Posts tagged Reviews
In "HE NEVER LEFT" (2024) Prepare To Expect The Unexpected (REVIEW)

With November at our fingertips and the haunting season coming to a close, that doesn’t mean the frights have to end there too. That’s the wonderful thing about film, it can be Halloween all year long. From Epic Pictures specialty horror label DREAD presents “HE NEVER LEFT.

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Danny Elfman's Expanded Soundtrack For "HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY" Is Flush With Atmospheric Wonder And Dread (REVIEW)

“Hellboy II: The Golden Army” is the only collaboration between director Guillermo del Toro and Composer Danny Elfman and Varese Sarabande Records has released the film’s expanded score on a deluxe 2-LP set which we dive head first into for you fine fiends below.

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25 Years Later And AFI's "ALL HALLOW'S E.P." and "BLACK SAILS IN THE SUNSET" Are Still Must Have Albums For Your Halloween (REVIEW)

25 years after their break-out album “Black Sails In The Sunset” and the “All Hallow’s E.P.” were released, AFI has stood the test of time as one of the best punk/hardcore bands around and we take a look back at both of these pivotal records below.

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - VILLAGE OF DOOM (UNEARTHED FILMS BLU-RAY)

If real life is full of horror, why aren’t there more horror movies that use that as a jumping-off point? Enter, “Village of Doom” from Noboru Tanaka and get a Blu-ray release from Unearthed Films. The real-life story about one of Japan’s biggest massacres feels almost ripped out of the headlines of a US newspaper, but is this piece of historical horror worth revisiting?

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"BLACK EYED SUSAN" (2024) Seduces The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival! (REVIEW)

She’s not interested in love, or any kind of relationship.  She doesn’t even understand the concept.  She just wants you to use her body in whatever way you see fit.  Her name is Susan (Yvonne Emilie Thalker in her debut feature) and she’s a robot created by Gil (Marc Romeo), an inventor and tech bro who’s going to revolutionize perversion while keeping said perverts away from flesh-and-blood people.  “Black Eyed Susan” is the latest film from writer/director Scooter McCrae.  It’s an ambitious, low-fi effort with a lot on its mind.

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - THE MUMMY AND THE CURSE OF THE JACAKLS (SEVERIN BLU-RAY)

 One such legendary “so bad, it’s good” movie is “The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals” from the long-gone Vega International Films company that Severin Films have given the deluxe Blu-Ray treatment to. Is this a mummy that should stay buried, or is there still some life left in this long-lost schlocky classic?

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GROUPIES – ComiXology’s Sacrifice To Rock And Roll (REVEIW)

Lisa Storm and her friends Amina, Vera, Gaia and Morgaine are obsessed with looks and love, and when they meet the members of Moon Show at the Fox Club, they feel an instant connection and attraction. However, there is something sinister in the shadows and corners, it may even have something to do with their meteoric success.

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We Took A Trip To “BONE LAKE” (2024) At The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival (REVIEW)

Two couples accidentally book the same Airbnb on the same weekend.  It’s awkward, but they bond and become lifelong friends.  The end…if this were a Hallmark movie.  Lucky for us, Director Mercedes Bryce Morgan has something more sinister in mind with her latest, “Bone Lake,” a thriller about seduction that gets bonus points for featuring The Exploited’s “Sex and Violence” in more than one scene. 

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No Sleep Till Brooklyn In The Creeptastic "TALES FOR A HALLOWEENIGHT: BROOKLYN STORIES" (REVIEW)

TALES FOR A HALLOWEEN NIGHT: BROOKLYN STORIES features 6 haunting stories exploding with the look, feel, and attitude that make Brooklyn stand head and shoulders above all other boroughs. Carpenter sums it up perfectly in his intro, “The magic happens in the streets.”

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"HUNTING MATTHEW NICHOLS" (2024) Takes A Grounded And Uneven Approach To The Found Footage Genre (REVIEW)

In “Hunting Matthew Nichols” we are presented with a found footage film that presents as a documentary, but does it succeed in convincing modern audiences that what they’re experiencing could be real?

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - A DOG CALLED...VENGEANCE (SEVERIN BLU-RAY)

The suspense of mortal pursuit meets political allegory in Antonio Isasi’s “A Dog Called…Vengeance” which has recently gotten the Blu-Ray treatment from Severin Films. Is this Spanish When Animals Attack film worth adopting into your collection?

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In "LITTLE BITES" (2024), Parenting Can Suck The Life Outta You (REVIEW)

Parenthood can be a scary thing, especially for a mother. She gives up her body to nurture, she feeds the child before she has her next meal, and she will do anything to protect her young, even if it means sacrificing her own needs. In Spider One’s Little Bites, the story explores this in a frighteningly heightened metaphor. It’s both dark, creepy, and tense.

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"ALICE’S LULLABY" – Was It Worth The Wait? (REVIEW)

Nine years after the first game’s release, the promise from Ape Law was finally fulfilled with Alice’s Lullaby, and initially I felt only a sigh of relief. However, after playing this long-awaited sequel, I found it was more or less what I'd hoped for. Some questions are answered, further questions are raised, and all of it is wrapped in a surreal nightmare of phantasmagorical visuals.

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"THE TOXIC AVENGER #1" Is A Welcome Re-Introduction From Ahoy Comics (REVIEW)

The 1984 film “The Toxic Avenger” was a nuclear explosion in the world of cult horror films. The toxic fallout of its effect on the industry garnered it 3 sequels, 2 video games, an animated show, and even a live stage musical. There’s obviously a reason ol’ Toxie (a nickname given to the franchise’s titular freak) has become Troma Entertainment’s golden child: Because the people love him! 

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - SPIRAL (RONIN FLIX BLU-RAY)

“Sprial” the feature directorial debut of actor Joel David Moore and his collaboration with a younger Adam Green now has a new Blu-Ray release from Ronin Flix. Is this early career film a diamond in the rough?

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David Moreau's "MADS" Is The Kinetic Zombie Flick You've Been Waiting For! (REVIEW)

Eighteen year old Romain has just graduated and makes a stop at his dealer’s place to try a new pill.  As he heads off to a party, he sees an injured woman on the side of the road and decides to help her, but when she gets in the car, she suddenly smashes her own head against the dashboard, bleeding out until she dies.  Is this a bad trip? Or is it something else? One thing is for sure, it’s only the beginning of the night

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