Monthly Archives: April 2017

The Dark Tapes (2017) – Found Footage Meets Anthology

Found footage films seem like such a simple concept to execute. They are one of the most highly debated horror movie genres. They are also relatively easy and cheap to pull off, so the level of creativity and inspiration aren’t always of the greatest quality. However, there are some original and cutting …

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Netflix’s ’13 Reasons Why’ Indulges in the True Horror that Lives Among Us

I know the traditional concept of horror involves blood, guts, and a madman on the loose… but I believe horror is subjective. Although monsters, ghosts, and serial killers can be scary, to me, true horror is often based on real life situations that most of us hope would never happen. Suicide, …

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Lost And Found: Horror’s Best Found Footage Films!

Fimmakers have been creating a huge amount of found footage horror films in recent years. What makes this sub-genre so popular? Ridley Scott’s new found footage horror, Phoenix Forgotten, is now officially in theaters. If you haven’t heard of it yet, check out the trailer below!  In honor of the …

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Night Kaleidoscope (2017): Bringing Vamps Back to Darkness

Ever since Max Schreck starred as Nosferatu back in 1922, vampires have been reimagined and adapted to film for decades. Well-known features and actors such as The Last Man on Earth (Vincent Price, 1964), Fright Night (Chris Sarandon, 1985), The Lost Boys (Kiefer Sutherland, 1987) and Blade (Wesley Snipes, 1998) have …

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XLrator Media Announces ‘Dark Signal’ Trailer Release!

The recently announced Dark Signal is a horror/thriller from XLrator Media, the people who brought us the amazing American Mary, and is set to be released in theaters on June 2 and Video On Demand June 6 according to Horror Society. Check out the trailer below! The official synopsis: The …

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Tethered (2017) – Isolated Short Film Review

Those that say that there’s no originality in horror anymore are dead wrong! There are up-and-coming filmmakers that bring beautiful and creative ideas that just need some light shined on them. I’m happy to shine some light on one of the best horror shorts I’ve seen this year called Tethered.  https://vimeo.com/206481703 (Synopsis …

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3 Hours Till Dead (2017) – Movie Review

The horror community has been inundated with zombie movies over the past decade. It seems as if every walking dead trope has been done – slow zombies, fast zombies, unkillable zombies, talking zombies, pet zoombies, soldier zombies, zombie hordes, radioactive zombies, virus-infected zombies, rabid zombies… we’ve even had intelligent zombies. The synopsis …

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Wolves at the Door Trailer Release – When Night Falls…. the Wolves Will Hunt

Released on Video On Demand everywhere on April 18th, Wolves at the Door is a home invasion movie inspired by the Manson Family murder spree in the year 1969. Check out the trailer. It looks pretty intense! The official synopsis for Wolves at the Door: Four friends gather at an elegant …

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Sadako Vs Kayako (2016) – Movie Review

The battle that horror fans have been waiting for has finally arrived! In this corner, we have Sadako, the vengeful spirit that spreads her killing curse through a video tape. In that corner, we have Kayako, the hostile entity that curses and kills anyone who enters her house. This should be …

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Two Paws Up For Stephen King’s ‘Cat’s Eye’

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Written by Stephen King and directed by Lewis Teague, Cat’s Eye (1985) is among the greatest anthology movies of all time. It’s been 32 years and yet we still love everything about it. Let’s go into some reasons why! First but not least, you have that darn cat, General. Cat’s Eye …

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