Category: Horror

FELT’s Rape-Revenge Requires No Female Degradation

On By C.H. NewellIn 2015, Felt, Horror, Horror Movies, Independent Film, Jason Banker, Review, Thriller4 Comments

Jason Banker and Amy Everson rightfully make misogynists uncomfortable with this dark, vivid look at the psychological effects of rape on women.

Hannibal – Season 3, Episode 8: “The Great Red Dragon”

On By C.H. NewellIn Episode, Hannibal, Horror, NBC, Season Three, Television Show, TV SeriesLeave a comment

NBC's Hannibal Season 3, Episode 8: "The Great Red Dragon" Directed by Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers, The Descent, Game of Thrones) Written by Nick Antosca and Steve Lightfoot * For a review of the previous episode, "Digestivo" - click here * For a review of the next epiosde, "..And the Woman Clothed with the Sun" - click here …

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THE COLLECTOR is an Unsettling New Horror Villain

On By C.H. NewellIn 2009, Film, Horror, Horror Movies, Jerome Dillon, Josh Stewart, Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton, Reviews, Series, Soundtrack, The Collection, The Collector, ThrillerLeave a comment

The Collector. 2009. Directed by Marcus Dunstan. Screenplay by Marcus Dunstan & Patrick Melton. Starring Josh Stewart, Andrea Roth, Michael Reilly Burke, and Juan Fernández. Fortress Features. Rated 18A. 90 minutes. Horror/Thriller. ★★★★ It's only natural to see why people try to say that this movie is a Saw knock-off. First of all, anything involving traps now …

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THE WOMAN IN BLACK Remake Doesn’t Scare as Much as the Original

On By C.H. NewellIn Daniel Radcliffe, Drama, Film, Hammer Films, Haunted House, Horror, Movies, Reviews, ThrillerLeave a comment

THE WOMAN IN BLACK remake does its best, but it can't hold a ghostly candle to the original.

THE CANAL’s Ending Ruins its Terror

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Adultery, British horror, Film, Haunted House, Horror, Movies, Murder, Mystery, Review, Rupert Evans, ShockTillYouDrop, The Canal, The Orchard, ThrillerLeave a comment

With a slightly different finale, THE CANAL could've been one of the greatest post-2000 horror movies out there. Instead, it's only midway fare.

CLOSER TO GOD and the Ethics of Science

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Billy Senese, Closer to God, Film, Frankenstein, Genetic Manipulation, Genetic Modification, Horror, Human Cloning, Indie Film, Indie Horror, Jeremy Childs, Mary Shelley, Movies, Playing God, Review, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Thriller, Victor FrankensteinLeave a comment

Closer to God. 2014. Directed and Written by Billy Senese. Starring Jeremy Childs, Shelean Newman, Shannon Hoppe, David Alford, and Isaac Disney. LC Pictures. Unrated. 81 minutes. Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller. ★★★ Usually I keep my ear out and head up for any new horror films that sound different, or for whatever reason pique my interest. Closer to God …

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INSIDIOUS Takes Us Back to Classic Haunting

On By C.H. NewellIn 2010, Drama, Haunted House, Horror, Insidious, James Wan, Leigh Whannell, Mystery, SawLeave a comment

Insidious. 2010. Directed by James Wan. Screenplay by Leigh Whannell. Starring Rose Byrne, Patrick Wilson, Ty Simpkins, Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, and Barbara Hershey. Rated 14A. 103 minutes. Drama/Horror/Mystery. 4 out of 5 stars There aren't many horror movies that feel like the classics these days, except for a few. Even some of …

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