Review Day 05: The Curse Of The Werewolf (1961) Hammer Films perhaps best known for their Gothic style horror films starting in the 50’s gained popularity for takes on popular characters with films such as Dracula (1958), The Curse Of Frankenstein (1957) and The Mummy (1959). The focus was more so on vampire films with … Continue reading →

Mini Review Day 03: The Corpse Vanishes (1942) The 1940’s provided some excellent horror films with the likes of The Wolf Man (1941), Cat People (1942) and The Picture Of Dorian Gray (1945), on the other side of that were many films made for less. One of those films is The Corpse Vanishes (1942), a … Continue reading →

Mini Review Day 01: Waxworks (1924) German expressionist cinema was quite popular back early in the 20th century, with films such The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari (1920), Nosferatu (1922) and Metroplis (1927) perhaps being the three best known ones. They are considered classics, and much loved even today, as the German expressionist movement is still … Continue reading →

Mini Review Day 30: Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005) The Exorcist (1973) is a classic of cinema, some consider it to be the scariest film ever made, it is though an excellent film. There have been sequels to the film, while Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) may have been a let down, The Exorcist … Continue reading →

Mini Review Day 28: Goodnight Mommy (2014) Goodbye Mommy (2014) is perhaps one of Austria’s biggest horror films, putting eyes back on Austrian horror cinema and it made waves around the world. This film isn’t a straight forward horror film, generally horror from Europe isn’t, with this focusing on the psychological aspects of a small … Continue reading →

Mini Review Day 26: The Orphanage (2007) The horror films from Spain have really been making waves over the past 15 years, with the likes of [REC] (2007) really capturing a wide audience for it’s different approach to the found footage sub-genre. Spain has produced many incredible film makers, and while some of their home … Continue reading →

Mini Review Day 24: Pulse (2001) J-Horror or Japanese horror is perhaps one of the most unique and intriguing when it comes to horror, they produce memorable films and ones that are sure to stick with the audience. The genre really started to make waves with 1998’s Ringu, and the rest as they say is … Continue reading →

Mini Review Day 22: Kill, Baby… Kill! (1966) Mario Bava made a name for himself with memorable classic’s such as Black Sabbath(1963), Black Sunday (1960) and Blood and Black Lace (1964) and was an early pioneer of the Italian genre that would become known as the ‘giallo’. He was one of Italy’s great film makers, … Continue reading →

Mini Review Day 20: Excision (2012) Excision (2012) is a very strange film, a unique and interesting character study that delves into delusion and family drama. Writer/director Richard Bates Jr. has crafted a visually stunning film, with visions of gore and sex that are not easy to look away from not matter how turned off … Continue reading →

Mini Review Day 18: The Last Broadcast (1998) Let’s get this out of the way first, The Last Broadcast (1998) and The Blair Witch Project (1999) have a few minor similarities but they are vastly different films, solely having in common the use of woods and some found footage. The Last Broadcast isn’t exactly a … Continue reading →

Review Day 17: The Bad Seed (1956) Stage plays turned into films can be hit and miss, what works for the stage may not entirely translate well to the screen. The Bad Seed (1956) however manages to work, it feels like a stage play with most of the film taking place in the same setting. … Continue reading →