One of the great powers of horror movies is atmosphere; setting the right mood can be a crucial part of selling the scare. Because of that, much of these movies take place at night or in darkness. I am a firm believer that something is one million times scarier if you can see it in full, hard light. So: the …
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Film Review: Cabin Fever: Patient Zero (2014)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Marcus’ best friends plan a last minute bachelor party getaway to a remote island. Instead of a night of drinking and partying, the group encounter a deadly virus that consumes their flesh. Desperate for help, struggling to survive, they discover a research facility tucked away on the island and a mysterious man named Porter who may …
Read More »Film Review: Cabin Fever (2016)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A group of five friends are terrorized at their getaway cabin. REVIEW: Why? That one single-word question pretty much sums up my reaction to hearing of a CABIN FEVER remake. The point of doing a remake usually involves updating or contemporizing the source material for a new audience. The original CABIN FEVER was released in 2002 …
Read More »Cabin Fever and The Pack Make BR and DVD Debut July 5, 2016 from Scream Factory
The Pack and Cabin Fever Two Contemporary Horror Thrillers Debut July 5, 2016 from Scream Factory On July 5, 2016, Scream Factory, in conjunction with IFC Midnight, present Cabin Fever and The Pack, two suspenseful thrillers making their Blu-ray and DVD debut! It will make your flesh crawl … Executive Producer Eli Roth presents Cabin Fever, a reboot of his …
Read More »Podcast: Horror News Radio – Eps 81
Exists (2014) director Eduardo Sanchez joins the HNR grue-crew to discuss his found footage Bigfoot movie, his approach to film making and his earlier film The Blair Witch Project. After a brief revisit to his other films, the director dives into how Exists film was made, reveals some secrets behind the Bigfoot and shares his love for horror and monster movies. …
Read More »Film Review: Cabin Fever: Patient Zero (2014) – Review 2
SYNOPSIS: A group of friends decide to party on a beautiful island, unaware of the fact that a research facility that is trying to cure a deadly flesh-eating virus is there as well. Before they know it a couple of them are infected and the others struggle to escape with their lives. REVIEW: Prequels can be tricky things. Some are …
Read More »Top 10 Horror Movies NOT to Watch Before Going into the Woods
I found it hard to choose just ten films that would cause enough fear to keep people away from densely wooded areas. As I was organizing a list, digging through the hundreds of films that send their protagonists into the woods, I wondered: Are films that are based out of camps really films that take place in the woods, or …
Read More »Top 10 Horror Films About Camping
If you are a horror film buff, then you know what bad, horrible things that can happen while camping. So, before you head out into the great beyond, read my list of the ten best horror films about camping. Then after you finish, you can decide whether or not you really want to go camping. Some of the films below are …
Read More »Top 10 Horror Movies that Could Happen
Horror movies, not like urban legends, are not likely to be based on a grain of fact. They can be based on some long lost ancient myth passed down from American Indian tribe to tribe. I look at horror movies and I ponder how much fantasy is present vs. realism. I want to know if it is possible for someone …
Read More »Film Review: Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (2009)
SYNOPSIS: A high school prom faces a deadly threat: a flesh-eating virus that spreads via a popular brand of bottled water REVIEW: When I first got word about Cabin Fever 2, that often feeling of recycling came over me much in the way that most sequels deliver. I did enjoy Cabin Fever 1 immensely but had some doubts about a …
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