Reviews

Yet another film that wants to imitate the slasher of the 80's. Why do this?? Why not just get a slasher from the 80's?!! It is so rare that these "Neo Retro" films actually work, but hipster directors still churn them out. So we have a bunch of kids who skip the prom after-party and go to a secluded cabin instead, where they all end up being slaughtered (even the kills are totally unimaginative!) The film sounds as if it was recorded in someone's bathroom. You are never told who the killer is or why he is killing. Most of the film is just terrible acting and drinking beer. The critics praised the acting of the "final girl", but I've seen sheep act more convincingly! The only thing at all decent about this movie is the great retro poster art.

All I can say is that any film that has Alaska Thunderfuck in it will get my vote (if you still don't know who Alaska Thunderfuck is you should be ASHAMED of yourself!)! This is such a brilliant end to the series, with everyone from previous installments coming back for one final hoorah. There are dinos, civil war battles, sharks, Tara Reid.... this is probably more fun than a Dwayne Johnson movie! I am genuinely sad to see this hilarious and inventive franchise come to an end. In fact, I'm gutted!

I don't know what this film was trying to be - fake documentary, monster in the woods, slasher, psycho.... What I DO know is it failed on all counts. The acting was just too terrible, the characters totally unbelievable (that upbeat father was meant to be dying of cancer!), the editing really bad, the violence too staged....ok the outdoor lighting was great. I really wanted to like this film because the opening scene is gnarly as hell. Pity it all goes to s%$# from there.

Crude, rude and full of poop...this is not a film for the faint of heart or those with a tummy bug! Forget the plot about cabals and the Illuminati, just go with it, as a suburban housewife and her children infiltrate a facility housing adult babies who are turning into pigs...yeah, pigs! Loads of in-jokes ("I've come to get you, Barbara") and insane visuals give this film a reason to be watched. It is a straight to cult status movie, reminding me a lot of Peter Jackson's "Bad Taste". The gore is great and the screenplay twisted as hell. I loved this film and recommend it to anyone who enjoys their entertainment truly grotesque and hysterical.

As I've often said in my Facebook group Jaded Horror Hound, SyFy Channel films are generally terrible. One or two that I've seen hit the spot (Flight 666 for example), and here we have another one that gets most of it right and totally entertains. It's about a strange electrical storm which is led by angry souls from a mass suicide looking for revenge on the townsfolk of a small island community. Passable CGI FX, relatively good acting and some rather nice camera work, all prove that SyFy can release some semi-decent films when they want to. Cut and paste this may be, but it's non stop action and exploding bodies turning to ash all the way! I'm actually gonna keep this in my collection....

This film surprised me by being WAY better than I expected. The concept is great, the "traps" are cool and the double twist at the end is exactly as it should be. The acting is better than most Slasher films and the gore is quite good. You are never quite sure what is part of the game and what is not. Or is it ALL part of the game? Highly recommended for all Horror/Slasher fans.

Interesting, if somewhat predictable, film about a young girl found locked in the attic of her house. She is saved by Liv Tyler, but is she really the one who needs saving, or should all the other characters run for the hills? Great acting all round make this very thin plot work. Beautiful camera work and lighting also add to the illusion that this is a big budget movie (It isn't. It's a cheap little indie pic). Def worth a watch to see the lead actress (Bel Powley) act everyone else off the screen.

Art the clown from All Hallows Eve is back, this time more evil and maniacal than ever before. David Howard Thornton creates a monster so horrific, so diabolical, he makes Freddy, Jason and Michael look like the three little pigs! This film will go down in history for the "hacksaw scene". It's so nasty even MY stomach did a slight heave! The acting here is really good. The practical make-up and gore effects are outstanding and the action doesn't stop. But the star of the show here is Art the clown as he chases and kills and disfigures. No explanation is given for who he is or where he comes from, but at the end of this film you realize that he is way more than you have been lead to believe.

A "Tokusatsu" film is a Japanese genre, such as Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. It is filled with over the top imagery, puppet creatures, characters growing in size, etc. And yes. it is aimed at kids! This is a great Tokusatsu-inspired movie that will appeal to the 10 - 15 age group. The characters are sassy, the one liners are cute and funny, the story is exciting and the puppet-monsters are quite creepy.

