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PUFF Review: ‘Night of Something Strange,’ Gross-Out Horror of the Year
Night of Something Strange is everything our sex ed teachers warned us about. The film, directed by Jonathan Straiton, and recent entry in Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival, opens with necrophiliac Cornelius (Wayne W. Johnson) defiling a Jane Doe at his place of occupation, a morgue. Had this sexual deviant read the toe tag of his victim he would know that not only is the body irradiated but infe...[Read More]
Motel 6 Feet Under Terrorizes Guests In The Shadows Of A Mouse
Every year, more and more haunts pop up in Southern California. With each new haunt that pops up, there are new techniques and twists to keep each haunt unique and scary. In Anaheim, California, just outside of Disneyland is a haunt that mixes classic with some new and fun tricks. Currently in their second year, Motel 6 Feet Under is causing waves in the haunt world, and they are well deserved. Hi...[Read More]
âThe Uninvited: Awakeningâ Is A Truly Immersive Experience
âLillian is past, present, and future,â one of the spirits said to me in a claustrophobic, locked room full of baby dolls, âDo you want to find out what I mean by that?â I nodded, yes, I did. Following the story of a girl named Lillian, trapped in purgatory, The Uninvited: Awakening, keeps you guessing as you explore the preserved and untouched cellar of the turn-of-the-century Graham Court buildi...[Read More]
Trap House LA Is Part Escape Room, Part Art Show, All Fun
In Downtown LAâs historic fashion district, the home to one of LAâs newest and coolest Halloween events has sprung up out of nowhere. In the incredibly versatile Think Tank Gallery is a new kind of experience which combines an escape room with an art show, and knowing the art pieces just might save you while trapped in Trap House LA âWinkâ by Blake Neubert Think Tank might sound familiar if youâve...[Read More]
Review: ‘Starblood’ Graphic Novel Celebrates Female Sexuality
The award-winning novel Starblood, from Scottish horror author Carmilla Voiez, is making a glorious comeback. This time around, her story about passionate love, magic, and demons will be liberated from the confinements of text, and will be accompanied by the ethereal and ghostly artwork of Belarus artist Anna Prashkovich. Part of the Starblood Trilogy, the first installment is now available (as of...[Read More]
Zombie Joeâs Is Offering A Glimps At Death Itself In North Hollywood
Death is an intrinsic part of life, we come and go like a breeze through parachute pants. With Halloween now in full swing, more horror shows and immersive theater is popping up around Southern California, and the latest one has become a staple in the community for years. We are talking, of course, about Zombie Joeâs Urban Death Tour. This is not a tour around a neighborhood, this is a dark tour a...[Read More]
Nightmares Film Festival Announces Full Lineup
October brings several gifts to fans of horror. Not only is it the home for the best holiday of the year (Halloween, duh) but it also brings with it cooler weather, and horror film festivals. If you live in or around Columbus, Ohio, then that means the Nightmares Film Festival is mere weeks away, bringing with it almost one hundred horror films from around the world, as well as the local indie sce...[Read More]
Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Pandorica’ Out Now
The science-fiction action thriller, Pandorica, from writer and director Tom Paton is out now (as of October 11) in theaters, as well as DVD and video on demand. Described as âJohn Carpenter meets Predator,â Pandorica is a lo-fi science fiction film of the utmost creativity set to a dystopian world reduced to bare bones naturalistic tenets, where survival of the fittest is the only chance anyone h...[Read More]
REVIEW: “Jack Goes Home” Is Everything But Comfortable
Trauma is a real and terrible thing, and sometimes how we deal with it can change the entire course of our lives. In the new film from actor/director Thomas Dekker, (The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Cinema Verite) he gives his take on the classic tragedy by following a truly horrifying experience, and how that tragedy can completely change a person in Jack Goes Home Jack Thurlowe (Rory Culkin) is a su...[Read More]
Southern Noir ‘The Hollow’ Out on VOD and Theaters
From writer and director Miles Doleac comes The Hollow, a southern noir crime drama about a shady small town in Mississippi where a series of murders plague the religious, and seemingly conservative, town. The film is described as a cross between Twin Peaks and the Coen Brothersâ neo-noir thriller Blood Simple Released by Uncorkâd Entertainment the film stars James Callis, from this yearâs Bridget...[Read More]
REVIEW: “She Who Must Burn”
Every once in a while a film comes along with an incredibly griping tale that utilizes intense thematic matter to touch a nerve. She Who Must Burn is 2016âs film to do that. This review is going to be tough to write due to the emotional response it drew, as the film set out to do. Larry Kent directs this Palama Films and Midnight Releasing film that sets itself in reality with an all too familiar ...[Read More]
Review: âMeat,â An Honest Exploration of Sexuality
Artsploitation, a distribution company hell bent in finding and cultivating the absolutely best, strange, and the most âchallenging of international genre filmsâ brings us the long overdue Dutch film Meat. Despite the filmâs festival circuit run since 2010, it is just now releasing on Home Video and VOD platforms, nearly six years later. However, donât let that deter you from watching Meat, a film...[Read More]