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Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Crawl or Die' (2014)
Uncorked Studios actually managed to produce a low budget film that was pretty fucking good. It's not just good on the curve of being low budget. What I mean is, I'm not being nice because of their shoe string budget. They clearly had nothing to work with and they made it work. I have some complaints, of course, and this movie was by no means perfect, but I'd actually recommend it to all my fellow horror heads.
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror
The Gray Man of Pawley's Island
As humans, we rely on warning signs. If you’re driving down the street and see a red octagon you know that you need to stop. If you see clouds forming against a clear blue sky, it’s probably time to pull your lawn chair in from the beach. And if you’re in Egypt and start to hear an incessant buzzing beyond proportions then you know there are nine more plagues to follow.
By Shelby Yarchin7 years ago in Horror
The Witch
It’s 3 AM. I can see it standing in the corner of my room looking at me. I can see its outline. It looks like a witch with long fingernails and stringy unkempt hair. This creature seems to be moving closer to me, closer, and closer with each blink. I close my eyes tight, hoping that it goes away and it’s just the moonlight playing off the shadows in my room. My room isn’t very large and the chances of me getting to the door without being caught were slim, but the fact that I didn’t know what would happen if it did grab me was reason enough to remain still. I open my eyes, but when I go to close them again, I can’t. My eyes seem to be frozen open and I can’t move as if I’ve been paralyzed by this being. I begin to panic because at this point I’m stuck. To my absolute horror, this witch is now inches from my nose. This up close view confirms my witch suspicions as her skin is decaying and some of her skull is exposed. Where there should be eyes, only black holes with maggots appear to fester in their place, and its hair is grey, long, and stringy. As she opens her mouth, black decaying teeth fill her gums, and her breath reeks of death. It is at this point I wonder if I have died and this is the thing that escorts me to Hell. Is this in fact Death come to take me away? I wish I were dead, as the putrid odor seeps from her being deep into my nose. She opens her mouth, but this time lets out a shriek that feels like my entire city can hear. A shriek that makes nails on a chalkboard sound like a symphonic orchestra. I try to let out a cry, a scream, even a whimper, but she hushes me by taking her boney hand and covering my mouth. She gets on top of my chest and puts her hands around my neck while beginning to squeeze. Just before this evil engulfs and suffocates away my life, I hear a knock at my door, and thank God it’s my mother. Suddenly, I am freed from the treacherous grasp of the witch and she disappears as if she was never even there. I am so thankful for that knock on the door because without it I am pretty sure I would have just died in my room. This turned out to be just one of many visits from this creature and others as well.
By Amanda DeGrasse7 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Annihilation' (2018)
This movie was simply amazing. I can certainly add it to my "must watch" list, and while it's not really in my top 10, I could at least estimate it in my top 15. It has a few minor flaws, but overall, it's a really solid movie up to Hollywood standards (though I sometimes think I give Hollywood too much credit).
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror
'Happy Death Day'—A Movie Review . Top Story - January 2019.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Well, that sounds encouraging! But, didn’t I just hear those exact same words yesterday? And the day before? And a week ago? Something is strange! I have been repeating the same day over and over for a whole week now!
By Marielle Sabbag7 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Deathgasm' (2015)
This is likely my new favorite horror comedy of the past ten years. Even beating out Tucker and Dale V. Evil and Zombie Land. It was just fan-fucking-tastic. New word of the day kitties..."Cocktopus." Let that swim around in your cranium for a little while. I'm basically just waiting for an excuse to call someone that.
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror
Mystic
My name is Mystic Rose May, most people call me Rosy. Some others call me Missy. Ever since I was little I could see and hear the supernatural. Those things most people think are fictional, they are not. At least to me, they are real. Ever since I was a little girl I saw ghosts. At least at the time, I thought they were ghosts or demons. Most were good, but others were not. I could feel an evil presence when some were near. These ghosts, demons, here to wreak havoc on anything they could. Over the years I learned to block out these things I thought to be ghosts. I was too afraid to deal with them.
By Courtney Keller7 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead' (1994)
Eh, I was expecting this to be much worse than it was. Don't get me wrong, it’s bad, but I remember it being dreadful, nigh unwatchable. I mean, Angus always makes every instalment of the Phantasm franchise completely worth it with his presence (rest waiting in the nightmares of children, Angus). I have to say the same with his performance here. Regardless of how bad the movie is, he always stuns with his presentation to the Tall Man.
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror
