Posts tagged Reviews
Osgood Perkins' "THE MONKEY" (2025) Is A Bonkers Love Letter To Gonzo Gore (REVIEW)

We saw the new Osgood Perkins film “The Monkey,” based on the Stephen King short story of the same name. It’s a true moviegoing experience that needs to be seen in a crowded theater to get the full gonzo experience. Perkins pulls out all the stops for this one.

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"THE ORDER OF THE CIRCLE" – Urban Dark Fantasy By The Book (REVIEW)

Dead Sky Publishing is bringing out the new Urban Fantasy, The Order of the Circle, which will be the debut graphic novel by Levi Cory. Based in 1950s London, The Order of the Circle is the story of a lone woman, Dorothy Schafer, who is hellbent on vengeance against the titular Order.

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"THE DEAD THING" (2024) Offers Cutting Commentary On Modern Dating In A World Seeking Connection (REVIEW)

If you haven’t been in the dating pool in the last decade you’ve probably missed the massive shift towards using technology to broker relationships. This is the focal point of Elric Kane’s “The Dead Thing,” which arrives on Shudder this Valentine’s Day after a superb festival run in 2024. Is this horrorshow of modern dating something you will swipe right on?

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - RUSS MEYER'S SUPERVIXENS (SEVERIN FILMS BLU-RAY)

Meyer made a career out of proving that there was a market for nudie films that walked the line between pornography and on-screen sexuality, and thanks to The Russ Meyer Trust and Severin Films the Meyer catalog is getting released for the first time in HD, this time we talk about “Supevixens.” Is this Meyer at his best, or just big boobs bouncing for 106 minutes?  

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Episode One of "FIRST WORD ON HORROR" with Stephen Graham Jones is Slashtastic! (REVIEW)

The 1st episode of “First Word on Horror” has aired featuring New York Times bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones. We’re bringing you our review of that segment and a look at what to expect in the coming weeks as five of the most exciting authors in horror literature give viewers an inside look into what horror means to them.

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Jump in the Trunk and See "KIDNAPPING INC." (2025) Immediately! (REVIEW)

We had a blast watching KIDNAPPING INC. for this review. In the article, you’ll discover that the director Bruno Mourral used his childhood growing up in Haiti as source material for this highly inventive and entertaining film. The movie is a perfect example of the quality independent films we’ve been getting these last few years, and we highly encourage everyone to seek them out.

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - RUSS MEYER'S VIXEN! (SEVERIN FILMS BLU-RAY)

Thanks to the tireless work of the folks at Severin Films and a deal they struck with the Meyer’s estate, we are getting brand new restorations of Meyer’s most important works including “Russ Meyer’s Vixen!”. Is this sexploitation worthy enough to make a cozy home on your shelves?

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - LOVE & CRIME (88 FILMS BLU-RAY)

The US isn’t the only country to dabble in the horrors of reality, and in 1969 Teruo Ishii released the anthology film, “Love & Crime” which honed in on Japanese true crime stories mostly committed by women. Now, for the first time on Blu-Ray outside of Japan, 88 Films has brought this little-known film to the masses, but does it satiate our Western thirst or leave us still parched?

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"DRAINED" (2024) Breathes New Life Into The Typical Vampire Tropes (REVIEW)

“Drained,” the latest from Magnificent Pictures from Co-Directors Peter Stylianou and Sean Cronin starring Ruaridh Aldington and Madalina Bellarui Ion, aims to evolve this long-held vampire/addiction relationship to scary new heights. Will this have you coming back for more, or leaving unfulfilled?

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"WHEN IT RAINS IN LA" (2025) Floods Us With A Watered Down Script And A Barely Simmering Sense Of Horror (REVIEW)

Rain in LA is central to the latest thriller from Gravitas Ventures, “When It Rains In LA.” From Director David M. Parks and Writer John Sillup, does this rainy horror flick give us something to shiver about?

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"BYSTANDERS" (2025) Upends One Of Horror's Most Taboo Sub-Genres (REVIEW)

While there is still a lot of work to be done, we are more open to discussing, demonizing, and confronting sexual violence and assault.  This is the perfect environment for a film like “Bystanders” from DREAD Presents directed by Mary Beth McAndrews and a script from Jamie Alvey. Is this new take on a worn genre worth getting excited about?

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A Walk In The Woods With "LIZZIE LAZARUS" (REVIEW)

A dead woman stares at us, as she lies flat on her back in the middle of a babbling brook. Opening credits play over her as she sings a jaunty, but melancholy tune about life.  We don’t know who she is or how she got there, but it’s not a far leap to assume she’s the titular “Lizzie Lazarus.  It’s a compelling way to start a film, but writer director Aviv Rubinstein isn’t making a musical.  What follows, however, is surprisingly theatrical.

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