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Review: Frankenstein’s Army brings man-made monsters to life

Ryan —  July 30, 2013 — 3 Comments

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Richard Raaphorst’s Frankenstein’s Army is a found-footage creature feature that brings nightmares to life with its wicked man-made monsters. It’s the perfect midnight movie full of blood and guts with a dash of humor. The film takes place towards the end of World War II where a squad of Russian soldiers stumble across a secret Nazi lab, one that has unearthed and begun experimenting with the journal of one Dr. Victor Frankenstein. The scientists have used the legendary Frankenstein’s work to assemble an army of super-soldiers stitched together from the body parts of their fallen comrades – a desperate Hitler’s last ghastly ploy to escape defeat. Continue Reading…

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Review: Jug Face is a backwoods tale of slow-burning horror

Ryan —  July 23, 2013 — 13 Comments

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The indie backwoods horror flick Jug Face is a fantastic feature debut from Chad Crawford Kinkle as he crafts a patient slow-burning tale of a mysterious pit in the woods that chooses who lives and who dies. Jug Face tells the story of a pregnant teen trying to escape a backwoods community when she discovers that she may be sacrificed to a creature in a pit.

It’s an extremely well shot and thought out film that doesn’t waste any time explaining just what exactly is going on with this evil pit. Instead we learn quickly that the pit is just a way of life for this community as they go on with their daily business; that is, until the pit wants a sacrifice. One of the film’s creepiest elements is how accepting these people are when it becomes their turn to be sacrificed to the pit. The scenes are haunting as you watch them kneel over a stump and prepare to have their throats slit. Continue Reading…

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Review: A Field in England will make you question your sanity

Ryan —  July 19, 2013 — 1 Comment

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Ben Wheatley’s A Field in England is shot entirely in black and white, creating his most gorgeous looking film to date that can be equally as frustrating as it is breathtaking. Wheatley’s latest film is a wickedly insane trip into a bizarre field that may or may not be one you’ll want to visit. 1648. During the English Civil War, three soldiers and a scholar find themselves away from a battle in a mysterious field where O’Neil, an Irish alchemist, forces them to help him search for a perhaps-magical treasure. Continue Reading…

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Review: Stoker is a beautifully twisted tale of murder

Ryan —  June 19, 2013 — 24 Comments

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Park Chan-wook makes his English-language directorial debut with Stoker, a beautifully twisted tale of murder that echoes Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt. After India’s father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated with him. Continue Reading…

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Review: Victor Crowley adds to the body count in Hatchet III

Ryan —  June 15, 2013 — 5 Comments

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Back in 2006 we saw a brutal killer born out of the Honey Island Swamp by the name of Victor Crowley. When we were first introduced to this new breed of killer it brought audiences back to a time when slashers ruled the horror genre. Three films later, would Crowley leave a legacy behind he would be proud of? Adam Green passes the torch to BJ McDonnell who makes Hatchet III his directorial debut as it follows a search and recovery team that heads into the haunted swamp to pick up the pieces and Marybeth learns the secret to ending the voodoo curse that has left Victor Crowley haunting and terrorizing Honey Island Swamp for decades. Continue Reading…

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Review: V/H/S/2 is an absolute blast after a slow start

Ryan —  June 9, 2013 — 22 Comments

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Just a year after V/H/S first hit the play button, directors Jason Eisener,Gareth Evans, Timo Tjahjanto, Eduardo Sánchez and Gregg Hale, and franchise returnees Simon Barrett and Adam Wingard unleash a sequel that soars above the original in every possible way. The sequel follows two private investigators searching for a missing student. After breaking into his house and finding a collection of VHS tapes and viewing the horrific contents of each cassette, they realize there may be dark motives behind the student’s disappearance. Continue Reading…

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Review: Maniac is a haunting look through the eyes of a killer

Ryan —  June 1, 2013 — 12 Comments

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Franck Khalfoun’s Maniac is a stylishly brutal horror film that wraps its bloody hands around your throat and never lets go. Khalfoun’s remake centers around a serial killer with a fetish for scalps who is on the hunt. Frank is the withdrawn owner of a mannequin store, but his life changes when young artist Anna appears asking for his help with her new exhibition. As their friendship develops and Frank’s obsession escalates, it becomes clear that she has unleashed a long-repressed compulsion to stalk and kill. Continue Reading…

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Review: Berberian Sound Studio is a hollow ride into vintage horror

Ryan —  May 24, 2013 — 12 Comments

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Peter Strickland’s Berberian Sound Studio marks his second feature film and while he may not have many films under his belt just yet, his latest effort proves that he’s going to be a force in the industry in the very near future. In the 1970′s, a British sound technician is brought to Italy to work on the sound effects for a gruesome horror film. His nightmarish task slowly takes over his psyche, driving him to confront his own past. Continue Reading…

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Review: American Mary is a stylish body horror flick that cuts deep

Ryan —  May 13, 2013 — 13 Comments

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The “Twisted Twins” Jen and Sylvia Soska follow up their indie horror hit Dead Hooker in a Trunk with a stylish and original entry in the body horror genre with American Mary. The story follows medical student, Mary Mason, as she becomes increasingly broke and disenchanted with the surgical world she once admired. The allure of easy money sends Mary into the world of underground surgeries which ends up leaving more marks on her than her so called ‘freakish’ clientele. Continue Reading…

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