Well, holy shit, did this movie surprise me. With a title like The Stuff, I was expecting, hoping, for a cult classic B-Movie horror film with some kind of Blob-type […]
Author: TJ Fowler
Tj lives in the cold wastes of Scandinavia where the nights run long and dark and the metal loud and brutal. Photographing the bands of Europe over the last several years, he has branched out into music journalism more doing reviews and interviews with heavy metal artists emerging from the European scene. Ever since seeing Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter at a local drive-in as a child, TJ has forever been paranoid of taking showers alone and watching hockey games but has become a huge fan of the Friday the 13th franchise.
“The Black Tape” (2016): A Flawed But Fascinating Found Footage Feature
Whoa. Talk about a movie that had me back and forth on whether I thought it was good or not. Truly, The Black Tape, written and directed by Ramone […]
“Decay” (2016): A Norman Bates for the New World
To say Jonathan has some mental issues is an understatement. Now, the real question is if Jonathan was born with these issues or if they were brought on by the […]
“Blood Rush” (2016): You’ll Flip For This Solid, Tense Thriller
You know that game you played as a kid, on the school playground where you see how long you can hang upside from the jungle gym. You think you were […]
“All Hell Breaks Loose” (2016): Embraces All The Flaws
In the exploitation film, All Hell Breaks Loose from director Jeremy Garner, a biker gang, Satan’s Sinners, escape from their torment in Hell to roam the earth, taint innocent virgins […]
“A Haunting in Cawdor” (2015): An Interesting Concept and Solid Leads Give This Ghost Tale Its Edge
The last time I saw Cary Elwes in anything was Saw. Maybe he has been in other projects, but, at the moment, I can’t recall any. I guess after Cutthroat […]
“Silent Retreat” (2016): By-The-Numbers Horror Flick That Struggles to Chart New Ground
In the middle of nowhere, a group of co-workers are treated to a company retreat for a job well done where they are promised motivational pep talks. As it turns […]
“Live-Evil” (2015): Hell of a Story, Confusing as Hell
You know what is more disjointed and contorted than a freak show contortionist at a circus? Live-Evil, this movie, that’s what. I honestly believe writer/director Ari Kirschenbaum has a hell […]
“Scarred” (2015): Jonah Kandie Pays Homage to 80’s Slasher Films
Titties, bimbos and homicidal maniacs, the staples of the 80’s slasher. Hell, they are the staples of most horror movies in general. In Scarred, however, it is obvious the film […]
“Winners Tape All: The Henderson Brothers Story” (2015): A Damn Funny Mockumentary Celebrating the VHS Video Store Heyday
You know what I consider talent? Taking something that is normally considered subpar or poor and using those perceived disadvantages while maximizing their full potential to actually turn them into […]
“Tales of Poe” (2015): Contemporary Retelling of Classic Poe Tales
I have always been a fan of Edgar Allan Poe though not a die-hard fan, only a casual one. I do have a collection of his works but have not […]
“Murder in the Dark” (2013): Improvised Dialog and Splendid Locales Make for a Unique Horror Experiment
What Hostel did to the perceptions of backpackers traveling to Europe to stay in hostels, Murder in the Dark will do to the perceptions of tourists traveling alone to abandoned […]
“The Inhabitants” (2015): A Slow, But Engaging Ghost Story
In the latest film from Michael and Shawn Rasmussen, The Inhabitants, a happily married couple Dan (Michael Reed) and Jessica (Elise Couture) make good on their aspirations of owning a […]
“Headless” (2015): Bathed in Blood Soaked Exploitation
Whoa, man! If 70’s exploitation, gore-styled films are your thing then Headless is going to going to deliver what you grave in blood-soaked spades. I have always loved those grind-house […]
“The Horror Network” (2015): Hit And Miss with Striking Visuals
Horror anthologies have been making a bit of a comeback here in the past several years. Though still not an every year tradition in film making, it is good to […]