A Nice, Near Silent Horror (Spoilers) Azrael takes place in one of those apocalyptic worlds where gasoline has a much longer shelf life than in reality because the characters can still drive “Many years after the Rapture.” The title character (Samara Weaving) is a young woman on the run from her former congregation – a …
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Unholy Night
A New Christmas Classic (Massive Spoilers) I’m going to do something a little different with this review by essentially giving you my conclusion first. The Sacrifice Game, co-written and directed by Jenn Wexler, is a great movie that you should watch immediately, then read this review. Much like The Cabin in the Woods, it’s a …
Tales from the Mortuary
The even-numbered segments are the best. (Unmarked Spoilers) Montgomery Dark (Clancy Brown) is the mortician of Raven’s End. Presumably because of all of the ravens they’ve got lying around. One day, following the funeral of a young boy, Montgomery hires a new assistant, Sam (Caitlin Fisher). He proceeds to tell her all kinds of twisted …
Ain’t we got fun
The movie’s precisely what the title implies. (Unmarked Spoilers) The year is 1983. Joel (Evan Marsh) is a reporter for a horror movie magazine who has an unrequited crush on his roommate, Sarah (Alexa Rose Steele). One night he decides to follow Sarah’s latest date, Bob (Ari Millen), to a bar to record him saying …
Blood and Water Part 2
If I knew I was going to make two of these, I would have picked a better title. (Unmarked Spoilers) When we left off, Spencer Galloway (David Cronenberg), heartless b*****d, has set up a series of contests on a private island to determine who will become his heir. Among the contestants are Liv (Sydney Meyer), …
Better Half
Find out what’s been eating her. (Unmarked Spoilers) Anne Fedder (Barbara Crampton) is the stifled wife of Jakob (Larry Fessenden), a minister who is so dedicated to his job that he wears his collar all the time. He leaves a lot to be desired in terms of being a husband, though. He talks over her, …
The Extra-Terrestrial
What a great piece of movie nostalgia. One day siblings Mimi (Nita-Josée Hanna) and Luke (Owen Myre) discover an ancient sarcophagus buried in their backyard. It contains an alien overlord they nickname Psycho Goreman (Matthew Ninaber, voiced by Steven Vlahos), or PG for short. Eons ago, he was imprisoned by the Templars before he could …
Blood and Water
F*****g rich people. (Unmarked Spoilers) Slasher is a Canadian anthology series that takes the slasher movie format and expands it to eight episodes. Each season is a self-contained story with a different killer, though it implies that The Executioner (Season 1) and Guilty Party (Season 2) at least occur in the same universe. The show’s …
It’s an art film, I swear!
Ah, two of my favorite genres combined. Porno is set in 1992 and concerns a movie theatre that stresses strong Christian values to its employees, the most subtly named of which is Chasity (Jillian Mueller) or Chaz for short. One night they discover this mysterious film reel that they decide to watch after work. The …
Welcome boils and ghouls
Before comics became known for superheroes, they were horror stories For those of you who don’t know, Creepshow was a 1982 cult classic that was a throwback to old EC horror comics like Tales from the Crypt or The Haunt of Fear. Directed by George A. Romero, written by Stephen King, special effects done by Tom Savini, and a cast …
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