Jaws: The Revenge (1987)

Directed by Joseph Sargent. Written by Michael de Guzman. Starring Lorraine Gary, Lance Guest, Mario Van Peebles, Karen Young, Lynn Whitfield, Mitchell Anderson, Judith Barsi and Michael Caine. Plot: ignoring Jaws 3, this movie follows Ellen Brody, now widowed, after she loses her son, Sean, to a shark attack. Having enjoyed the third Jaws movie, … Continue reading Jaws: The Revenge (1987)

Stephanie (2017)

Directed by Akiva Goldsman. Written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski. Starring Frank Grillo, Anna Torv, Shree Crooks and Harold Perrineau. Plot: after a mysterious apocalyptic event, a young girl lives alone, in her home, hiding from a sinister force. This is one movie where I completely understand the shitty reviews. The terrible story follows … Continue reading Stephanie (2017)

Population 436 (2006)

Directed by Michelle MacLaren. Written by Michael Kingston. Starring Jeremy Sisto, Fred Durst (yes, that Fred Durst!), Charlotte Sullivan, Peter Outerbridge, R.H. Thomson and David Fox. Plot: a census taker comes to a small town to see why the population has remained the same for the past 100 years. A census taker, Steve Kady (Sisto) … Continue reading Population 436 (2006)

Grandmother’s House (1988) (AKA Grandma’s House)

Directed by Peter Rader. Written by Peter C. Jensen and Gayle Jensen. Starring Eric Foster, Kim Valentine, Len Lesser, Ida Lee and Brinke Stevens. Plot: an orphaned brother and sister move in with their grandparents and begin to suspect them of murder. With their mother already deceased, 2 siblings, David (Foster) and Lynn (Valentine) lose … Continue reading Grandmother’s House (1988) (AKA Grandma’s House)

We Are Not Alone (2016)

Directed by Daniel Rodriguez Risco.  Written by Gonzalo Rodriguez Risco.  Starring Marco Zunino, Fiorella Diaz, Zoe Arevalo and Lucho Caceres. Plot: a family moves into a new house and paranormal events begin to occur. This Peruvian horror film did not live up to what we were hoping for.  It was well acted and a little … Continue reading We Are Not Alone (2016)

Dead Within (2014)

Directed by Ben Wagner.  Written by Wagner, Amy Cale Peterson, Dean Chekvala and Matthew Bradford.  Starring the writers, Chekvala and Peterson. Plot: a couple has survived the apocalypse by locking themselves up in a small cabin, but now they're going a bit crazy. The zombie apocalypse strikes and Mike (Chekvala) and Kin (Peterson) hole themselves … Continue reading Dead Within (2014)

The Last Showing (2014)

Written and directed by Phil Hawkins.  Starring Robert Englund, Finn Jones, Emily Berrington and Malachi Kirby. Plot: a couple, trapped in a cinema, are manipulated into becoming unwilling participants in a madman's horror movie Martin (Jones) and Allie (Berrington) go to a midnight showing of The Hills Have Eyes 2.  Once there, they are locked … Continue reading The Last Showing (2014)

Don’t Breathe (2016)

Directed by Fede Alvarez.  Written by Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues.  Starring Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto and Stephen Lang. Plot: 3 young thieves break into a blind vet's home hoping to walk away with a fortune, but the man isn't as helpless as he seems This movie was quite original.  It had a good … Continue reading Don’t Breathe (2016)

High Tension (2003)

Directed by Alexandre Aja.  Written by Aja and Gregory Levsseur.  Starring Cecile De France, Maiwenn, Andrei Finti and Oana Pellea. Plot: best friends decide to spend the weekend at one's parents house but end up in a weekend of terror DJ and I watched this one twice hoping it would get better the second time … Continue reading High Tension (2003)

Triangle (2009)

Written and directed by Christopher Smith.  Starring Melissa George and Liam Hemsworth. Plot: Without revealing too much - because I will be later - it's kinda about a group of "friends" who go sailing into a storm and after they capsize they end up boarding a creepy old ship that only appears to be deserted If you … Continue reading Triangle (2009)