Interview with FROM A WHISPER TO A SCREAM director Jeff Burr!!!
I first became aware of Jeff Burr the same way many fans did, noticing his name pop up time and again as the unofficial “king of horror sequels.” Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III. Stepfather...
View ArticleTHE BIG, THE TROUBLE, AND THE LITTLE CHINA theatre review
The Big, The Trouble, and The Little China (2015) d. Meagan Piccochi (USA) (NOTE: I know I don't usually review stage productions here, and especially since this isn't even technically a horror play,...
View ArticleDr. AC's 2015 Oscar Rundown
Just in the nick of time, here is my completely subjective take on the Oscar race. These are not in any way to be seen as my handicapping, so don’t blame me if you don’t walk off with the office pool....
View ArticleMOTIVATIONAL GROWTH (2013) DVD Review
Motivational Growth (2013) d. Don Thacker (USA) Ian Folivor (Adrian DiGiovanni) is a depressive shut-in who, following an ill-fated suicide attempt, finds himself being given life lessons from The...
View ArticleDIGGING UP THE MARROW (2014) movie review
Digging Up the Marrow (2014) d. Adam Green (USA) I’m not sure if the Hatchet man was trying to take the piss out of the found footage movement or just too damn busy producing his TV show Holliston to...
View ArticleANIMAL (2014) Blu-ray Review
Animal (2014) d. Brett Simmons (USA) This Chiller-produced creature feature plays like an amalgam of other films – notably Night of the Living Dead, Jurassic Park, and Feast, the latter of which...
View ArticleSTARRY EYES (2014) Blu-ray Review
Starry Eyes (2014) d. Kevin Kolsch / Dennis Widmyer (USA) Aspiring actress Sarah (Alexandra Essoe) juggles her soul-killing day job at a spud-centric Hooter’s knock-off (Big Taters) while knocking on...
View ArticleHOUSE OF THE LONG SHADOWS (1983) movie review
House of the Long Shadows (1983) d. Pete Walker (UK) Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Vincent Price, and John Carradine are teamed together, and while the film itself is less than momentous, the horror...
View ArticleMAD MAX (1979) Blu-ray Review
Mad Max (1979) d. George Miller (Australia) Eager to avenge the death of their fallen comrade, the Nightrider (Vincent Gil), a vicious and bloodthirsty motorcycle gang targets select officers within...
View ArticleEXTRATERRESTRIAL (2014) Blu-ray Review
Extraterrestrial (2014) d. The Vicious Brothers (Canada) Tasked with taking a few snapshots to put her parents’ summer cabin on the market, April (Brittany Allen) is surprised to learn that her...
View ArticleSTIGMATA (1999) Blu-ray Review
Stigmata (1999) d. Rupert Wainwright (USA) When a statue of the Virgin Mary begins to cry tears of warm, red blood following a Brazilian priest’s death, Vatican investigator Father Andrew Kiernan...
View ArticleSOCIETY (1989) Blu-ray Review
Society (1989) d. Brian Yuzna (USA) Despite being one of the most popular kids in school and from one of the most affluent families in Beverly Hills, Bill (Billy Warlock) never feels like he fits in....
View ArticleTHE FOOD OF THE GODS (1976) Blu-ray Review
The Food of the Gods (1976) d. Bert I. Gordon (USA) Following an avalanche of late ’50s films featuring oversized beasties – six in two years, including Beginning of the End, The Cyclops, The Amazing...
View ArticleFROGS (1972) Blu-ray Review
Frogs (1972) d. George McCowan (USA) From American International’s executive-producing team of Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson comes this highly entertaining low-budget schlockfest, raiding the...
View ArticleEMPIRE OF THE ANTS (1977) Blu-ray Review
Empire of the Ants (1977) d. Bert I. Gordon (USA) A random batch of civilians charters a short boat trip to investigate and potentially invest in time-shares for Dreamland Estates, a soon-to-be-opening...
View ArticleJAWS OF SATAN (1981) Blu-ray Review
Jaws of Satan (1981) d. Bob Claver (USA) By the late '70s, there wasn’t a movie fan around who hadn’t seen the two “instant classic” horror flicks Jaws and The Exorcist. Similarly, there wasn’t a...
View ArticleTHE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MISS OSBOURNE (1981) Blu-ray Review
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne (1981) d. Walerian Borowczyk (France/West Germany) A young girl is violently bludgeoned to death in a dead-end alley. A few blocks away, the opulent...
View ArticleLONG WEEKEND (1978) Blu-ray Review
Long Weekend (1978) d. Colin Eggleston (Australia) “A bickering young couple’s weekend at an isolated beach resort turns into a nightmarish struggle between Man and Nature.” With that description, and...
View ArticleISLAND OF DEATH (1976) Blu-ray Review
Island of Death (1976) d. Nico Mastorakis (Greece) This glorious masterpiece of prurient behavior gleefully dances across every line of good taste laid out by polite society, then goes further. Incest,...
View ArticleLATE PHASES (2014) Blu-ray Review
Late Phases (2014) d. Adrian Garcia Bogliano (USA) Retired Vietnam War veteran Ambrose McKinley (Nick Damici) has a disability and a problem. The disability? He’s blind. The problem? He’s been...
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