Tokyo Gore Police (2008) Movie Review

In many ways, “Tokyo Gore Police” represents a culmination of the recent trend of Japanese ultra violent splatter sci-fi cinema. The film was directed by Nishimura Yoshihiro, whose pedigree in the field is impeccable, having worked on the special effects for other recent genre cult hits such as “The...

August 5th, 2009 | Read More

Grotesque (2009) Movie Review

In these post-’”Hostel” days, with the so called torture porn genre having largely taken over the horror field, viewers have consistently been let down by cheap rip-offs and anaemic pretenders which fail to deliver the gore goods. As such, it is no small relief to report that “Grotesque” not...

July 27th, 2009 | Read More

Cradle Will Fall (aka Baby Blues, 2008) Movie Review

“Cradle Will Fall” marks the debut of co directors Lars Jacobson and Amardeep Kaleka, and is based upon the true story of Andrea Yates, a Texan mother who drowned her five young children in 2001 while suffering from depression. How closely the film follows the actual events is debatable, since Jacobson...

July 20th, 2009 | Read More

Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) Movie Review

Based on the 2000 Japanese anime of the same name, Chris Nahon’s “Blood: The Last Vampire” marks the English-language debut of actress Jeon Ji-hyun, who first rose to International fame in the 2001 South Korean romantic comedy “My Sassy Girl”. Here, Jeon has chosen to use the more International-friendly...

July 17th, 2009 | Read More

Coming Soon (2008) Movie Review

New Thai horror “Coming Soon” certainly has an impressive pedigree, with debut director Sophon Sakdaphisit having written two of the country’s best recent genre hits in the form of “Shutter” and “Alone”, and with producer Yongyoot Thongkongtoon having worked on the recent “4bia” as...

July 3rd, 2009 | Read More

Embodiment of Evil (2008) Movie Review

“The Embodiment of Evil” is a real cause for celebration, marking as it does the long awaited return of the legendary Brazilian bogeyman Coffin Joe. For those who don’t know, Coffin Joe is the alter ego of writer director and star Jose Mojica Marins, whose earlier “At Midnight I’ll Take...

June 26th, 2009 | Read More

Parasomnia (2008) Movie Review

PARASOMNIA is one of this year’s most exciting horror films. It’s directed by William Malone, whose previous credits have not fully prepared us for this fine and original little horror. His THE CREATURE (aka THE TITAN FIND) was a watchable, but derivative rip-off of ALIEN starring two exciting...

June 24th, 2009 | Read More

Kill Theory (2009) Movie Review

As slasher movies go, Chris Moore’s “Kill Theory” doesn’t exactly break from the mold. From all outward appearances, it’s pretty run-of-the-mill, with the usual crop of pretty 20-somethings trapped in an isolated location (the ever popular “dad’s cabin in the woods”) being stalked by...

June 23rd, 2009 | Read More

Silent Venom (2009) Movie Review

That is it! I’ve had it with these mother******* snakes on this mother******* Pla- Er, Submarine? In a perfect world the idea of this film would have never even been thought of. Unfortunately for us we don’t live in that world and films like Silent Venom actually get made. “Silent Venom”...

June 13th, 2009 | Read More

I Know How Many Runs You Scored Last Summer (2008) Movie Review

No doubt because the fans demanded it, the world can now bask in the glory of the first ever cricket themed comedy horror in the form of “I Know How Many Runs you Scored Last Summer”. The Australian film marks the feature debut of husband and wife team Doug Turner and Stacey Edmonds, who had previously...

May 30th, 2009 | Read More

Macabre (1980) Movie Review

“Macabre” was originally released back in 1980 and marked the debut of Italian horror director Lamberto Bava. The son of the legendary Mario Bava, who was responsible for countless influential genre classics including “Black Sunday” and “Black Sabbath”, his works were always somewhat overshadowed...

May 30th, 2009 | Read More

Martyrs (2008) Movie Review

As Hollywood horror slowly drowns in a mire of teen friendly remakes, over the last few years, it is arguably the French who have given genre addicts their much needed fixes, including such gruesome gems as “Switchblade Romance”, “Frontiers” and “Inside”. Following these comes “Martyrs”,...

May 30th, 2009 | Read More

Sleepless (2001) Movie Review

“Sleepless” was originally released in 2001 and saw legendary horror director Dario Argento returning to the Giallo form in an attempt to reverse what had seemed for many years to be the irreversible decline of his once glorious career. Perhaps inevitably receiving mixed reactions from critics and...

May 30th, 2009 | Read More

Drag Me to Hell (2009) Movie Review

It doesn’t pay to be a nice guy (or gal) in a Sam Raimi horror movie. The “Spider-Man” director likes to torture people, especially the really nice ones. Just ask Ash from the “Evil Dead” films. Sam Raimi’s latest plaything is Christine Brown (Alison Lohman), a bank loan officer in “Drag...

May 28th, 2009 | Read More

The House by the Cemetery (Uncut, 1981) Movie Review

UK gore and horror fans have real reason to rejoice as Lucio Fulci’s 1981 gut muncher “The House by the Cemetery” has at last been passed uncut by the dreaded BBFC. The film now returns to DVD in all its gruesome glory via Arrow Video as part of their Masters of Giallo series, and comes complete...

May 24th, 2009 | Read More

Zombie Virus on Mulberry Street (2006) Movie Review

“Zombie Virus on Mulberry Street”, the first feature from writer director Jim Mickle, picked up a number of plaudits and prizes on its initial release back in 2006 with a successful tour of genre festivals. Now with a new and not entirely necessary expanded moniker (the original title was the simpler...

May 24th, 2009 | Read More

Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009) Movie Review

It’s obvious to anyone who doesn’t have his head stuck up his ass that you don’t go into a movie called “Lesbian Vampire Killers” expecting the second coming of “Citizen Kane”. While the threshold for “success” is undoubtedly set very low as a result, there are nevertheless expectations...

May 24th, 2009 | Read More

The Devil’s Tomb (aka Ice 44, 2009) Movie Review

Who would have thought that after bursting onto the scene in 1996 as a loudmouth, Quan-loving jock in Cameron Crowe’s romantic comedy “Jerry Maguire” that ten short years later Cuba Gooding Jr. would be going blow-for-blow with Steven Seagal, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Wesley Snipes in the direct-to-DVD...

May 7th, 2009 | Read More

Laid to Rest (2009) Movie Review

“Laid to Rest” is the second outing from noted special effects and makeup talent Robert Hall, which sees him step away from the grounded drama of his debut “Lightning Bug” and into full-on horror. The film is an old school piece of slasher mayhem, with a straightforward genre plot providing an...

April 10th, 2009 | Read More

House (2008) Movie Review

(Movie Review by Anthony Casella) On their way to counseling, young, pretty couple Jack (Reynaldo Rosales) and Stephanie (Heidi Dippold) take a few wrong turns and end up getting lost on a desolate, country road. After some petty bickering and painful exposition on the duo and their problems, the couple...

April 8th, 2009 | Read More