Prey (2006) NR Called away from a family safari on business, Tom Newman (Peter Weller) leaves his young wife, Amy (Bridget Moynahan), alone and in charge. But a bonding moment for the new bride and her two stepchildren turns to terror when a pride of bloodthirsty, man-eating lions decides the group looks more like lunch …
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Fangoria Frightfest 2010: ‘Dark House’ – Miss Darrode is Kind of Cool
You already know going in that these festival movies aren’t always going to be the next great horror classic, but they can usually manage to be entertaining. This is one of those films. Dark House tells the tale of Claire who returns to the foster home where she witnessed a terrible massacre years ago. Capitalizing …
‘Mirrors 2’ Trailer – Where’s Hot Mugshot Sutherland?
No Kiefer Sutherland? Well damn. But, there is Nick Stahl and if you squint your eyes really tight he looks nothing like Hot Mugshot Sutherland. Well damn. In this sequel to the 2008 film, Not Kiefer Nick gets in on the mirror possession action. Here are the deathtales: “When Max (Stahl), a recovering addict, takes …
About Lost Boys 3: Again FAIL – Just Let it Die!
I tried my best to ignore this movie; I tried to ignore the last one, but, it keeps coming back like gum on the bottom of my Louboutin, uh Steve Madden. Anyway, Douche Feldman is back and he has dragged Jamison Newlander from obscurity to continue the bastardization of what was once a promising franchise. …
HORROR COMING TO A DVD PLAYER NEAR YOU (Tuesday, June 29, 2010)
Wicked Lake (2008) NR Four beautiful coeds retreat to a mountain lake for some weekend R&R, but their holiday is shattered when four creepy admirers show up at their cabin. But when the clock strikes midnight, a mysterious power is unleashed that surprises everyone. Now it’s up to the uninvited guests to fight for their …
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‘Evil Dead (2013)’ Review – Earns its R! Darkly Fun.
Directed by Fede Alvarez (2013) No Ash? Wait, they are remaking Evil Dead, without Bruce Campbell? What? That’s crazy talk. That will never work. The Ash character is now a girl? Remember when the internet world went all flavors of nutters when that information came out about this remake. Guess what? They were WRONG! I …
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Bates Motel – Three Episodes In So Far, So Odd
After a much needed break, I have returned from my walkabout. Walkabout, that spontaneous journey through the wilderness of one’s choosing in an effort to satisfy one’s itchy feet, a need to be elsewhere, the craving for the open road, that space over the horizon… You guessed it I walked about the shoes stores across …
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‘MAMA’ (Review) – Mama is mad folks!
Directed by Andrés Muschietti 2013 I’ll just say this right off, I’m a big fan of Guillermo del Toro, so I came into Mama with bias. Technically this film was not directed by Guillermo, but by Andrés Muschietti, who actually co-wrote and directed a Spanish short by the same name in 2008. However, when you …
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HorrorFatale.com Picks the Best and Worst Horror Films of 2012
We laughed, we cringed, we booed and we laughed some more, because it’s us. That’s we do. I always procrastinate with this list because I see dozens upon dozens of films each year and I’m always somewhat unmoved lately that is. I long for the days of Jason and Freddie. There are just no good …
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‘Juan of the Dead’ Review – Zombie Killing and Havana Nights
Juan de los Muertos (original title) Directed by Alejandro Brugués 2012 How can a film go wrong when you include Sid Vicious crooning Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ on its soundtrack I ask you? Answer is you cannot. This film actually had my approval with its title, ‘Juan of the Dead’. Remember that cool little British film, …