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Blood And Black Lace: Happy Giallo-Days!
Something Different For Xmas To be honest, I find most Christmas-themed horror movies a bit underwhelming. They’re either a bit on the campy side, which for me is saying something, or they hit me as emotionally manipulative. The one exception is the original Black Christmas,a classic that helped define the slasher sub-genre. But I’m not…
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Terrifier 3 Review : More then Just Gore
Content Warning – This Review/Recap discusses Terrifier 3, an unrated horror movie that features extreme acts of violence towards people of all ages. While I will not go into too much detail, if the idea of children in violent horror movies, gore, chainsaws, or excessive blood is uncomfortable, please exit now. Okay, I can…
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Black Friday: Horror Movie Review
I don’t know if there is any year where I would enjoy watching Black Friday’s retail workers sacrificed in the name of pointless consumerism. This year however may have been a particularly bleak one for this kind of movie. The cost of living is rising, and corporate greed feels like it’s eclipsed basic human decency. …
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The Last Thanksgiving: Horror Movie Review
This week, I continued my search for Thanksgiving-themed horror films with the indie gem The Last Thanksgiving. As I settled down to enjoy this charming tale of a cannibal family punishing those who fail to properly give thanks, it occurred to me that there should be more Thanksgiving-themed horror movies. There’s so much overlap in…
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Horror Movie Review: Thanksgiving
Holiday Treats In honor of America’s overlooked holiday, this month I’m reviewing Thanksgiving-themed horror movies. I decided to start with one of my favorites: Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving. This brutal commentary on consumerism from one of the modern masters of gore has all the genre standards for a slasher. I’ll get into how those, and how…
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Your Fave Was In That #3 Barbara Crampton in Suitable Flesh
Ok, I love Barbara Crampton. Most famous for 80’s classics Re-Animator and Chopping Mall, I became reacquainted with her when Adam Wingard’s smart and gory You’re Next changed how I felt about blenders and home invasion movies. Barbara Crampton’s highlights also include “We Are Still Here”, a deeply moving examination on grief through the story of parents surviving a haunted house…
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Happy 20th Birthday, Saw! : Retro Review
Spoiler Warnings for a Twenty Year Old Film! I didn’t watch Saw when it first came out. This was during my pretentious horror phase, which for me, mostly looked like binge-watching all the international horror I could get my hands on, and telling everyone why it was better than the American studio movies that were coming out at…
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Horror Movie Review: Deer Camp ’86
I found Deer Camp ‘86 while aimlessly scrolling through Amazon Prime. I had heard nothing about it, so of course I immediately clicked “play”. It’s low-budget horror, my favorite kind, but it uses the budget well, and has a specific point of view and theme that it adheres to for the majority of the film; more on that later. One…
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Your Fave Was in That? Review – The Final Wish
Lin Shaye’s horror resume stretches far beyond her modern day hit franchises Insidious and Ouija. From early cameos in slashers Alone in the Dark and Nightmare on Elm Street, to small roles in Critters and Critters 2 and 2001 Maniacs with the previously covered Robert Englund, Lin Shaye has established herself as a fan favorite due to her range and the emotional depth she gives her characters. Also, she…
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Horror Movie Review: V/H/S Beyond
Since 2021 and the relaunch of the V/H/S franchise, settling down in early October for some spooky found-footage gore has become one of my favorite Spooky Season traditions. Crossing horror and sci-fi can lead to amazing results, so I had high hopes for V/H/S Beyond. Especially since relaunching, the overall quality of the anthologies seemed to…