The rarest of the "horror comedy" variants is the “more funny than scary” one, and it’s also the backing for DREAD Presents latest original release, “For Sale By Exorcist” Directed by Melissa LaMartina and heading to VOD on March 11, 2025. Is it worth putting in an offer for?
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The lives of character actors usually make terrific fodder for documentaries. We’ve seen these people of 1,000 faces throughout our moviegoing lives, and while we might not always know their names, something registers in our brains enough to go “hey, it’s him/her/them from that thing!” One of the most memorable of these performers in the past several decades is the late, great Rutger Hauer, who passed away in 2019. Now, Hauer’s life and legacy is explored in director Sanna Fabery de Jonge’s doc “Like Tears in Rain,” a eulogy to a man that more people should consider one of the greats of genre film.
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“The Blood Island Collection” has been out-of-print for some time, but Severin has revived it with some new visual enhancements with “Fear in the Philippines: The Complete Blood Island Films,” but is this just a double-dip for those that missed out, or a reason to return to the infamous Blood Island?
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Netflix's latest documentary, “CHAOS: THE MANSON MURDERS”, challenges everything we thought we knew about Charles Manson and his deadly influence. Buckle up as we dive headfirst into the secrets, speculation, and shocking truths behind the Manson Family murders.
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We review the incredible new horror film "The Rule of Jenny Pen," starring John Lithgow as an unhinged retirement home tyrant, and Geoffrey Rush, as the latest target of his sadistic aggression. This film's acting, writing, and directing set a new bar for excellence in 2025.
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The Western formula can be a good template as well as a recipe for laziness, but when done right the inversion of something as simple as the location can make something old just a little newer. In Shout! Studios’ “Guns of Redemption” we are offered a post-Civil War take on a typical Western tale, but is this film worthy of redemption or just worth forsaking?
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Entertainment Squad’s genre label The Horror Collective and Mometu have teamed up to release the psychological-thriller “The Haunting of Hollywood.” After having its exclusive streaming release on Mometu in early February, the film will be available for TVOD on May 6th, 2025.
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We review "Cold Wallet," a timely thriller about desperate people who've lost everything to a crypto scheme that take matters into their own hands. But when the billionaire they kidnap starts getting in their heads, who knows who'll eventually get the upper hand in this tense, well-crafted chiller.
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H.P. Lovecraft occasionally wrote about dreams, and it’s the basis for Chad Ferrin’s latest adaptation, “Unspeakable: Beyond the Wall of Sleep” which releases on March 4, 2025, from Breaking Glass Pictures. Is this adaptation more of a dream, or a nightmare?
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“Bloat,” Pablo Absento’s new entry into the exciting sub-genre of Screenlife Horror is a prime example of short cuts and poor narrative choices completely derailing what could have been a fun, frightening take on Japanese cryptids.
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For some professional bodybuilders, there is no end, but rather the continued process of fine-tuning through both natural and performance-enhancing paths and that’s the subject of Grazia Tircarico’s “Body Odyssey.” Making its North American debut on IndiePix Unlimited’s streaming service today, is this odyssey one worth venturing into?
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Genre mash-ups don’t always work, but when they do it stands out as something special in a sea of things that seem similar. Yellow Veil Pictures knows this all too well, and their latest release, “Rats!” is a perfect example of the kind of risk-taking that can lead to cult status. Does it nail the landing, or completely miss the mark?
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Lowell Dead (WolfCop) tries his hand at the increasingly popular plant-based zombie sub-genre, with "Die Alone," starring Carrie-Ann Moss, Douglas Smith, and Frank Grillo. It doesn't completely work but there are some interesting moments and an incredibly satisfying ending.
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The final film, for now, in our Russ Meyer coverage is “Beneath The Valley Of The Ultravixens” which comes to us again from Severin Films. Is this the peak of Meyer’s cinematic universe, or merely an exercise in overindulgence?
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Image Comics' latest six-issue series, "YOU'LL DO BAD THINGS" starts with a bloody bang in this Giallo-inspired spread! Check out our review of the first two issues inside...
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For every “Saturday the 14th” to “Pandemonium” there is maybe a half of an “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” and “The Weedhacker Massacre” from TCM alum Allen Danziger is the latest attempt and making scary funny. Will this make you laugh with tears of joy or tears of sorrow?
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Unearthed Films has made a literal business out of releasing some of the most challenging or “extreme” horror films out there, and there is no better example than “Feed,” from Director Brett Leonard. Is this extreme horror going to tide you over or leave you hungry for more?
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Our Western bias often means our references ignore how the themes of love and horror emerge in other parts of the world, particularly Southeast Asia where “Inhuman Kiss 2: The Last Breath” hails from. Distributed by One Tree Entertainment and written/directed by Paphangkorn Punchantarak, does this folk horror-tinged romance swoon and scare us?
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Anchor Bay Entertainment gives us a look inside the man behind the mask in "DINNER WITH LEATHERFACE"
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It’s been 20 years since Keanu Reeves battled demons, both internal and external, in “Constantine”, a look at the brand new 4k UHD Release of the film from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment below.
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