Review
Review: Romanian Found Footage āBe My Catā is Unsettling
Adrian ČofeiāsĀ Be My Cat: A Film for AnneĀ is Romaniaās first found footage horror movie, and it is spectacularly unsettling.Ā ČofeiĀ wrote, directed, produced, and stars in this film, which is about a young man in Romania who is making a movie in order to convince Anne Hathaway to come and star in a movie he is making. As the film progresses, the character ofĀ ČofeiĀ goes to ever-increasing (and distu...[Read More]
Review: “Hotel of the Damned” A Journey To A Cannibals Paradise
Sub-genres of horror range from monsters to slashers. One subject that rarely gets attention is Cannibals. Yes, we haveĀ Cannibal HolocaustĀ andĀ Green Inferno. Although those two are very similar, today we will discuss one that is different and in all the right ways.Ā Bobby BarbacioruāsĀ Hotel of the DamnedĀ opens next week and itās ready for your reservation. StarringĀ Peter Dobson (The Frighteners)Ā an...[Read More]
Review: V/H/S Spin-off ‘SiREN’ Will Lure You In
Seldom do segments from anthology features get a second life as feature films. For the most part, they exist, and work best, within the auspices of the aforementioned format. Because of their shorter form, these bite-sized short films almost always exist to serve the larger picture of an anthology film, usually a single theme that runs throughout. However, there are some ideas within these type of...[Read More]
Review: ‘The Id’
The horror genre is a special one, in that it encapsulates most other genres within its wide umbrella. From comedies to drama to action to sci-fi, there is little that canāt be done within the confines of our beloved genre. The psychological tragedyĀ that isĀ Thommy HutsonāsĀ The Id takes a nose dive right into the Freudian structure of the darker side of the human psychosis. The Id follows Meridith ...[Read More]
Review: āVanilla Cakeā
Family is everything in most peopleās lives. Most families define us, support us, and love us unconditionally. Most people tend to view these as givens, but not all families are this way. Some can be an exhaustive and destructive force in your life, and despite what many might hope at times, you canāt choose your family. And no one wishes they could more than Alex in the short film byĀ Crystal Past...[Read More]
Review: ‘Blood Brothers,’ Beautifully Re-Imagined True Story
Blood Brothers (previously The Divine Tragedies) is the first feature film from Duel Visions, the company headed by Jon and James Kondelik and Written/Directed by Jose Prendes. The film stars Graham Denman and Jon Kondelik as half brothers that play cruel games to prove their high intellect over the populace. The boys kill a local waitress and are hunted by a detective with psychic abilities. The ...[Read More]
Review: āZombiehagenā Reinvigorates Faith in Zombie Flicks
Danish short film,Ā Zombiehagen, belies the recent trend of zombie films being more action than horror. In fact, directorĀ Jonas UssingĀ has created a film that not only thrills but manages to evoke some real emotional pathos in its brief running time, while using only a handful of actors. StarsĀ Simone LykkeĀ andĀ Casper SlothĀ portray survivors of some sort of zombie apocalypse ā as it usually goes ā w...[Read More]
Review: Emotions Run High in Short ‘Love is Dead’
From Sickening Pictures and Dexahlia Productions comes the dramatic short film Love is Dead. The 10-minute film stars adult film actors Aaron āSmall Handsā Thompson and Joanna Angel andĀ features genre actorĀ Ruben Pla (Insidious, Big Ass Spider!). Love is Dead is written and directed by Jerry Smith, horror film journalist whose work has been featured in such illustrious publications as Fangoria, Bl...[Read More]
‘Friday the 13th: The Final Crapter’ is Jason Like You’ve Never Seen Him Before
What does Jason Voorhees do at home when heās not out murdering teenagers? And is it possible for him to have a bad day? Maybe we have come to misunderstandĀ Mr. Voorhees all these decades, or at least that is what the short film Friday the 13th: The Final Crapter posits. But before you get too excited, The Final Crapter is a short fan film, and as its title implies, a lampoon/homage on the iconic ...[Read More]
Review: āThe Bridge Partnerā is Fantastic and Disturbing
Adapted from the award-winning short story by Peter S. Beagle,Ā The Bridge Partner is a psychological thriller centered around Mattie Whalen, a timid housewife and member of a local bridge team. Mattieās never been very good, but her luck changes when a sophisticated new member becomes her new partner. It seems like Mattieās luck mightāve changed, when suddenly Olivia threatens her life. Mattie is ...[Read More]
Review: āAliens Night 2ā DIY Short From Lone Filmmaker Andrea Ricca
Who doesnāt love the independent filmmaker that will do anything to get the film made, including writing, starring, directing, 3-D modeling, editing, and sound design?Ā Andrea RiccaĀ is a self made filmmaker with over 20 films completed with just an HD camera and a computer. His newest offeringĀ Aliens Night 2Ā is a hilarious four minute sci-fi short about an alien encounter. When an alien saucer appe...[Read More]
Ithaca Review: Argentinian āTerror 5ā Compelling and Confounding
Part of this yearāsĀ Ithaca Fantastik Film Festival,Ā Terror 5Ā is Argentinaās confounding and enigmatic political and cultural horror film that depicts people as the ultimate source of terror.Ā Terror 5Ā screened this past Saturday, November 12 in Ithaca, New York. Terror 5Ā is not an easy film to pinpoint. Although it seems to fit a narrative structure at first, everything that transpires in the film ...[Read More]