Stars: AnnaLynne McCord, Dean Cain, Natasha Henstridge, James Russo, Ryan Bates, Cami Storm, Zaina Juliette, Lametria Jackson, John Redlinger | Written by John Spare | Directed by Tommy Stovall One of our remits here at Nerdly is to champion no-budget and low-budget movies, uncovering hidden gems that might not have that “big budget” polish but […]
Stars: Edward Furlong, Corey Shane Love, Brandon Kirk, Steve Railsback, Susan Priver, Ginger Lynn, Lew Temple, Robert Rhine, Bai Ling | Written and Directed by Chad Ferrin Unspeakable: Beyond the Wall of Sleep closes out the trilogy writer/director Chad Ferrin began with The Deep Ones and continued in H. P. Lovecraft’s The Old Ones. This […]
Stars: Douglas Smith, Kimberly-Sue Murray, Carrie-Anne Moss, Frank Grillo, Jonathan Cherry | Written and Directed by Lowell Dean Die Alone is the most recent film from Saskatchewan-based filmmaker Lowell Dean. If you’ve heard of him, it’s probably because of the over-the-top genre comedies WolfCop and Another WolfCop. But he’s done several other films, including the […]
Stars: Emily Rose Mogilner, Connor Powles, Bruno Cryan, Karolina Ugrenyuk, Fyn Phoenixx, Danielle Ronald, Steven Murphy, Kelly Rian Sanson | Written by Harry Boxley | Directed by William Stead The stream of public domain horror continues, this time it’s E.C. Segar’s iconic sailor Popeye who gets turned into a killer. The script by Harry Boxley, […]
Stars: Elle O’Hara, Michaela Longden, Sarah Jane Duncan, Jacob Roberts, Johnny Vivash, Julie Hannan, David Howell | Written and Directed by Hayden Hewitt Credits rolling over, a montage of images that include dildos and men’s faces leering from computer monitors give way to a nightmarish hallucination sequence. Cara, a new psychological horror film from writer/director […]
Stars: Emily Hampshire, François Arnaud, Christian Convery, Tristan D. Lalla, Cat Lemieux, Erika Rosenbaum, Mariah Inger | Written by Adam O’Brien, Philip Kalin-Hajdu | Directed by Adam O’Brien Meredith is a struggling mother abandoned by her family and partner after the appalling death of their newborn son. Alone in her house after separating, she becomes […]
Stars: Jessa Flux, Ashleigh Amberlynn, Mel Heflin, Kelsey Livengood, Angel Nichole Bradford, Anna Clary, Mia Katz, Lynn Lowry, Ann Myrna | Written by Steve Hermann | Directed by Angel Nichole Bradford, Steve Hermann Horror films and sorority houses are a combination that go back at least as far as 1957’s Blood of Dracula and 1961’s […]
Stars: Anna Jacoby, Josh Andres Rivera, Ana Auther, Todd Robert Anderson, Kevin Nealon | Written and Directed by Matt McClung Inhabitants, not to be confused with The Inhabitant, is the story of Olivia (Anna Jacoby; Finding Carter, Stranger Things) and her boyfriend Francis (Josh Andres Rivera; The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, […]
Stars: Julian Gamm, Carl Wharton, Andrew Rolfe, James Graeme, Hannah Al Rashid, Joseph Campbell | Written and Directed by George Threadgold Writer/director George Threadgold (Dinner at Vanessa’s) has revisited his three-part web series White Crow and expanded it into a feature film with several of the same cast members. The film begins with JD (Julian […]
Stars: Eric Johnson, Martin Kove, Chuck Liddell, Michael Bisping, Ken Shamrock, Matthew Willig, Jim Belushi, Paul Braunstein, Christina Ochoa | Written by James Mark, Matthew Nayman | Directed by James Mark It’s 1989 and Ryan Taylor (Eric Johnson; Disappearance at Clifton Hill, Fifty Shades Darker) is a tough cop with a reality TV show, In […]
Stars: Jadey Duffield, Crispian Belfrage, Danny Darren, Rodrigo Rodrigues, David Cheung, Rupinder Nagra, Shane Hart, Tayah Kansik, Lee Wakefield, Leon Sua | Written by Roman Elpidio, Jadey Duffield | Directed by Roman Elpidio Elite Force: B.R.I. begins somewher in Edinburgh, as a homeless woman named Jesse (Jadey Duffield; Choose Your Weapon, A Hitman in London) […]
