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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.

'Day of the Dead: Bloodline'
So it was about time for me to watch another horror effort on Netflix. Even though there are well-known horror films on there, I tend to watch the lesser known films, of all genres, and in various languages. Today, I decided to watch an English speaking effort called Day of the Dead: Bloodline, a remake, a homage to George A. Romero’s original 1985 film, Day of the Dead.
By Q-ell Betton7 years ago in Horror
Movie Review: 'The Dead Don't Die' Fumbles as Zombie Satire
The classic Simpsons headline gag turned meme “Old Man Yells at Cloud” comes to mind rather often for me. I used to admonish myself and call out others who fruitlessly rage in no particular direction, hitting no targets and just generally being misguided. "Old man yells at cloud" is a solid description for writer-director Jim Jarmusch and his new movie The Dead Don’t Die. As written by Jarmusch, The Dead Don’t Die rages satirically against millennial's and consumer culture and iPhones, with no particular direction to the rage.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Let the Right One In' (2008)
My God, this movie was both heart warming and terrifying at the same time. Look, if you lack the maturity or IQ to realize that Twilight is garbage, watch this movie and it might help you understand why. And by the way, liking Twilight does count as a mental deficiency in my book, fuck what you think...
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror
Weird Weekday Movies: 80s Anthology Horror 'Chillers'
In the world of horror, the anthology film is a frequent source of ghoulish fun. Usually comprising a handful of amateur efforts from unknown directors with an abundance of gore on their mind. However, for every VHS and Creepshow success, there are lesser-known "gems" that also have helped carve out this niche sub-genre of horror. I actually would love to write more on the subject of anthology horror and its impact on cinema, but for now I'm going to pick a specific one that has recently come to my attention. A movie that, quite frankly, is trash of the lowest order and makes no apology for it. So read on as I introduce you to 1987s Chillers, and explain why it needs to be seen to be believed.
By Matt Loftus7 years ago in Horror
Why 'Repo! The Genetic Opera' Is The Best Musical You've Probably Never Seen
Very rarely do we see the words "horror" and "musical" in the same sentence, but it's not something that has never happened before. After all, we've had hits such as The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Phantom of the Opera, and Little Shop of Horrors.
By Jenika Enoch7 years ago in Horror
'The Silence' (2019)
What the hell does that mean?“Don’t make noise.” There are still certainties in this world. First of all, you can expect that if a type of movie has enormous success, something similar will appear in no time. A matter of surfing on the wave of success, I guess. The Silence resembles, for instance, the successful film A Quiet Place. It’s not exactly the same thing, but there are a huge number of similarities with the latter (And yes, I know both films were made almost simultaneously and it's based on a novel from 2015, but still). And then it appears once again that humans are the cause of problems. So this time, there's no space monsters with a sophisticated hearing organ, like in A Quiet Place. Now there are some overenthusiastic speleologists who can’t resist sticking their noses into something out of curiosity. In particular, a cave that they have discovered. Cries of joy are quickly replaced by cries of fear and hysterical whining the moment they break through the cave wall. What these human moles didn’t realize was that they were about to release some prehistoric bat-like creatures into the world. Beings who, after years of living in the dark, only rely on their hearing so they can find another victim. Best advice? Be silent.
By Peter P7 years ago in Horror
'Brightburn' Movie Review
Brightburn tells the story of Tori and Kyle Breyer (Elizabeth Banks and David Denman), a couple in the fictional small town of Brightburn, KS who continuously try and fail to have a baby. After an alien child falls from the sky (much like a certain beloved fictional character), they adopt him and name him Brandon (Jackson A. Dunn). As Brandon begins to go through puberty, he starts exhibiting superhuman abilities. However, rather than being overcome with a sense of responsibility to protect others, Brandon decided to use his new powers for other, more selfish, purposes.
By Will Lasley7 years ago in Horror
New Horror?
I was born in 1980, and I saw my first two horror films when I was three. They were Halloween with Jamie Lee Curtis, and my personal favorite Friday the 13th Part 3. I was introduced to Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees who were the two most feared horror movie villains at the time. By the time I was seven I had seen every Friday the 13th, Halloween, Fright Night, Vamp, and many other horror movies that would come out during my childhood. Now, in 1984 a movie called A Nightmare on Elm Street came out, and introduced a new kind of scary. A supernatural serial slasher named Fred Kruger was killing people in their dreams in their sleep. This would cause me to have nightmares, but that did not stop me from still loving and watching my favorite horror movies.
By A.J. Jones7 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'The Perfection' (2018)
MY GOD this movie was agonizingly tense. From the first scene, they just gripped your nerves, and refuse to let go even during the moments of ease. There might be a break in the on-screen tension, but you are ever aware of its lingering presence.
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror
Movie Review: 'Ma' Is a Jumbled Mess
In a perfect world an actress with the talent and charisma of Octavia Spencer would get any role that suits her, leading or otherwise. But it has been her experience, and indeed, the experience of many actresses, that talent often doesn't mean as much to Hollywood producers, as having an actress who is an example of mainstream notions of attractiveness.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Horror
My Analysis of The Shining (Pt. 2)
Danny, the silent investigator Danny meets someone who shines for the first time To put things in context, Danny is living a hotel far away from everything, which is far from being an optimal environment for a child: he can't make any friends, he's never seen outside without his mother (aside at the end, in the maze) and, obviously, the hotel is not a safe place. At the beginning of the movie, he points out to his mother that he doesn't really have friends, even at their old place.
By Flora Silver7 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Xtro 2: The Second Encounter' (1990)
This movie is so forgotten I practically had to do a deep web search to find a watchable copy. Seriously, just try to type it into the regular search and see if you can come up with a watchable copy. It won't come up. In fact even major horror fan pages don't mention this movie in their "complete list" of Alien themed movies. I have the distinct feeling this was a straight-to-video production. It took me forever just to find a bootleg copy that wasn't dubbed in some language I don't speak. When I finally did find one, the quality was so poor it was almost comical. Kinda like watching scrambled porn. The recording was clearly from an old VHS and the auto tracker kept popping on the screen in Spanish. If you know what either of those things are, you probably had some pretty kick ass horror movie memories like me.
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror