“Savageland” (2016): Sinister Photos Are Worth a Thousand Shudders
Something inarguably evil happened in the tiny town of Sangre de Cristo, Arizona, on June 2, 2011: all but 1 of its 57 residents were massacred, but just who or…
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Super Scary Shorts Saturday: “Howl of a Good Time” (2015) and “Santa” (2013) Provide Chuckles with Their Chills
Filmmaker Patrick Rea, one-third of the trio that makes up SenoReality Pictures, may be best known for his feature-length disaster film/creature feature mash-up Nailbiter (2012), but he is prolific in…
“Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension” (2015): Lacks Spirit, Originality and Enthusiasm
The latest in the found-footage supernatural franchise, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, presented in 3D no less, is a frustrating, lackluster entry into the series, shepherding the story off into…
“The Last Witch Hunter” (2015): On Trial For Being “Dull”
The Last Witch Hunter from director Breck Eisner (The Crazies) and starring Vin Diesel wants to be a great movie, it sincerely works hard to establish a world where witches…
“Julia” (2015): Dishes Out Neo-Noir Gore
Being a fan of Noir film and literature, I was excited to get a chance to see Julia, a film billed as a “neo-noir” revenge thriller, and I was not…
“Tales of Halloween” (2015): A Halloween Treat Full of Gory Tricks
Featuring 11 directors tackling 10 short stories, Tales of Halloween is an early October holiday treat with more than a few tricks up its sleeve. The film is fun, raucous…
“Hellions” (2015): Should Return From Whence They Came…
After hearing so much about Hellions, the latest film from director Bruce McDonald (Pontypool), I found myself totally stoked to sit down and experience what I hoped would be a…
“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…
“Goosebumps” (2015): R.L. Stine’s Monsters Haunt Again
Goosebumps may be a property long past its heyday, but now it has reappeared thanks to the recurring trend of the time: 1990s nostalgia! In a post Jurassic World… world,…
“Crimson Peak” (2015): Rich, Beautiful and Frightening
Crimson Peak, the latest horror feature from fan-favorite director Guillermo del Toro, shares its intentions up front when Edith Cushing, early in the first act, tells a potential publisher that…
“Yakuza Apocalypse” (2015): Expect the Unexpected
Takashi Miike is an oddity, even within the Japanese film industry. Responsible for films like Audition and Ichi The Killer, Miike is known for taking ideas firmly rooted in Japanese…
“Suffer the Little Children” (2015): Horror Comes to School in a Stephen King Adaptation
Stephen King stories have a history of being difficult to adapt to the screen, but the filmmakers behind Bonfire Films – located in King’s home state of Maine – have…
“The Final Girls” (2015): A Slasher Spoof With Heart
In the time since cinematic slashers like Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger had their heyday in the 1980s, we’ve seen plenty of comedic takes on the genre. There’s…
“Bone Tomahawk” (2015): A Western With Guts
Perhaps better known as a novelist, S. Craig Zahler ia an award-winning writer with novels like A Congregation Of Jackals (2010) and Wraiths of the Broken Land (2013), among others,…
“Pan” (2015): Foolhardy Yet Fascinating
J.M. Barrie’s much beloved Peter Pan returns to theaters with Pan (2015) from director Joe Wright and screenwriter Jason Fuchs. The story explores the origins of young Peter before he…