Jiri Barta is a Czech animator who has made quite a few short films and a couple of features. By all accounts, his adaptation of the classic fairytale, The Pied Piper, is his best. After seeing a trailer (well, more like a couple of clips strung together) for it from the boutique label, Deaf Crocodile, … More The Pied Piper (1986) – REVIEW
I’m going to try to do another 31 full reviews (as well as my micro-reviews) this October. It was a fun challenge last year, so why not do it again? I’m watching at least 31 new-to-me horror movies and I’ll share what I thought about them here. I’m going to start with the Japanese remake … More Cube (2021) – REVIEW
I did it, folks! Over 31 new-to-me horror films watched since Oct. 1st. This and 31 full reviews are just a couple of the perks of being unemployed! (laughter devolves into sobs) 44 Hell Hole (2024) – An American fracking operation in Serbia digs up a live man infected with an aggressive cephalopod-like parasite. I … More 31+ Micro-reviews for October 2025
I avoided this one for a very long time after seeing the trailer for it. I thought it looked too DIY to be an effective creepy stalker story. If you’re not a fan of found footage, then this one isn’t going to be for you. I wouldn’t say that I’m not a fan, but the … More Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015) – REVIEW
I first heard about Red Rooms on the r/Horror subreddit. Some folks there were praising the movie for how intense it is. And some folks in the comments didn’t like it. That’s typical for any Reddit thread of course. But the film kept coming up in the comments of “best of the year” and “most … More Red Rooms (2023) – REVIEW
Here’s a new one – While looking for my 24th film of October 2025, my interest was piqued for this movie not because of the trailer or from hearing about it on social media (soda meesh), but from the cool looking poster. When I saw the thumbnail on Tubi, I thought maybe it was a … More Breathing In (2023) – REVIEW
As you may know, I usually provide some personal story related to the film that I’m reviewing in these intros. They mostly fit into one of three categories: 1. I saw the trailer and it looked good. 2. I knew nothing about this before watching. 3. I was excited for this. Koko-di Koko-da fits into … More Koko-di Koko-da (2019) – REVIEW
My attention span was feeling pretty robust, so I chose the French language film, All the Gods in the Sky, as my 16th (of a projected 31) film of my October new-to-me horror movie at-home fest. I do love a lot of foreign language horror films, but I’m not always in the right frame of … More All the Gods in the Sky (2018) – REVIEW
I am a pretty big fan of films that can blend horror and sci-fi. As much as I love horror movies, I don’t really read a lot of horror books. I do read a ton though. And about 95% of what I read is sci-fi. For some reason I feel that almost all horror can … More Vesper (2022) – REVIEW
Back in my day (yes – i’m grumpy and old enough to start a story with that), you could count on an A24 movie being a decent watch. And you could also count on an A24 horror movie being a decent arthouse scare. I don’t think their track record has held up though. But as … More Bring Her Back (2025) – REVIEW
