Stars: Alicia Underwood, Taylor Cox, Naomi Lopez, Jack Rain, Dee Wallace, Meeko | Written by Juan Salas, Iv Amenti | Directed by Juan Salas House of Dolls refers to the house where three estranged, to put it mildly, sisters Diana (Alicia Underwood; Ghost Note, When Androids Dream), Helen (Taylor Cox) and Charlotte (Naomi Lopez; New Year’s […]
Stars: Matt Servitto, Michael Sheffield, Lelia Symington, Delaney White | Written by Colin Krawchuk, Michael Sheffield | Directed by Colin Krawchuk The Jester opens as John (Matt Servitto; Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell, The Night Watchmen) walks alone at night. A figure in a top hat and orange suit, the Jester (Michael Sheffield; […]
Stars: Kiernan Shipka, Julie Bowen, Lochlyn Munro, Kelcey Mawema, Kimberly Huie, Olivia Holt, Charlie Gillespie, Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson | Written by David Matalon, Sasha Perl-Raver, Jen D’Angelo | Directed by Nahnatchka Khan If you mixed Back to the Future and Halloween, or if The Final Girls had involved traveling in time instead of into a […]
Stars: Ezequiel Rodriguez, Demian Salomon, Luis Ziembrowski, Silvina Sabater | Written and Directed by Demián Rugna When Evil Lurks (Cuando Acecha la Maldad) is the new feature film from Argentinian director Demián Rugna. Rugna assured himself a place in horror history with his film Terrified in 2017 and then vanished off the scene until his […]
Stars: David Howard Thornton, Krystle Martin, Chase Mullins, John Bigham, Erik Baker, Flip Kobler, Amy Schumacher | Written by Flip and Fin Kobler | Directed by Steven LaMorte The Mean One, along with Mad Heidi and Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey was part of an unexpected crop of horror and exploitation films based on […]
Stars: Pedro Casablanc, Víctor Clavijo, Ruth Díaz, Moisés Ruiz, Manuel Morón | Written and Directed by F. Javier Gutiérrez Writer/director F. Javier Gutiérrez (Before the Fall, Rings) returned to his native Spain to make his third film La Espera, or, in English, The Wait. It’s a title that refers not just to the passage of […]
Stars: Jackson White, Natalie Alyn Lind, Henry Thomas, David Duchovny, Jack Mulhern, Pam Grier | Written by Lindsey Anderson Beer, Jeff Buhler | Directed by Lindsey Anderson Beer Pet Sematary has been sequelized, rebooted, and now with the arrival of Pet Sematary: Bloodlines it has a prequel. Adapting Stephen King’s works for the screen is […]
Stars: Chloë Crump, Laura Bailey, Karen Swan, Clara Emanuel | Written by Matthew R. Ford | Directed by Daniel Alexander Emily Gale (Chloë Crump; Do You See It Too?, Do Something, Jake) has been having nightmares which may be related to her mother’s death. Her psychiatrist Dr. North (Laura Bailey) isn’t much help, especially when […]
Stars: Bruce Greenwood, Mary McDonnell, Carl Lumbly, Mark Hamill, Kyliegh Curran, Carla Gugino | Created by Mike Flanagan When I read that Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House, Ouija: Origin of Evil) was planning to turn The Fall of the House of Usher into an eight-hour mini-series for Netflix I did a major double […]
Stars: Kristin Lorenz, Jack McCord, Dilynn Fawn Harvey, Todd Martin, Trish Erickson-Martin, Geoff Allen, Sheila Brandon Allen, P.J. Brescia, Brandon E. Brooks, Ingrid Dittmeier Hansen, Julie Anne Prescott, Leila Jean Davis | Written by Brad Sykes, Todd Sheets, Anthony Catanese, Tim Ritter, Josephina Sykes | Directed by Brad Sykes, Todd Sheets, Anthony Catanese, Tim Ritter […]
