It’s a bit of a challenge encapsulating the film Kratt, available via VOD on October 11. It’s an Estonian production from writer/director/editor Rasmus Merivoo, and while on its face it’s […]
Streaming VOD Reviews
[Review] NIGHT CALLER slashes its way to success with suspense and violence
Night Caller by veteran writer/director/producer Chad Ferrin is a tense thriller that follows the journey of telephone psychic Clementine Carter (Susan Priver) who receives a call from a client that […]
[Review] Occupation: Rainfall (2022) High Octane Invasion Sequel Fires a Lot of Ammo and Scores Some Hits
I come to the Saban produced alien invasion film Occupation: Rainfall a bit flat footed, not having seen his 2018 series origin Occupation, which appears to establish the characters and […]
[Review] The Wild Man of the Navidad: Throwback Creature Feature Offers Plenty of Cryptid Creepiness
Loosely based on accounts of a creature that is said to be the subject of one of the first Bigfoot sightings in Texas in the 1800s as well as in […]
[Review] DIGGING TO DEATH (2021)
Saddled with a new mortgage that he can barely afford, recently divorced dad David Vanowen (Ford Austin) decides he can save some money by installing his septic system. He’s not […]
[Review] AMITYVILLE POLTERGEIST (2021) Gloomy Spooks and Lady Ghouls
Desperate to make cash and too squeamish about selling his blood for money, Jim (Parris Bates) decides to take a job housesitting. It sounds like a pretty sweet gig: $100 […]
Review: CBS All Access: ‘The Stand’ – Where Things Are Three Episodes In
Everyone knows – I’m Gruesome Magazine’s resident Stephen King fan. I have been a fan of his written word – and the projects derived from them – since Carrie and […]
[Review] PARALLEL: Alternate Realities Bring Out the Worst in Four Friends in This Terrific Science Fiction Chiller
I have been a big fan of director Isaac Ezban’s work since seeing his first two features The Incident (2014) and The Similars (2015) during their film festival runs, and […]
[Review] REDWOOD MASSACRE: ANNIHILATION – Cranks the Tension Up to 11
A group of people heads off into the woods to track down a deranged killer who, according to urban legend, slaughtered dozens of people a decade ago. Some of them […]
[Review] TOKYO HOME STAY MASSACRE – Messy Tribute to Gory Classics
It’s clear from the way they pay tribute to the filmmakers that came before that first-time writers/directors Kenta Osaka and Hirohito Takimoto watched a lot of horror movies before sitting […]
[Review] THE DEVIL TO PAY is a Rare Gem
“They want nothing from you and God help you if you try to interfere.” It seems a little corny for husband and wife filmmaking team Lane and Ruckus Skye to […]
[Review] BEAST WITHIN (2020) Falls Short of the Mark
Whether it’s a closeup of Lon Chaney Jr’s face getting hairier and hairier using lapse-dissolve photography in his various Universal Monster Movies or Rick Baker’s Oscar-winning full body transformation of […]
[Review] LAST LAUGH (2020) This Killer is No Joke…
It’s not much of a gig for Myles Park (Steve Vanderzee) being the opening act for a Hollywood sell-out trying to return to his stand-up roots to prove he is […]
[Review] THE FACELESS MAN (2020) Inspired Madness with a Dash of Confusion
The Faceless Man is a confusing mess. The first 10 minutes feel like a high school theater production of an angst-filled father/daughter melodrama that takes place in the middle of […]
[Review] THE SILENCING a frustratingly messy movie filled with twists and turns that lead nowhere
The body of a teenage girl is found washed up by the banks of a river. Police arrive, look around for a bit and deduce that she wasn’t just killed. […]