2012 – Father Son Holy Gore

FSHG’s Favourite 50(+) Films: 2010-2019

Against all odds, Father Gore gives you 50(+) of his favourite films this decade had to offer.

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“We should have never come to this house”: Freud’s Uncanny & the Modern Gothic in SINISTER

Scott Derrickson’s SINISTER is more than creepy, it’s an unsettling collision of the Gothic past and a modern world.

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CHAINED: The Tale of a Journeyman Killer’s Reluctant Apprentice

CHAINED is the disturbing journey through a serial killer’s method, as he trains a boy he abducted from his family.

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PROMETHEUS Explores the Absent, Cruel Creator of Humanity

You don’t dig PROMETHEUS? Well, Father Gore does— so buckle up!

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Chronicle: Teenage Found Footage Superheroes

Chronicle. 2012. Directed by Josh Trank. Screenplay by Max Landis. Starring Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Kelly, Ashley Hinshaw, Bo Petersen, and Anna Wood. Twentieth Century Fox. Rated 14A. 84 minutes. Drama/Sci-Fi/Thriller ★★★★1/2 I’m always a defender of found footage. There are plenty of instances of bad found footage films, but whoContinue reading “Chronicle: Teenage Found Footage Superheroes”

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AMERICAN MARY’s Body Horror & Female Empowerment

Mary’s learning new things about herself, and about the horrors of being a woman.

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Nigerian Princes Need Money: The Horror of 419

419 takes the Nigerian Prince e-mail scam and turns it into pure terror

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WRONG TURN 5: BLOODLINES – Doug Bradley Spent His Hellraiser Money

Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines. 2012. Directed & Written by Declan O’Brien. Starring Doug Bradley, Camilla Arfwedson, Simon Ginty, Roxanne McKee, Paul Luebke, Oliver Hoare, Kyle Redmond-Jones, Amy Lennox, Duncan Wisbey, Radoslav Paranov, George Karlukovski, Borislav Iliev, Peter Brooke, and Finn Jones. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Rated R. 91 minutes. Horror No ★s Now, I actuallyContinue reading “WRONG TURN 5: BLOODLINES – Doug Bradley Spent His Hellraiser Money”

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THE PACT: A Family’s Haunted Promise

The Pact. 2012. Directed & Written by Nicholas McCarthy. Starring Caity Lotz, Casper Van Dien, Mark Steger, Sam Ball, Haley Hudson, Kathleen Rose Perkins,Agnes Brucker, Dakota Bright, and Petra Wright. Preferred Content. Rated R. 89 minutes. Horror/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★ I’ve got to confess, I really have a thing for Nicholas McCarthy’s films. Of course I sawContinue reading “THE PACT: A Family’s Haunted Promise”

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THE COLLECTION Could’ve Been a Contender

The Collection. 2012. Directed by Marcus Dunstan. Screenplay by Marcus Dunstan & Patrick Melton. Starring Josh Stewart, Emma Fitzpatrick, Christopher McDonald, Lee Tergesen, Tim Griffin, Andre Royo, Randall Archer, Shannon Kane, Brandon Molale, Erin Way, Johanna Braddy, and Michael Nardelli. Fortress Features. Rated R. 82 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★1/2 My love for The Collector is strong, butContinue reading “THE COLLECTION Could’ve Been a Contender”