BLACK CHRISTMAS ’74: Have a Horrific Holiday!

One of the greatest slashers of all time, and the most deliciously bloody Christmas movie you'll find.

Wes Bentley’s Creepy Stalker Christmas on P2

A bit of Christmas sneer when a psychopath takes captive his perfect Christmas dinner guest.

The Captive: An Atom Egoyan Fairy Tale

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z3_vcRbi7k The Captive. 2014. Dir. Atom Egoyan. Screenplay by Egoyan & David Fraser. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Scott Speedman, Rosario Dawson, Mireille Enos, Kevin Durand, Alexia Fast, Peyton Kennedy. Ego Film Arts. 112 minutes. Rated PG. Drama/Thriller ★★★1/2 Canadian director Atom Egoyan is no stranger to telling stories in unique ways, often fragmenting plots into non-linear narrative. …

Continue reading The Captive: An Atom Egoyan Fairy Tale

Horns – A Story of Love & Satan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw_O3A9LSNs Horns. 2014. Dir. Alexandre Aja. Screenplay by Keith Bunin; based on the novel of the same name by Joe Hill. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Max Minghella, Joe Anderson, Juno Temple, James Remar, Kathleen Quinlan, Heather Graham, and David Morse. Mandalay Pictures. 120 minutes. Rated R. Horror/Thriller ★★★★ Horror can often look like a tired genre. …

Continue reading Horns – A Story of Love & Satan

Gary Oldman Fights for Innocence in BackWoods

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj_5873JoRI BackWoods. 2006. Dir. Koldo Serra. Screenplay by Serra & Jon Sagalá. Starring Gary Oldman, Virginie Ledoyen, Paddy Considine, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Jon Ariño, Lluís Homar, and Kandido Uranga. Lionsgate. Rated 14A. 97 minutes. Thriller ★★★★ (Film) ★1/2 (DVD release) This is one of those films I may never have heard of, if only maybe for a late night search …

Continue reading Gary Oldman Fights for Innocence in BackWoods

William Friedkin’s Cruising: Serial Murder on the Margins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpJ5K8Vt5V8 Cruising. 1980. Directed & Written by William Friedkin; adapted from the novel by Gerald Walker. Starring Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox, Don Scardino, and Joe Spinell. Warner Brothers. Rated R. 102 minutes. Crime/Drama/Mystery ★★★★★ (Film) ★★★1/2 (DVD release) Cruising came about for William Friedkin in a number of ways: through his own observations …

Continue reading William Friedkin’s Cruising: Serial Murder on the Margins

Find Pure Terror on THE POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES

Found footage isn't always as unsettling as it hopes to be, but this one strikes at the heart of fear in such visceral ways it's hard to imagine until you've seen it.

V/H/S: Viral is a Weird, Wild Ride

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cFewDDEP_M V/H/S: Viral. 2014. Directors: Marcel Sarmiento, Gregg Bishop, Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead, and Nacho Vigalondo (the Blu ray release will include the segment "Gorgeous Vortex" directed by Todd Lincoln). Starring Emmy Argo, Emilia Ares Zoryan, Justin Welborn, Amanda Baker, Gregg Bishop, Nick Blanco, Dan Caudill, Stephen Caudill. Magnet Releasing. Rated R. 82 minutes. Horror/Thriller …

Continue reading V/H/S: Viral is a Weird, Wild Ride