Sudor Frio aka Cold Sweat (2010)
Published January 27, 2012 | 
SUDOR FRIO aka COLD SWEAT: BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD AS SENIORS
Looking into the genre film past of Argentina I was hard pressed to find examples of horror films. It appears that there was a time when Argentina participated in such projects but that appears to be during the 50′s and 60′s. In the last couple of decades, Argentina seems to have been silent when it comes to horror offerings. Fear not horror fans because Argentina has come through like a champ. Sudor Frio aka Cold Sweat released in 2010 is here ready to make up for those lonely past decades.… Continue reading
Gantz (2010)
Published January 25, 2012 | GANTZ: ONE BIG BLACK ORB, DEAD PEOPLE AND WEIRD ALIENS
When I was a very very young boy, the first monsters I remember were the ones I could find in Johnny Socko (1967) and then Ultraman (1966). Before those two examples the only monsters I knew about were the ones I drew on a blank piece of paper. A little later I was introduced to a more mature type of monster offerings in the form of Frankenstein, The Mummy, Dracula, you get the idea. While those latter monsters were great, the seed for my interest in horror films and monsters… Continue reading
Cassadaga Trailer (2012)
Published January 24, 2012 | CASSADAGA: PSYCHICS, MASKED KILLERS AND THE SUPERNATURAL
Established as a spiritualist camp in 1894, Cassadaga is a home to mediums and psychics in central Florida. It is a real place that just by existing is strange enough (no offense) but to then create a horror film story back dropped by this real life location is nothing but intriguing. The trailer tees up the premise nicely, giving enough information to get an idea of what we can expect but still leaving questions to be answered. The mixtue of supernatural and crazy killer with welder’ mask is interesting and definitely makes me… Continue reading
Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People (1963)
Published January 23, 2012 | MATANGO: DON’T EAT THE MUSHROOMS
When I was a boy, I looked forward to Saturdays because there was a program on in the afternoon called Creature Features. A monster movie of some kind would be broadcast every week. Obviously it was the middle of the afternoon and it was just regular television (no cable yet) so the films presented were pretty tame. The films they ran were mostly black and white Sci Fi movies from the 50′s and 60′s, some of the less sexy Hammer films and as many of the rubber suit Japanese films (Godzilla, Rodan, Gamera, etc.).… Continue reading
WotD Zombie Diaries 2 (2011)
Published January 20, 2012 | WORLD OF THE DEAD ZOMBIE DIARIES 2: ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE CAMCORDER STYLE
World of the Dead Zombie Diaries 2 is the sequel to Zombie Diaries (2006). George Romero’s Diary of the Dead was released in 2007 so you can’t levy a criticism of plagiarism. I mention Romero’s film because Zombie Diaries 2 felt very similar. You have a mixture of military personnel and civilians on a road trip for survival. Both films used the found footage sub genre format to tell the story. This format is becoming more and more polarizing for fans as each new example of the sub genre emerges. Falling back on… Continue reading
Exit Humanity Trailer (2012)
Published January 19, 2012 | EXIT HUMANITY: ZOMBIES IN COWBOY HATS
Exit Humanity is the new film from writer/director John Geddes. What we have in Exit Humanity is one man’s struggle to survive an out break of the undead during the American civil war. The film is making the rounds at the film festivals currently. Hopefully this film will get picked up by a distributor soon so we can have a release date because it looks awesome. I can’t wait. The film features Dee Wallace (The Howling, Cujo, E.T.), Bill Moseley (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, The Devil’s Rejects), Stephan McHattie, Brian Cox and Mark Gibson in… Continue reading
The Three Musketeers (2011)
Published January 18, 2012 | THE THREE MUSKETEERS: TWEENS ONLY ADULTS NEED NOT APPLY
Paul W.S. Anderson, an Englishman, is a polarizing figure in genre film. If you read reviews of films he directed, you would think that he is the lost twin of Ewe Boll. I wouldn’t go that far. Anderson is responsible for films that I very much enjoyed and some that I partially enjoy. In regards to the Ewe Boll comparison, I can’t think of a Ewe Boll film I enjoyed on any level. First let’s look at 1995′s Mortal Combat. It is not a great film but it is a lot of fun.… Continue reading
War of the Dead aka: Stone’s War Trailer (2012)
Published January 17, 2012 | WAR OF THE DEAD AKA STONE’S WAR
War of the Dead is a new Scandanavian zombie film. What caught my eye was the World War 2 setting and the idea of zombie Nazis. Ever since Shockwaves (1977), the idea of zombie Nazis tickles some part of my brain. Got to check it out. This film was originally titled Stone’s War but apparently is now going by the title War of the Dead. War of the Dead was part of Toronto After Dark Film Festival.
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Cold Prey (2006)
Published January 14, 2012 | COLD PREY: RED ON WHITE ON LOTS AND LOTS OF GREY
More than just cute kittens and porn, the internet has been a God send for lovers of film. The internet has opened the door to genre film from all over the world. We don’t just have to wait for our American market to bring us new offerings, we can now fill in the lag in titles with offerings from around the world. These offerings from around the world are nothing to sneeze at, some of these titles are monsters if we look at the history of horror titles… Continue reading
The Beast Within (1981)
Published January 13, 2012 | THE BEAST WITHIN: RAPE, MURDER AND THE UGLIEST 17 YEAR OLD EVER
The beginning of the 1980′s was a great time for horror movies and genre film in general. There were no sequels (or at least not many) and remakes were definitely not an issue. Other than the slasher films, film makers were taking chances on original stories. One of my favorite films from the early 80′s is The Beast Within (1982). My friends and I would meet and discuss this film and watch this film over and over. This lurid little hill billy tale tantalized and preoccupied my mind for… Continue reading
The Devil Inside Trailer (2012)
Published January 12, 2012 | DEVIL INSIDE: FOUND FOOTAGE EXORCISM
The Devil Inside is the new found footage film out now. The subject of exorcism has always delivered when mined so I expect good things. Looking at the trailer, it is easy to see how this format might actually enhance the creep factor because we are seeing actual footage of an exorcism, according to the format. Found footage has brought us serial killers, witches (Blair Witch), ghosts (Paranormal Activity), zombies (REC) and it marches on. The trailer looks great and even kinda of scary so I’m looking forward to this one. Enjoy the trailer… Continue reading
The Gate (1987)
Published January 11, 2012 | THE GATE: STEPHEN DORF BEFORE HE GREW HIS LAST INCH
The Gate is a creative horror film from 1987 that is a horror film in the same way that 1982′s Poltergeist was a horror film. What I mean by this is that these two films aimed for a much wider audience than just the traditional horror fans of the time and both use children to widen the appeal. The funny thing is that when I first saw The Gate in the movie theaters, I did not see it as a kid’s film and maybe it isn’t but I can… Continue reading
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