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Movie reviews for horror fans; from gruesome bone-chillers to dark horror thrillers, a showcase for frightful films that seek to entertain and to terrify.
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Zombie With A Shotgun' (2019)
Yeah, this was fun. As many of my readers well know, my wife watches a lot of horror movies with me, and one of our favorite things to do is riff the movie we're watching. It's one of the ways I know a movie has riffing potential. Of course this movie, being a shoe-string indie, had all kinds of riffable material. It's like the trope my wife coined "ForeCaging," (named after the hammy acting of Nicolas Cage) which means "Foreshadowing riff worthy material from the setup."
By Reed Alexander6 years ago in Horror
Live-Reaction Movie Review: Rosa Leigh
Alright, I am writing this review as I watch Rosa Leigh, so bear with me. Apparently, Rosa Leigh was a troubled child who lied about her teacher putting his hands on her. The teacher found her near the stairs and pushed her down the stairs. The school janitor saw everything and tried to intervene, only to fall over the railing with the teacher. All three died, and the school closed down.
By Jen Chichester6 years ago in Horror
Movie Review: 'Verotika' is Wildly Terrible
What to make of the directorial debut of rocker Glen Danzig? The Mother singer has made a movie that is either one of hell of a comic troll job or an Ed Wood level, earnest abomination. Verotika is a three part anthology movie featuring three stories loosely tied together by a nonsensical interstitial storyteller who may be a vampire or a demon or The Devil? That’s where the bizarre, confounding journey of Verotika begins.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Horror
Infectious Horror Movie Marathon
The Corona Virus has had a dramatic impact on our society in recent weeks, I had recently started a new job but, like many others, found myself laid off due to the business having to close during the pandemic. I have turned to my movie collection and am using them to pass the time. While watching them I decided to watch ones that would get my mind off the current pandemic, but this only led me to wonder what movies would represent the pandemic best.
By Steve Brewer6 years ago in Horror
Mercy Black - (Netflix)
Brief synopsis: When Marina (Daniella Pineda) is reluctantly discharged from a psychiatric hospital after fifteens years, she goes to stay with her sister, Alice (Elle LaMont) and her family; partner, Will (Austin Amelio) and young son, Bryce (Miles Emmons).
By Q-ell Betton6 years ago in Horror
21 Creepy Movies For The Whole Family
During this time of global pandemic and nationwide lock down life seems to be becoming more like a horror movie with every passing day. Parents especially may be feeling frightful with the knowledge that they somehow have to entertain their little monsters without the help of school to burn some energy and impart some knowledge.
By A. N. Merchant 6 years ago in Horror
'Beneath Us' Movie Review
Beneath Us is about a very timely subject: immigration. More specifically, it’s about undocumented immigrants and their inherent struggles. Two brothers, Alejandro (Rigo Sanchez) and Memo (Josue Aguirre), have come to America looking to make some money to support their families back in Mexico. They, along with some other undocumented workers (Roberto “Sanz” Sanchez, Thomas Chavira, Nicholas Gonzalez), are hired by an affluent white couple, Liz and Ben Rhodes (Lynn Collins, James Tupper), to do some work on their house. But Liz and Ben decide to use this opportunity to indulge in their more sadistic tendencies, and they demean and torture the poor workers. Knowing that they can’t contact law enforcement, Alejandro, Memo, and the rest must figure out a way to survive and escape.
By Will Lasley6 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'The Endless' (2017)
I ended up watching this because a friend recommended it after I surprisingly enjoyed Color Out Of Space (2019). The 2010's brought us a huge uptick in seriously quality Lovecraftian horror, many of which made it on to my 'All Time Top Horror' list.
By Reed Alexander6 years ago in Horror
Scary Disney: Dumbo: The Roustabouts, The Crows and the Pink Elephants
Dumbo, the flying elephant with incredibly large ears is a classic film with a few little flaws that will always stay in your memory. In a circus in Florida all the mothers receive their babies from the storks, Mrs Jumbo, receives a small baby with large ears who her friends mock. They tease him and call him Dumbo because of his large ears but Mrs Jumbo ignores this and loves him for who he is. One day at the circus a group of children bully Dumbo to which Mrs Jumbo becomes enraged and hits one of the children. The ringmaster calms her down and has her locked up. This saddens Dumbo who later on finds a mouse and becomes friends with him. Timothy Mouse cheers him up and they get drunk together. They wake up in a tree the next morning and come across a flock of crows who encourage Dumbo to fly. Dumbo perks up and they go back to the circus, he performs an act and stuns the world and becomes the most famous elephant in the world. His mother is let out of the cage and Dumbo flies high, free and happy. A few scenes in the movie leave us thinking, what was Walt thinking?
By Sara Sparrow6 years ago in Horror
