Domestic Violence, Dogs, & Determined Women in HOUNDS OF LOVE

On 10/27/201705/27/2018 By C.H. NewellIn 2017, Ashleigh Cummings, Crime, Domestic Violence, Drama, Emma Booth, Film, Horror, Misogyny, Stephen CurryLeave a comment

A story of love, obsession, loyalty, domestic violence, dogs, resilient women, and the ugliness of men.

SEPTIC MAN: Good Social Commentary, Shit Action

On 10/27/2017 By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Canadian Horror, Film, Horror, Jason David Brown, Jesse Thomas Cook, Julian Richings, Tony BurgessLeave a comment

A movie that has a lot going for it, that gets wasted. Like a shitty pipe dream.

ABSENTIA; Or, the Three Billy Ghosts Gruff

On 10/23/201704/28/2019 By C.H. NewellIn 2011, Drama, Film, Horror, Mike Flanagan, MysteryLeave a comment

Flanagan's 2011 indie ghost story is a modern Gothic, destined to be a classic of the genre in years to come.

American Anxieties & Paranoia in THE ‘BURBS

On 10/22/201710/22/2017 By C.H. NewellIn Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Comedy, Corey Feldman, Film, Henry Gibson, Horror, Mystery, Rick Ducommun, Thriller, Tom Hanks1 Comment

Dante's film, for all its laughs, is an important satire about suburban living in America during the 1980s.

PUPPETMASTER: Killer Toys Run Amok

On 10/21/201710/21/2017 By C.H. NewellIn 1989, Dark Fantasy, David Schmoeller, Film, Horror, Killer Dolls, Nazis, ThrillerLeave a comment

Behold! Creepy puppets. Nazi spies. Suicide, murder, psychics. And so much more.

The Exorcist – Season 2, Episode 4: “One for Sorrow”

On 10/20/201711/04/2017 By C.H. NewellIn Alfonso Herrera, Ben Daniels, Demonic Possession, FOX, Horror, John Cho, Season 2, The Exorcist3 Comments

The priests get to the island, where disturbing things are happening under Andy's roof.

LEATHERFACE: An Iconic Killer’s New Awakening

On 10/20/201709/24/2017 By C.H. NewellIn Alexandre Bustillo, Film, Horror, Julien Maury, Leatherface, Lili Taylor, Stephen Dorff, Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, ThrillerLeave a comment

The prequel to Tobe Hooper's classic, by French duo Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury, turns up new themes in the iconic killer.

THE TUNNEL: Hidden Horrors Beneath Sydney, Australia

On 10/17/201710/14/2017 By C.H. NewellIn Carlo Ledesma, Enzo Tedeschi, Film, Found Footage, Horror, Julian HarveyLeave a comment

Underrated Australian found footage. Eerie, and feels like a lost news piece by a documentary film crew.