Stars: Caitlin Cavannaugh, Jordon Talor, Alex Alexandrou, LeJon Woods, Jalen Wilson-Nelem, Linnea Quigley | Written and Directed by Ian Courtney Horror films set in movie theatres have a long and diverse history, starting with old-school films like The Blob and The Tingler to supernatural films like Demons and Porno and slashers such as The Last […]
Stars: Alexander Butler, Alina Desmond, Valery Danko, Lauren Staerck, Alina Varakuta, Shayli Reagan, Jeremy Vinogradov | Written by Harry Boxley | Directed by Andrea M. Catinella We just reviewed Mouse of Horrors, and now its co-writer Harry Boxley, who has also given us the likes of Tsunami Sharks and The Madness of Humpty Dumpty, is […]
Stars: Lewis Santer, Natasha Tosini, Chris Lines, Stephen Staley, Thomas K. Murphy, Tessa Wood | Written by Marc Gottlieb, Harry Boxley | Directed by Brendan Petrizzo The filmmakers behind Mouse of Horrors, originally titled The Mouse Experiment, are an assortment of folk connected to some of the most prolific sources of low-budget horror out there. […]
Stars: Tip Cullen, Saskia Rose, Daniel Davids, Kevin Golding, Tom Leigh, Luke Solomon, Steven Blades, Karlina Grace-Paseda | Written by James Clarke, Daniel Shepherd, Sam Seeley | Directed by James Clarke, Daniel Shepherd Back in the 70s and 80s, films like Sunray: Fallen Soldier were a staple of action cinema. Soldiers returning from Vietnam found […]
Stars: Ruaridh Aldington, Angela Dixon, Craig Conway, Madalina Bellarui Ion, Andrew Lyle-Pinnock, Natasha Patel, Andrew Lee Potts | Written by Peter Stylianou | Directed by Peter Stylianou, Sean Cronin It feels like vampires and vampirism are often used as metaphors as they are as supernatural threats these days. Be it obsession, addiction or undying love, […]
Stars: Tony Todd, Robert Picardo, Bai Ling, Lydia Hearst, Teala Dunn, Cara Claymore, Tim Realbuto, James Crittenden, Tabitha Jane | Written by Jackie Payne | Directed by Cara Claymore, Jackie Payne Adapted from the adult party game of social deduction, created by Dimitry Davidoff in 1986, Werewolf Game is a death-game, horror mystery film. Twelve kidnapped […]
Stars: Marie Everett, Chynna Walker, Amanda Michaud, Julia Haworth, Tegan Mordt | Written and Directed by Nicholas Winter Nicholas Winter’s The Imposters is a psychological thriller that takes the viewer on a suspense-filled journey through deception, identity, and fractured relationships. The film intrigued me with its layered narrative and strong performances, even as it occasionally […]
Stars: Jennifer Aries, Dylan Baldwin, Anwen Bull, Evangelina Burton, Stephen Corrall, Tom Coulston, Luke Dayhill, Mike Kelson, Alicia Novak | Written and Directed by William Higo The Group, which originally screened at Frightfest back in 2022, is a taut and thought-provoking exploration of addiction, trauma, and the lengths people will go to confront their pasts. […]
Stars: Andrew Hovelson, Hannah Cabell, Lea Zawada, Duke Huston, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe | Written by Ben Bigelow, William Bigelow | Directed by Ben Bigelow Thine Ears Shall Bleed, the debut feature from director Ben Bigelow, presents an intriguing blend of occult horror and frontier drama, set in the foreboding wilderness of 19th-century America. The film follows […]
Stars: Isabella Jaimie, Rebecca De Ornelas, Zsolt Kormendy, Risa Mei, Jacob Rainer, Roy Ward, Juan Salvati | Written and Directed by Michael DiBiasio-Ornelas The Yorkie Werewolf was bound to happen. With lycanthropes making a comeback lately, from Werewolves to The Beast Comes at Midnight and 12 To Midnight, somebody had to spoof them. And that […]
Stars: E.K. Spila, David Oz Maya, Kirk Griffith, Paul Kolker, Melissa Cordero, Mark David Anthony, Abigail Overbey, Scott Rosen, Guillermo Iván | Written by E.K. Spila, Amy Acosta | Directed by Samuel Haun Wicked Season opens on a sombre note with a man we’ll come to learn is Sergeant Mike “Manhunter” Hughes, played by E.K. […]
