Synopsis: When a team of explorers ventures into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead. Sneaking onto theaters this weekend with little to no fanfare, As Above, So Below is yet another entry in my least favorite horror sub genre – found footage films. I …
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Film Review: The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: In 2001, police in Poughkeepsie New York made a shocking discovery—six bodies buried in the backyard of a residential house. Astonishingly, that was only the beginning. Inside the home, police uncovered over 800 neatly organized video tapes detailing the exploits of one man’s decade-long crime spree. The most disturbing part of the find, was that the …
Read More »Podcast: Horror News Radio – Eps 74
As Above, So Below (2014) fails to make an impression at the box office and leaves Santos underwhelmed. Doc, on the other hand, fights for the film in a heated discussion about the Dowdle Brothers, Perdita Weeks and found footage. The film gets the full-on HNR treatment. Dave shares the horror news of the week with information about Lars Von Trier, Wesley Snipes and Scooby-Doo. Joseph …
Read More »Film Review: Quarantine (2008)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: While on assignment, an L.A. news reporter (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman (Steve Harris) find themselves trapped in a quarantined apartment complex along with a vicious unknown killer. With all forms of communications cut, the news crew keeps the cameras rolling as they search for a way out. The building is locked down, a killer is …
Read More »Film Review: As Above, So Below (2014) – Review 2
SYNOPSIS: Continuing her father’s desperate search for the Philosopher’s Stone, Scarlett leads a team into the catacombs below Paris. Joined by a close friend, George, and her camera man, Benji, she begins to explore an uncharted section of the city of the dead encountering a door way to hidden horrors.
Read More »Film Review: Devil (2010)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: 5 strangers get stuck on an elevator & while waiting to be rescued realize that they might not be alone & who or whatever is with them is killing them off one at a time…. REVIEW: You know it’s funny, when “The Sixth Sense” was released everybody was falling over themselves with praise for director M. …
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