The Dark (2005)

Directed by John Fawcett.  Written by Stephen Massicotte, based on the novel by Simon Maginn, entitled "Sheep".  Starring Maria Bello, Sean Bean, Maurice Roeves, Sophie Stuckey and Abigail Stone. Plot: a mother and father in mourning are haunted by an angry child's ghost Adelle and Sarah are on this road trip to where their husband/father … Continue reading The Dark (2005)

Deadline (2009)

Written and directed by Sean McConville.  Starring Brittany Murphy, Thora Birch and Marc Blucas. Plot: a writer with a deadline goes to a big deserted house to get some work done in the peace and quiet, but instead finds that eerie things start to happen almost immediately I watched this movie without DJ.  God, is … Continue reading Deadline (2009)

The Shining (1980)

Directed by Stanley Kubrick.  Written by Stanley Kubrick and Diane Johnson.  Based on the novel by Stephen King.  Starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers and Danny Lloyd. Plot: a man gets a job in an isolated hotel for the winter and slowly starts to go mad, putting his family in danger I believe there … Continue reading The Shining (1980)

Mama (2013)

Directed by Andres' Muschietti.  Written by Muschietti, Neil Cross and Barbara Muschietti. Starring Jessica Chastain and Megan Charpentier. Plot: Annabel and Lucas get custody of his nieces when they're found leaving in the woods alone in the woods for five years Lucas's nieces, Victoria and Lilly, don't come to his home alone though, do they? … Continue reading Mama (2013)

Backtrack (2015)

Written and directed by Michael Petroni.  Starring Adrien Brody, Jenni Baird and Sam Neill. Plot: when psychologist Peter (Brody) begins seeing dead people, he returns to his home town to uncover a horrifying truth about his past Peter is seeing ghosts.  Not just any ghosts though - all these ghosts seem to have died in … Continue reading Backtrack (2015)

Specters (AKA Reel Evil) (2012)

Directed by Danny Draven.  Written by Draven and Shane Bitterling.  Starring Jeff Adler, Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau and Jessica Morris. Plot: struggling filmmakers decide to shoot a BTS documentary for extra cash and their lives turn into a nightmare as they explore the haunted location James, Corey and Kennedy, real filmmakers, are struggling.  They take a job … Continue reading Specters (AKA Reel Evil) (2012)

The Others (2001)

Written and directed by Alejandro Amenabar.  Starring Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Elaine Cassidy and Christopher Eccleston. Plot: a woman and her photosensitive children live in an old house they come to believe is haunted Nicole Kidman and her children live in a secluded old house.  Her children are photosensitive which means the whole house has … Continue reading The Others (2001)

Grim Movies to Give You Nightmares… but not in a good way

The following movies received very low scores from us and we DO NOT recommend them at all.  And of course, I'll tell you why. GRIM REAPER (2007) In this remarkably dull movie, a stripper is hit by a cab and then stalked by death.  It's not like you don't see everything that happens coming from … Continue reading Grim Movies to Give You Nightmares… but not in a good way

5 Movies Starting with ‘H’ that Wish They Were Halloween

The Hamiltons (2006) Possibly one of the worst Films To Die For.  We will die if we ever have to watch it again.  A kid with a camera, some nasty incestuous sex scenes and a "surprise" ending that is fucking bullshit!  If DJ had known it was just a vampire story, he never would have … Continue reading 5 Movies Starting with ‘H’ that Wish They Were Halloween