Category: reviews

Squirm (1976)

Written and directed by Jeff Lieberman.  Starring Don Scardino, Patricia Pearcy and R.A. Dow. Plot: a storm causes power lines to fall, drawing millions of man eating worms out of the ground Let me start by telling you a little tidbit about myself that is completely strange: I have vermiphobia.  Vermiphobia is the fear of … Continue reading Squirm (1976) →

Within (2016)

Directed by Phil Claydon.  Written by Gary Dauberman. Starring Michael Vartan, Erin Moriarty, Nadine Velazquez, JoBeth Williams, Blake Jenner, and Tom Wright. Plot: a widower moves his daughter and new wife into a new house for a fresh start, but of course their ideal suburban home is anything but ideal This movie starts out like … Continue reading Within (2016) →

Just Before Dawn (1981)

Written by Jeff Lieberman, Mark Arywitz and Jonas Middleton Directed by Jeff Lieberman Starring George Kennedy, Gregg Henry, Chris Lemmon, Mike Kellin, Ralph Seymour and Deborah Benson Plot: a group of young people ignore several warnings and go deep into the woods for camp where they encounter inbred killers These people start off ignoring the … Continue reading Just Before Dawn (1981) →

The Devil’s Rejects (2005)

Written and Directed by Rob Zombie Starring Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie, William Forsythe, Ken Foree, Leslie Easterbrook, Priscilla Barnes, EG Daily, Michael Berryman, Dallas Page, Danny Trejo and PJ Soles Plot: The sadistic Firefly Family take to the road to escape a crazy sheriff and his vengeful police force who aren't afraid … Continue reading The Devil’s Rejects (2005) →

The Faculty (1998)

Directed by Robert Rodriguez.  Written by Kevin Williamson, David Wechter and Bruce Kimmel.  Starring Jordana Brewster, Clea Duvall, Josh Hartnett, Shawn Hatosy, Elijah Wood, Famke Janssen, Piper Laurie, Robert Patrick, Jon Stewart and Usher. Plot: the faculty at a high school are turning into aliens and they have the students on the run Almost 20 … Continue reading The Faculty (1998) →

Clown (2014)

Written by Jon Watts and Christopher D. Ford. Directed by Jon Watts Starring Eli Roth (who also produced) Plot: a man puts on an old clown suit to entertain his son only to find that he can't get it off because it is really demon skin. First off, the picture lies, I would never call … Continue reading Clown (2014) →

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) →

Wrong Turn (2003)

Directed by Rob Schmidt.  Written by Alan B. McElroy.  Starring Eliza Dushku, Desmond Harrington, Jeremy Sisto, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Kevin Zegers and Lindy Booth. Plot: 6 people are hunted by inbred cannibals in the backwoods of West Virginia The original Wrong Turn deserves a place in your Halloween marathon this year.  None of the sequels are … Continue reading Wrong Turn (2003) →

Los Inocentes (AKA Bloody April Fool’s) (2013)

Written and directed by Carlos Alonso-Ojea, Didac Cervera, Marta Diaz de Lope Diaz, Laura Garcia, Eugeni Guillem, Ander Iriarte, Marc Martinez, Ruben Montero, Arnau Pons, Marc Pujolar and Miguel Sanchez. Additional writers are Albert Camps, Celia Lopez, Gerard Marti, Adria Naranjo, Daniel Padro and Lluis Segura. Starring Diana Gomez, Charlotte Vega, Enric Auquer, Alex Batllori, … Continue reading Los Inocentes (AKA Bloody April Fool’s) (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) →