by James Newman I ignored the hype for the longest time, assuming You’re Next was just another “home-invasion-by-people-in-spooky-masks” movie (and I’m almost as done with those as I am with zombie flicks). But after reading a ton of extremely positive reviews from folks…
by James Newman This Spanish film reminded me of one of my favorite short stories, “The Secret Shih Tan” by Graham Masterton. A food critic investigates “clandestine restaurants”, where rich patrons dine on exotic dishes you won’t find on the…
by James Newman Another fun film from the Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz fellas, this one was the final installment in their “Cornetto Trilogy” (my WTF-was-I-thinking word count prevents me from explaining further . . . Google it if you must). While…
by James Newman Berberian Sound Studio isn’t a film that I can recommend to every horror fan. Why? Because it’s not really a horror film at all. But it is about giallo films, those lurid tales of black-gloved killers made by…
by James Newman Unlike most horror fanatics, I didn’t roll my eyes when I heard Alexandre Aja (Haute Tension, Piranha 3D) was producing a remake of William Lustig’s sleaze-classic Maniac. While I enjoyed the original, I was never a huge fan,…
by James Newman John Carpenter was once the undisputed master of horror. Sadly, In the Mouth of Madness was his last great film. This one’s about a horror author whose work drives his fans to commit acts of murder and mayhem…
by James Newman A tragic look at how men and women who are sent off to war often return as ghosts of their former selves, Deathdream (a.k.a. Dead of Night) is a modern take on “The Monkey’s Paw.” It’s the story of Andy…
by James Newman Honeymoon holds few surprises if you know what it’s about going in. But that’s OK, because it does what it does extremely well. When our newly-married protagonists arrive at a remote cabin for their titular getaway, everything’s sickeningly-sweet pet names…
by James Newman Never thought I would give a crap (heh) about a movie whose main plot concerns a demon coming outta someone’s butt! Bad Milo! is a ribald horror-comedy about a fellow (Ken Marino of Role Models and We’re the Millers in a rare likeable role) whose…
by James Newman Blue Ruin is a revenge flick from the director of 2007’s Murder Party, but calling it that doesn’t do it justice. Such movies typically follow a standard formula, and although that formula usually works for me – I’m a…
by James Newman Housebound is a film I recommend to horror fans who don’t mind a few giggles with their goosebumps. In fact, that’s my only beef with this otherwise effective fright flick from New Zealand — I wish the folks…
by James Newman Until The Witch came along to knock it off the top spot, Jim Mickle’s (Stakeland, Cold In July) remake of the Spanish film Somos Lo Que Hay was my favorite fright flick since 2007’s The Mist. This one’s as…
