Review

Review: “Abbey Grace” Has Nods to J-Horror, Stephen King Adaptations

The latest film distributed by Uncork’d Entertainment, Abbey Grace, comes from director Stephen Durham, best known as producer of The Butchers and Death Factory. Durham co-wrote the film with David Dittlinger for 2nd Nature Films. Durham’s film fits nicely under 2nd Nature’s aegis and current focus of action-horror films, as it’s a tightly-focused genre exercise. “I wonder where little girls go wh...[Read More]

Ithaca Fantastik Review: ‘Autopsy of Jane Doe’

Coroners, Austin and Tommy Tilden, played by Emile Hirsch and Brian Cox, respectively– are about to receive the most enigmatic corpse they have ever had to deal with. The father-son duo, must perform an autopsy on a “Jane Doe” that has been murdered under mysterious circumstances. The ensuing autopsy will leave the two men utterly confounded as they attempt to search for answers. Austin is the app...[Read More]

Review: ‘I Survived a Zombie Holocaust,’ A Romantic ‘Horredy’

A zombie movie done right, I Survived a Zombie Holocaust takes place on the film set of  “Tonight They Come” a corny under funded zombie flick. Wesley (Harley Neville), an aspiring writer who’s just graduated from film school has landed a job as a runner on the project and is nervously excited when he arrives on set. However it quickly becomes clear that the reality of a film set is far from what ...[Read More]

REVIEW: “House of Purgatory” Knows All The Secrets

Halloween has ended. All the haunts are putting their skeletons back in the closet until next September. How do us haunt junkies get our fix during this off season? Well from Terror Films and Watching Eye Productions comes an urban legend tale that is unlike the monster under your bed with House of Purgatory The synopsis for this haunt based film is as follows: Four teenagers go looking for a lege...[Read More]

Review: ‘Wink’ Will Change How You Look at Emojis

Horror short, Wink, from Space Oddity Films, is an adorable three minutes of terror and violence. The film company makes films which “explore technology’s impact on culture and how that relationship will shape our future,” and a horror short featuring a murderous emoji definitely fits that outline perfectly. From the opening seconds, which feature a text exchange between the short’s unnamed lead, ...[Read More]

Nena Eskridge Debut ‘Stray’ Available on Amazon Prime

We are Indie Horror had the chance to check out the drama-thriller Stray the feature film debut of writer and director Nena Eskridge. Stray stars Gabrielle Stone (Speak No Evil), Andrew Sensenig, Sean Patrick Folster, Dan McGlaughlin (Zombie Killers: Elephant’s Graveyard) and Samantha Fairfield Walsh Here is the film’s official synopsis: “Stray begins on an idyllic countryside meadow: …Jennifer (G...[Read More]

Screamfest: 10 Short Films From Day One of Shorts Program

ScreamFest LA held at the TCL Chinese Theater from October 18 to October 27 just held a series of short film blocks this past weekend (October 22 & 23). Featuring an abundant diversity of short films, here is a recap of some of the best short films on Saturday, October 22.   The Screamfest LA short film program is really indicative of the diversity and barrier shattering propensity of the...[Read More]

Review: Trust No One in ‘Face of Evil’

When one is dropped into a critical situation, and faced with a life or death choice, you have to act with purpose, and trust no one but yourself. But what happens if your judgement is compromised? Who do you trust when you can’t trust yourself? Face of Evil seeks to answer this question. Our titular protagonist, Private Jay Williams, returns from a tour in the Middle East to a friend’s home in th...[Read More]

Review: McCarthy Bros’ ‘Crazed,’ A Drug Fueled Actioner

McCarthy Brothers’ film Crazed isn’t normally the type of film we cover on We are Indie Horror, but being that as it may, Crazed is an off-the-wall indie actioner featuring an eclectic cast of villains doing very, very bad things, that our fans are sure to enjoy and appreciate. Nevertheless, as a film that deals with the underbelly of a city, I always ascribe the potential for human destruction at...[Read More]

Screamfest Review: ‘Wolf Creek’ Limited Series, a Cinematic Experience

Back in 2005 the Australian film Wolf Creek wowed and astounded audiences– spawning a cult following and a sequel nearly 10 years later– with its vicious killer and thrilling suspense. Now in 2016, Wolf Creek and the iconic Mick Taylor (John Jarratt, reprising his role) return for a six-part television event. The mini-series Wolf Creek premiered its first episode on October 14 and will air every F...[Read More]

Call “Fear, Inc” For Custom Scares And Excellent Films

If there are two things we love here at We Are Indie Horror, it’s haunts and films. There is just something special about being trapped in a location, hunted down by masked characters as you look for your chance of escape. From Halloween Horror Nights to Blackout there is something for everyone. But what if you don’t find any of these haunts and immersive theater companies scary enough? Well that ...[Read More]

Review: Faithful Remake ‘Vampyres’ is Exquisite and Bloody

Remakes of classic films– especially cult classics– can be tricky sometimes, with a filmmaker’s approach holding the potential to tear opinion straight down the middle. For starters, how do you go about remaking a film? Do you opt for a re-imagining or update and hone in on the zeitgeist of the modern era, so as to correct social perspectives or outdated ideas or modes of thinking? Or do you merel...[Read More]