03rd May2024

First images from crime thriller ‘An American Masquerade’

by Phil Wheat

Black Forest Films, the multi-award winning team behind My Cherry Pie (2022), The Viper’s Hex (2018) and Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla (2014), and Mad Alice Productions have unveiled the first images and synopsis for their upcoming feature film, An American Masquerade. Two failing actors and a porn star. A car full of contraband. One hell of […]

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08th Mar2024

‘Beware the Boogeyman’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Elissa Dowling, Airisa Durand, Chynna Rae Shurts, Rollyn Stafford, Nicolette Pullen, Jason Reynolds, Khail Duggan, James Luster, Steve Larkin, Jax Kellington, Calvin Morie McCarthy, Marcella Laasch | Written and Directed by Calvin Morie McCarthy, Josh Dietrich, Kai Pacifico Eng, Tim Coyle I would have expected the new indie anthology film Beware the Boogeyman to […]

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30th Oct2023

‘Bloodthirst’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Costas Mandylor, Robert LaSardo, Tara Reid, Wesley Cannon, Sarah French, Elissa Dowling, Bishop Stevens | Written by Adrian Milnes, Massimiliano Cerchi | Directed by Michael Su Bloodthirst is from the folks at Mahal Empire, last year they gave us their version of the zombie apocalypse, Bridge of the Doomed. This year they’re revisiting the […]

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05th Jul2023

’16 Bits’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Jeremiah Benjamin, Charles Chudabala, Elissa Dowling, Raymond Vinsik Williams, Scott Butler, D.M. Harrison, Kevin Caliber, Hunter Johnson, Shawn C. Phillips, Shawn Kohne | Written and Directed by Aaron Mento Opening with a text crawl telling the viewer about the controversial video game franchise Hazard Waster and its anti-hero Waxx Waster, 16 Bits quickly introduces […]

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16th Jun2021

‘Axeman: Redux’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Elissa Dowling, Joston Theney, Tiffany Shepis, Brinke Stevens, Scot Pollard, Stephen Eith, Chantelle Albers, Jamie Bernadette, Erin Marie Hogan, Eliza Kiss, Nihilist Gelo, Carlos Javier Castillo, Ray Trickitt | Written and Directed by Joston Theney Axeman at Cutters Creek is a pretty great name for a horror movie so I’m not sure why this […]

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22nd Apr2021

New trailer for re-cut redux of ‘Axeman At Cutter’s Creek’

by Phil Wheat

SinningWorks and filmmaker Joston “El Rey” Theney are set to return May 7th alongside the axe-wielding local legend known as Axeman At Cutter’s Creek. Theney confirmed the new release of the 80’s inspired film formerly known as Axeman which will serve as a reboot to the franchise rather than a simple re-release. It stars genre […]

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09th Mar2021

Joston Theney’s axe-wielding killer reborn in new cut of ‘Axeman At Cutter’s Creek’

by Phil Wheat

SinningWorks and filmmaker Joston “El Rey” Theney are set to return May 7th alongside the axe-wielding local legend known as Axeman At Cutter’s Creek. Theney confirmed the new release of the 80’s inspired film formerly known as Axeman which will serve as a reboot to the franchise rather than a simple re-release. It stars genre […]

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01st Apr2020

‘Rootwood’ VOD Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Tyler Gallant, Elissa Dowling, Sarah French, Felissa Rose, Tiffani Fest, Brandon Rhea, Kwame Head | Written by Mario von Czapiewski | Directed by Marcel Walz Written by Mario von Czapiewski and with Marcel Walz (who remade Blood Feast back in 2016) as director, Rootwood is a horror flick about a couple of student podcasters named […]

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09th Mar2020

‘The Girl on the Third Floor’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Phil Brooks, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Sarah Brooks, Travis Delgado, Elissa Dowling, Karen Woditsch, Marshall Bean, Anish Jethmalani, Bishop Stevens | Written and Directed by Travis Stevens Travis Stevens, producer of films such as A Horrible Way to Die, The Aggression Scale, Starry Eyes and We Are Still Here (all fanatasic genre films may I […]

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29th Nov2019

Black Forest Films to undertake ‘An American Masquerade’

by Phil Wheat

In 2014 I watched a small Aussie film called Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla, mainly because I was a fan of rockabilly meets monster movie El Monstro Del Mar and CSV was the directors follow-up. Little did I know back then that the films writer, Addison Heath, would go on to be one of my favourite indie […]

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24th Aug2019

Frightfest 2019: ‘Girl on the Third Floor’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Phil Brooks, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Sarah Brooks, Travis Delgado, Elissa Dowling, Karen Woditsch, Marshall Bean, Anish Jethmalani, Bishop Stevens | Written and Directed by Travis Stevens Travis Stevens, producer of films such as A Horrible Way to Die, The Aggression Scale, Starry Eyes and We Are Still Here (all fanatasic genre films may I […]

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09th Feb2018

‘Death House’ Review

by Philip Rogers

Stars: Cody Longo, Cortney Palm, Richard Speight Jr., Dee Wallace, Barbara Crampton, Bill Oberst Jr., Bernhard Forcher, Sean Whalen, Kane Hodder, Debbie Rochon, R.A. Mihailoff, Sid Haig, Adrienne Barbeau, Lindsay Hartley, Michael Berryman, Tony Todd, Vernon Wells, Bill Moseley, Felissa Rose, Tiffany Shepis, Camille Keaton, Tony Moran, Lloyd Kaufman, Brinke Stevens, Elissa Dowling | Written […]

06th Jul2017

‘Bonejangles’ VOD Review

by Philip Rogers

Stars: Reggie Bannister, Elissa Dowling, Kelly Misek, Jr., Julia Cavanaugh, Devin Toft, Jamie Scott Gordon, Lawrence Wayne Curry, Hannah Richter | Written by Keith Melcher | Directed by Brett DeJager After slaughtering nearly all the local police force, the legendary immortal serial killer Bonejangles has finally capture. With Bonejangles now detained and heavily sedated, the […]

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31st Mar2014

‘Axeman’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Tiffany Shepis, Brinke Stevens, Elissa Dowling, Arielle Brachfeld, Scot Pollard, Erin Marie Hogan, Jamie Bernadette, Nihilist Gelo, Dylan Hobbs, Chantelle Albers, Ray Trickitt, Joston Theney, Stephen Eith | Written and Directed by Joston Theney With a cast that includes iconic scream queens Tiffany Shepis and Brinke Stevens, as well as up-and-coming scream queens Elissa […]