Category: Psychological horror

Psychological Cracks and Shadows of Polanski in Darling

On By C.H. NewellIn Black and White, Film, Glass Eye Pix, Horror, Larry Fessenden, Lauren Ashley Carter, Psychological horror, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uhQ-OjCZYU Darling. 2015. Directed & Written by Mickey Keating. Starring Lauren Ashley Carter, Sean Young, Larry Fessenden, Helen Rogers, John Speredakos, Brian Morvant, & Al-Nisa Petty. Glass Eye Pix/Alexander Groupe. Unrated. 78 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★★ Mickey Keating is one of my favourite writer-directors over the past few years in indie horror. While the low budget …

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Hangman is Mediocre But Twisted Enough

On By C.H. NewellIn Adam Mason, Film, Found Footage, Horror, Jeremy Sisto, Kate Ashfield, Psychological horror, Ryan Simpkins, Thriller, Ty Simpkins2 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Jb9sMjp4gU Hangman. 2015. Directed by Adam Mason. Screenplay by Simon Boyes & Adam Mason. Starring Jeremy Sisto, Kate Ashfield, Ryan Simpkins, Ty Simpkins, Eric Michael Cole, Amy Smart, Ross Partridge, Ethan Harris-Riggs, Vincent Ventresca, Bruno Alexander, Erika Burke Rossa, and Jamie Lee. Produced by Hiding in the Attic. Not Rated. 85 minutes. Thriller ★★★1/2 Adam …

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HARD CANDY Asks: To Castrate, or Not to Castrate?

On By C.H. NewellIn 2005, Crime, David Slade, Drama, Ellen Page, Film, Hard Candy, Paedophile, Psychological horror, Review, ThrillerLeave a comment

David Slade's HARD CANDY is a tough walk over a thin line of morality

NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN’s Religious Parable

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Blogs, Christianity, Directors, Drama, Female Filmmakers, Film, Filmmakers, Foreign Films, German Film, Horror, Katrin Gebbe, Movies, Nothing Bad Can Happen, Psychological horror, Religion, Reviews, Thriller, Tore tanztLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJEmdYS6QxU Nothing Bad Can Happen. 2014. Directed & Written by Katrin Gebbe. Starring Julius Feldmeier, Sascha Alexander Gersak, and Annika Kuhl. Celluloid Dreams. Not Rated. 110 minutes. Drama/Thriller ★★★★1/2 While I usually try not to go too deep into personal theories of a movie, if it appears to me as metaphorical, Nothing Bad Can Happen feels …

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Santa Needs Psychiatric Help in CHRISTMAS EVIL

On By C.H. NewellIn 1980, Blogs, Blood, Christmas Evil, Christmas Horror, Film, Horror, Killer Santa, Movies, Psychological horror, Reviews, Slasher, Slasher Film, Thriller, You Better Watch OutLeave a comment

Santa goes psycho in this 1980s slasher: a terrifying look at one man's breakdown.

One of the Most Underrated Horror Sequels: Psycho II

On By C.H. NewellIn 1983, Anthony Perkins, Bates Motel, Blogs, Blood, Cinematography, Film, Frank Loggia, Horror, Meg Tilly, Movies, Mystery, Norman Bates, Psycho III, Psychological horror, Reviews, Serial Killer, Slasher Film, Thriller, Universal Pictures, Vera MilesLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VC3qCUMV5c Psycho II. 1983.  Dir. Richard Franklin. Screenplay by Tom Holland. Starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Meg Tilly, Robert Loggia, Dennis Franz, and Hugh Gilin. Universal Pictures. Rated 18+. 113 minutes. Horror/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★ For my review of the 1960 classic Psycho on Blu ray, click here.  For the sequel to this film, Psycho III, click here. …

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Drop Something on a Walk Down Toad Road

On By C.H. NewellIn 2012, Blogs, Cinematography, Drugs, Elijah Wood, Film, Filmmaking, Hell, Horror, Independent Film, Indie Film, James Davidson, Jason Banker, Movies, Mystery, Psychological horror, Reviews, Sara Anne Jones, Seven Gates of Hell, SpectreVision, Thriller, Toad Road, Urban LegendLeave a comment

TOAD ROAD is a haunting modern story of drug abuse.

Psycho III: Norman, Still Crazy After All These Years

On By C.H. NewellIn 1986, Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Perkins, Bates Motel, Blogs, Classic Horror, Film, Horror, Movies, Mystery, Norman Bates, Novels, Psycho III, Psychological horror, Reviews, Robert Bloch, Sequel, Slasher, Thriller, Universal PicturesLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaY-q1P4QWE Psycho III.  1986. Dir. Anthony Perkins. Screenplay by Charles Edward Pogue; based on characters by Robert Bloch. Starring Anthony Perkins, Diana Scarwid, Jeff Fahey, Roberta Maxwell, Hugh Gillin, and Lee Garlington. Universal Pictures. Rated 18+. 93 minutes. Horror/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★ If you haven't yet - read my Blu ray review for Alfred Hitchcock's original 1960 …

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