alycia Debnam-Carey, TV’s Fear the Walking Dead) is a college student who has a small group of …
Read More »Film Review: Drifter (2016)
SYNOPSIS: A pair of outlaw brothers seek temporary refuge in a desolate town inhabited by a small family of psychotic cannibalistic lunatics. REVIEW: There’s a certain kind of storytelling in horror where a movie feels like it’s going one way and then it takes a hard left turn into the horrific events. As the viewer becomes comfortable with the story …
Read More »Film Review: Unnatural (2016)
SYNOPSIS: Global climate change prompts a scientific corporation to genetically modify Alaskan polar bears with horrific and deadly results. REVIEW: Well folks, today’s movie is another entry in the age old story of scientists meets animal, scientist genetically alters animal, then animal eats scientist and goes on a rampage. Of course, the scientists in movies are always doing something to …
Read More »Film Review: Blessed Are the Children (2016)
SYNOPSIS: After getting an abortion, Traci Patterson begins to suspect that something sinister is following her and her friends. REVIEW: In the classic tradition of the 1980’s slasher film, and with a heavy retro-vibe beginning with the opening synth-theme and following through until the end, Blessed Are the Children lines its victims up and kills them off with an updated …
Read More »Film Review: Killing Ground (2016)
SYNOPSIS: A couples camping trip turns into a frightening ordeal when they stumble across the scene of a horrific crime. REVIEW: “Killing Ground” would possibly be the best visual postcard to promote Australian tourism if they could maybe tone down the whole “local loons killing tourists” vibe. Director Damien Power has created a visually lush world for his feature-film debut. …
Read More »Film Review: 2 Jennifer (2016)
SYNOPSIS: Spencer, a young man in a slow spiral, has taken it upon himself to make a sequel to James Bressack’s original To Jennifer film. Only after it’s too late do others involved in the production understand exactly how far he’s willing to go to make the sequel he truly envisions. REVIEW: You know you’re off to a bad start …
Read More »Film Review: Curve (short film) (2016)
SYNOPSIS: Clinging to a smooth, curved surface high above a sentient abyss, a girl tries to cover the few feet back to safety without losing purchase and falling to her death REVIEW: More short films, Kiddies! Today we have CURVE, a short film from Australia written and directed by Tim Egan. Our story opens on a young woman (Laura Jane …
Read More »Film Review: Amityville: The Awakening (2017)
SYNOPSIS: A single mother moves her three children into the haunted house not knowing of the house’s bloody history. REVIEW: Amityville called. They want their legend back because they are tired of people mucking about with it. Okay, the town didn’t call, but you’d think someone from there would ask filmmakers to find another town to make horror movies about. …
Read More »Film Review: A Beginner’s Guide to Snuff (2016)
SYNOPSIS: Two desperate brothers hope to get great acting from their female lead by convincing her their making a real snuff film starring her. As their plot unfolds, however, they find out they’ve signed up for more than they’d bargained for. REVIEW: Director: Mitchell Altieri Writer: Cory Knauf (story/script), Adam Weis (story/script), Mitchell Altieri (story/script), Phil Flores (story) Starring: Joey …
Read More »Film Review: Tell Me How I Die (2016)
SYNOPSIS: When a group of college students take part in a clinical drug trial, an unexpected side effect of the experimental medicine gives them terrifying visions of their own deaths…which begin to come true. As they scramble to escape their fate, they discover that the killer is among them and shares their ability to see the future – only he …
Read More »Film Review: Big Bad (2016)
SYNOPSIS: A playful nod to 80’s adventure films that finds a group kids spending the night in an abandoned jail for a school fundraiser. Things take a chilling turn when their chaperone vanishes just as a vicious beast attacks REVIEW: If you dig Glee and the High School Musical flicks, you just might like Big Bad. If you’re waiting with …
Read More »Film Review: Don’t Hang Up (2016)
SYNOPSIS: While not in class, Brady (Garrett Clayton) and his best friend, Sam (Gregg Sulkin), spend their time making prank calls that they upload online to receive millions of views. As their online celebrity begins to rise, the boys escalate their pranks to a dangerous level. One evening, Brady and Sam receive a prank call of their own, igniting a …
Read More »Film Review: Demon Hunter (2016)
SYNOPSIS: Detective Ray Beckett seeks the aid of homicide suspect, Taryn Barker, in rescuing his daughter from a demonic force. REVIEW: There are some great Irish horrors out there, films such as Grabbers, Stitches and – no, really – I Am Not a Serial Killer. So, whenever a new one manages to escape from its homeland to potentially terrorize the …
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