Stars: Tyler Gene, Jake Robinson, Hunter Redfern, Matthias Margraves, Laura Rodriguez, Taylor-Grace Davis, Paul Hurley | Written by Jake Robinson, James S. ‘Jamie’ Brown | Directed by Jake Robinson I’m beginning to think that, cinematically at least, the Wendigo hit its peak back in 1995 with Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo, an absolutely batshit mix […]
Stars: Megan Best, Gino Anania, Verity Marks, Alec Carlos, Nazariy Demkowicz, Madison MacIsaac, Liam Stewart-Kanigan | Written by Travis Seppala | Directed by Rebekah McKendry Elevator Game is the new film by Rebekah McKendry, a director who caught my attention with All the Creatures Were Stirring and impressed me with Glorious. On the other hand, […]
Stars: Jennifer Nangle, James Morris, Emily Ashby, Derric Hyde, Rose Spencer, Taylor Rhoades, Yasmin Qudah, Brucellious Morris Jr., Justin P. Martin, Rosaria Eraso | Written by Michael Ballif, Jacob Perrett, Melissa Sapienza, Todd Martin, Zane Hershberger | Directed by Michael Ballif, Jacob Perrett, Brad Twigg, Zane Hershberger It’s taken a few more years than expected […]
Stars: Stephanie Leet, Neil Green, Erik Skybak, Chynna Rae Shurts | Written and Directed by Calvin Morie McCarthy Insidious Inferno is the latest film from Calvin Morie McCarthy and like his previous films Conjuring: The Beyond and An Amityville Poltergeist it has a title that refers to two other genre films, neither of which it […]
Stars: James Duval, Shawn C. Phillips, Lauren Francesca, Lisa Wilcox, Tom Sizemore, Kelly Lynn Reiter, Robert LaSardo, Lorelei Linklater, Sadie Katz, Eva Hamilton | Written by Shawn C. Phillips | Directed by Lauren Francesca, Shawn C. Phillips Woods Witch begins with the standard found footage title card telling us that what we are about to […]
Stars: Randy Couture, Oleg Prudius, Natalie Eva Marie, Neal McDonough, Rashad Evans, Frank Mir, Chuck Zito, Jonathan Camp, Bai Ling | Written and Directed by Daniel Zirilli Everett Grant (Randy Couture; Antidote, Blowback) has beef with Russian mobster Maxim Vasiliiv played by Oleg Prudius (Miami Heat, The Weapon) or if you’re a pro wrestling fan, […]
Stars: Tal Hymans, Alec Snow, Tara Jay, Melissa Brattoni | Written and Directed by Jon Cohen The Hanged Girl was initially shot, and released in some countries as The Haunting at Saint Joseph’s, something writer/director Jon Cohen should be used to as his 2009 exercise in torture porn, The 7th Hunt was retitled and rereleased […]
Stars: Alain Moussi, Stephen Dorff, Zoe Worn, Frank Grillo, Gianni Capaldi, Georges St-Pierre, Marie Avgeropoulos, Kevin Grevioux | Written and Directed by Kevin Grevioux With the possible exception of rock stars and professional athletes, hitmen have the worst record for staying retired. And the central character of King of Killers is certainly no exception. Marcus […]
Stars: Hannah New, Vince Lozano, Tom Malloy, David Josh Lawrence, Jamie Scott Gordon, Gordon Holliday, Megan Tremethick | Written by Tom Malloy, David Josh Lawrence | Directed by Lawrie Brewster When we reviewed Trauma Therapy: Psychosis it was mentioned the fillm was a reworked version of The Vance Institute. A was originally shot with the […]
Stars: Lisa Ambalavanar, Sydney Craven, Stefan Kapicic, Grace Patterson, Olivia Rouyre, Kelly Lynn Reiter, Bianca Beckles-Rose, Tiff Stevenson | Written by Bradley Fowler, Cady Lanigan | Directed by Matthew Goodhue What could possibly top the recent run of cocaine-fueled bears, sharks, and cougars? How about a cute, three-toed critter turning a sorority house into a […]
