Creep is a found footage film. I thought I should get that out of the way right off the bat. Love it or hate it, it seems like it’s here to stay. I could write a post or three just about found footage – why it’s used, when it’s done right, and how it goes … More Creep (2014) – REVIEW
(Demon’s director, Marcin Wrona, died just as the film was set to debut in the U.S. I guess that’s just FYI, but I thought I should mention it.) Demon is a Polish ghost/possession film (though I’ve read that it may be associated with Israel too?) directed by the late Marcin Wrona, who previously directed The … More Demon (2015) – REVIEW
Naboer is a Norwegian film (or Swedish?) that I came across during a particularly deep foreign (non-U.S.) horror research rabbit hole. After having seen the movie, I would hesitate to call it horror. It’s horror in the same way Repulsion is horrific (with which it shares some tonal similarities). It features violence and psychological drama … More UNDERAPPRECIATED – Naboer (2005)
Deathgasm hits a high note (get it?) right from the opening credits. As metal assaults the viewer’s ears, the screen is covered in metal and mayhem themed doodles that animate gruesomely and/or hilariously. The little dude who shits out his own entrails is particularly gruesome/hilarious. As soon as I saw that, I texted The Wolfman … More REVIEW – Deathgasm (2015)
It looks like we Netflix instant users may lose a real gem on October 1st, 2015 – David Lynch’s Blue Velvet. I have to thank Sarah Jane for bringing (tweeting) this to my attention. I own the DVD of course, this is Blue Velvet we’re talking about. Nonetheless, learning that it is on its way … More CLASSIC CUT – Blue Velvet (1986)
Whenever I can, I like to go into a movie blind, knowing little to nothing about it. That’s how I went into Goodnight Mommy. The only thing I knew about it was that I’d read some positive tweets about it and that it is Australian. It turns out that I only knew half of what … More Goodnight Mommy (2014) – REVIEW
The Rover is a bleak downer of an Australian film from the writer of Hesher, and it is fucking great. I guess that kind of spoils my review, but I’m sticking to it. Is it horror? Well, it’s violent. Let’s call it a violent drama that should appeal to horror fans. I put The Rover in my … More REVIEW – The Rover (2014)
Bigas Luna’s Anguish seems to have slipped under the radar for a lot of horror fans. I haven’t come across a Chicago screening of the film or even a request for one on social media. I’ve recommended it to several people but haven’t talked to anyone who has actually seen it. Maybe because it was a Spanish … More UNDERAPPRECIATED – Anguish (1987)
Tobe Hooper followed up The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (and, yes, that is how you write that title) with the sleazy proto-slasher Eaten Alive (aka Death Trap/Starlight Slaughter/Horror Hotel). The film was written by Hooper’s TCSM co-writer, Kim Henkel (who I once thought was a woman … More Eaten Alive (1976) – VIDEO NASTIES – REVIEW
If you know who Tim Ritter is, you most likely know him as the director of the video store horror shelf staple, Truth or Dare?: A Critical Madness. In the late 80s, the movie really set the junior high schools (now called middle schools) abuzz with whispers of late night cable viewings of the crazy … More UNDERAPPRECIATED – Killing Spree (1987)
No Real Danger 