The first film in the Wishmaster franchise was a pleasant surprise for me. I thought it was a well crafted, entertaining movie that seems to have a bit of a bad reputation. I also came away from it a little confused as to why the djinn hadn’t become a horror icon. My mind created a … More Franchise Fun: Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies
Documentaries are tough for me to review. I’ve never been sure why. I guess it’s because there isn’t much to talk about in the way of the filmmaking techniques involved. Some documentaries come up with interesting visual styles but most of them are just a combination of talking heads and archival footage, which is the … More Review: To Hell And Back: The Kane Hodder Story
I was so psyched to read a horror novel that took place in the Middle-East! Real middle-eastern characters written by a real middle-eastern, hell yes, authenticity straight from the mysterious and beautiful source! And I’m a huge Frankenstein-story fan as well. But high expectations got the best of me this time. Okay, I’ll start by … More Review of Ahmed Saadawi’s Frankenstein in Baghdad (2015, translated 2018)
directed by Dmitry Chmelyov runtime: 62 mins Toxic Filth Video This review is sponsored by the Illuminati® When I was a kid, I had an impressive collection of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures. I would make them perform impossible feats, and they were never truly in danger of the bad guys. They would … More Schlock & Gore: Alien Nightmare X (2018)
Before there was Death House, Wishmaster was already the “expendables of horror”. The film brings together Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Tony Todd, Ted Raimi and Angus Scrimm. It’s hard to believe that I hadn’t seen it until now. Turns out all four movies in the Wishmaster franchise are available to stream right now on Hulu … More Franchise Fun: Wishmaster
As we are nearing the end of the first quarter of The site’s resurrection, I thought it would be nice to offer a little update to our readers and supporters. We have had thousands of unique visitors and views in the last 3.5 months, which is outstanding! I am personally impressed with all this little … More The Updates on a Hill
directed by Ryan Schifrin runtime: 94 mins MVD Rewind Collection 1 part Friday the 13th 2 parts Rear Window Pour over crushed co-eds Add a Bigfoot Finish w/ Jeffrey Combs and Lance Henriksen cameos Serve in a mountain cabin setting The Perfect ‘Squatch Cocktail When it comes to creature features, you could do worse … More Schlock & Gore: Abominable (2006)
What a perfect opportunity for an existential crisis! I’ll take a dozen! I discovered this book as I was figuring out my author page through Amazon, and Amazon was like, hey, you wrote this too, right? I looked at the cover and thought… I think so? Firstly, it’s a similar cover design: Blurbs by Chuck … More Review of a Book I Swear I Think I Did Not Write: Jeremy Robert Johnson’s ‘Skullcrack City’ (2015)
It has been quite some time since the last horror haiku! The format is the same. Five films reviewed in haiku, with a short description to follow so that I may purge my brainmeats of any extra sticky gunk I have stuck in there. Without further ado… Spookies (1986) FX Palooza careening off of the … More Schlock & Gore: haiku reviews vol. 3
directed by Adam Rifkin written by Penn Jillette runtime: 90 mins Penn Jillette makes magic in whatever he does. This movie is no exception. …Scratch that. Director’s Cut is a crowdfunded movie about crowdfunding gone wrong, that is somehow so right. …No, let me try again. Director’s Cut is clever beyond measure. Never has there ever … More New Release: Director’s Cut (2016)
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