If you understand that this film is NOT aimed at adults, you'll actually have a lot of fun watching it. It's a great way to introduce your kids to movies involving monsters and magic and villains...and I promise that you'll get as much of a kick out of this film as they do!

First allow me to say a few good things about this astonishing film - it is visually magnificent. The camera work is brilliant. The acting is superb. The segments of story are clever, entertaining and creepy as hell. The locations/sets are amazing. The concept is quite unique.

Unfortunately, it is probably the most boring film I have seen all year.

No matter how masterfully this film is crafted, it has no soul. There is nothing here to lure you in - I found I didn't care what happened to any of the characters, the good ones or the bad ones (that's simplifying things because there are no real good or bad here).

Watching this movie is like looking at a cake display through a window...it all looks so beautiful, but you can't smell or taste anything. Technically, this film scores a solid 8/10....as far as its entertainment value goes, I give it a 4/10.

But then again, beauty is in the eye of the beholder...

I can honestly say that this will be one of the talked about films of 2017. It is beautifully filmed in faded splendor, an almost black and white film of discordant images, jarring score and an all-encompassing sense of dread.

The costumes the witches wear are beautiful, the more you look at them, the more detail you see. The character actors playing the witches are visually stunning, even though most of them don't have any dialogue. All I want to tell you about the plot to this film is that it takes place at a wedding ceremony set near a forest, along a coastline that is shrouded in fog. More than that you should not know. DO NOT watch the trailer to this film!! It gives everything away.

The film is only 71mins long. Just long enough to get all the hair on the back of your neck standing up. The film is almost art-house in design and execution, but just remains this side of mainstream so as to be accessible to all. It is not a film that relies on gore for effect, but rather places the audience into a very uncomfortable atmosphere.

If you enjoy films such as "The Witch", you are going to want this for your collection!

I was expecting this film to be awful...I'm not a fan of film anthologies, but this came recommended by a friend who knows his movies, so I thought, what the hell, let's do this! 8 little SciFi/Horror films (not just stories, but actual little films) presented in such a professional way, you forget it's all being done on a small Indie budget. Each film feels and looks like it could be a full length feature.

Although I didn't "get" one or two of the pieces, it is all so well done that it kept me highly entertained. Acting, direction, lightning, set design...it is all really good - none of it feels cheap or amateurish.

This won't win any awards, but it's fun. Watch it. I think you'll be surprised.

PS: Don't let the cheap and nasty cover art put you off!

The Victorians were renowned for institutionalizing their women for the slightest of reasons. The Victorian male's idea of equality was somewhat lopsided, to say the least. This film starts off as many in this genre, with a young woman going into an institute because of "nerves". Once there, she is subjected to a rather unorthodox treatment, the result of which culminates in far far darker and mysterious consequences.

The acting is good. The plot clever (if a little melodramatic). The characters believable. The film is more creepy than horrific, so no gore here. What it lacks in blood and guts, it makes up for in atmosphere.

I would recommend you NOT watch the trailer, as it does spoil the fun. The idea of the film is to lead you into the horror without you suspecting it. If you want a little something different to the usual stuff being churned out and called "Horror" these days, give this film a viewing. It is really quite enjoyable.

I review a LOT of films in my group Jaded Horror Hound on Facebook, but I was still not expecting this film to be what it was (if that makes any sense!) - I was expecting a slasher/crazy stalker film, and instead got....well, THIS! The story is simple - two girls left alone at a boarding school over the holidays. So I thought Yay! Slasher in a girl's dorm! But no... Then the film goes off at a tangent and introduces another character who is NOT at the school. She is hitching a ride with a married couple. So I thought, Yay! Kinky abduction movie!....well no, not that either. The less you know about the plot to this movie, the greater the shocks will be when they come. You are given tiny clues along the way that should make you realize what is happening, but they are subtle (if viewed for a second time, you'll be like "OMG why didn't I see that?!") To review this film in a way that won't give the game away is really very hard, so my advice is this - If you like stories with a twist and films that keep you guessing, not only about the plot but about the genre, this is the film for you. However, if you prefer the Catch-me-kill-me-rape-me (in that order!) type film, give this a miss. You just won't get it.