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Movie reviews for horror fans; from gruesome bone-chillers to dark horror thrillers, a showcase for frightful films that seek to entertain and to terrify.

Movie Review: 'The Mysterious Death of Johnny Thunders' Exploits a Cult Legend
Room 37 The Mysterious Death of Johnny Thunders has a high ick factor. A speculative horror movie about the final days of former New York Dolls guitarist Johnny Thunders, played by Leo Ramsey, Room 37 leaves good taste well behind with its very premise. Leering and sweaty, Room 37 The Mysterious Death of Johnny Thunders opts for ugly, unfounded speculation over anything remotely accurate about what may have happened to the mercurial rock star.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Horror
'Peelers' - A Review (Netflix)
Ladies and gentleman, we have a contender. I have watched a lot of terrible films on Netflix, mostly—I tell myself—to review them. There is, of course, a perverse joy in watching terrible films, but there are some films that test even yours truly’s capacity for awful.
By Q-ell Betton7 years ago in Horror
'Primal Rage: The Legend of Konga' (2018)
So you’re telling me right here,right now to my face,that you actually believe there’s an Oh-Mah out there? Admittedly, Primal Rage certainly won’t win the prize for the most original film. And there are some pain points to be found in this B-film. But to my surprise, I liked this movie anyway. The well-known theme about an unknown creature hiding in the woods, and racking up random victims. Take Animal, and add some Predator elements to it, and you can already imagine what you get presented. It’s hardly surprising that you’ll think of these films, because Patrick Magee, director of this low-budget horror film, was also involved in the SEs of Alien vs. Predator. He wisely applied the experience he gained there.
By Peter P7 years ago in Horror
'The Haunting of Sharon Tate' - A Review (Netflix)
The B-roll of Los Angeles at night is quite good, and the title cards are accurate. These are the only positives I can find in the absolute abomination that is passing itself off as a film, The Haunting of Sharon Tate. Everything about the man behind the camera and story and script, Daniel Farrands’– I refuse to call him a filmmaker, director, or writer on the strength of this–project, is bad.
By Q-ell Betton7 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Blood Glacier' (2013)
Ehh, it was kinda cute. It might have actually been an okay movie if it wasn't for the down right abysmal English dubbing. Does anyone remember the original Resident Evil? not the movie, the video game for the Playstation. Remember the just AWFUL dialogue they dubbed into that video game? Yeah, that's pretty much the standard you should expect in this movie, at least the English dubbed version of the movie. But you know? It’s actually kind of cute. It pushes this movie from bad to good-bad.
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'The Mothman Prophecies' (2002)
I did like this movie, though it’s not without its problems. It was a worthy attempt at being cerebral horror, and while I did find it lacking, this movie walked the very thin line between paranormal and madness. I wasn’t sure if I could recommend this movie at first, but over time it grew on me. I really grew to appreciate its presentation.
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror
Welcome Back to Derry, Maine: 'IT Chapter Two'
As promised, Warner Bros released some bodily fluids out of us on this lovely Thursday morning. The first teaser trailer for the highly-anticipated horror sequel was just released this morning, IT Chapter Two.
By Classic Brothers7 years ago in Horror
'Wildling' (2018)
Do you want to hear a story?Do you want me to tell you about the Wildling? Wildling is a peculiar film. It’s hard to put a specific label on it. One moment it feels like a teenage movie about a freshly emerging love. On the other hand, you can’t call it a teenage film per se. It’s a kind of coming of age film with an alternative twist. You could also call it a horror film with influences from werewolf films. But a “Wildling” actually belongs to a different kind of family of mythological creatures. And then there’s the moment Anna (Bel Powley) enters our civilization after years of isolation. She suddenly faces our way of behaving and living. Immediately I thought of films such as Mama and Pete’s Dragon where something similar happened. Add to this the hunting scenes in a wooded area and you can immediately conclude that this film cannot be classified directly under one specific genre. In that respect, it can already be called unique.
By Peter P7 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Phantoms' (1998)
I remember this being a pretty bad movie when I was a teenager growing up. I watched it again to determine if it was a good-bad movie or just another Ben Affleck bomb. I mean, Ben Affleck has a lot of bunker busters under his name, so it was kind of hard to set aside my memory of him and my memory of this movie.
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Radius' (2017)
Here's the thing about this movie. There was a lot to hate about it, but a lot to love about it. It really felt like a ton of the plot was forced. I'm not sure if I can call it Deus Ex Machina, but there were definitely some corners the director or writer wrote themselves into and had to force their way out.
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror
'Gerald's Game' - A Review (Netflix)
A middle-aged couple, Jessie and Gerald Burlingame (Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood) goes to a remote lake house to try and spice up their marriage. As they drive, Gerald nearly hits a stray, hungry dog on the path to the house. Gerald has brought handcuffs and takes a Viagra tablet, planning for a kinky night of rough passion. As he starts to play, Jessie becomes uncomfortable and demands he let her out of the cuffs.
By Q-ell Betton7 years ago in Horror
'He's Out There' - Review (Netflix)
Laura (Yvonne Strahovski), along with her daughters, Kayla and Maddie (real-life sisters Anna and Abigail Priowsky) are going to stay at a lake house, getting away from the city for the weekend. Her husband, Shawn (Justin Bruening) is delayed, and promises to meet them later that night. The three ladies go ahead.
By Q-ell Betton7 years ago in Horror