“The Wake” (2017): Not Quite Ready to be Memorialized
While at first glance it may seem a bit derivative of films like I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Wake (written and directed by, as well as starring,…
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“Gremlin” (2017): Flawed But Effective, A Fun Creature Feature
While the title may conjure forth images of adorable little fuzzy critters with Yoda-like ears that should never get wet, be fed after midnight and kept out of the sunlight,…
“Strip Club Massacre” (2017): Take a Pass on This Lap Dance
Like taking peanut butter and chocolate and putting them together to make a tasty treat, taking a strip club and adding in a massacre should result in a winning combination…
“If Looks Could Kill” (2016): All Flash, No Substance
As If Looks Could Kill begins Faith (Stefanie Estes) has graduated from the police academy with flying colors and has returned home to join the police force. Her childhood best…
Interview: Amber Dawn Fox (The Walking Dead)
We at Gruesome Magazine recently had a chance to sit down and talk with Amber Dawn Fox who, so far, is best known for her role as Officer Bello on…
“Slasher.com” (2017): Grabs the Viewer Right from the Start
The first few minutes of Slasher.com lay out the course of the movie while the opening credits roll. Someone is killing women they meet online and a very determined detective,…
“Killer Pinata” (2016): A Fun Movie That Gets an “A” for Effort
The best thing about the world of horror is the multitude of sub-genres that exist within it. You’ve got slashers, zombies, ghosts, demons, vampires, werewolves… the list goes on and…
“Parasites” (2017): The Streets of L.A. are Paved with Good Intentions and Metaphors
Going by the title alone, one might think writer/director Chad Ferrin’s Parasites was going to be a movie about a contagion or something involving actual parasites that possibly eat their…
“Easter Sunday” (2014): A Flawed But Admirable Homage to Eighties Slasher Films
When mixing horror with comedy there is a fine line that separates the two that needs to be straddled. Without a solid plan of which way the film should lean,…
“Never Open the Door” (2014): Why is Good Advice Never Taken in Horror Movies
At a somewhat secluded cabin in the woods, six friends all sit down to dinner. Two couples, Luke (Mike Wood, Bloody Bloody Bible Camp) and Maria (Deborah Venegas, The Haunting…
“Blessed are the Children” (2016): Unabashedly Flaunts Slasher Film Cliches and Tropes
Yoga pants. Anybody can buy a pair and slip ‘em on, but that doesn’t mean they should. The same holds true for movies. Putting together a film in this day…
“Face of Evil” (2016): Not Just Another Zombie Film
When trying to describe a new film or TV show to a friend, it is often easiest to say it is a combination of two or more similar well known…