Joe puts his captives on trial for wronging him— no matter how petty.
Category Archives: Survival Horror
BACKCOUNTRY: Woman v. Bear(/Man)
Bear v. one tough woman in the wilderness. Who’ll emerge victorious?
The Purge – Episode 7: “Lovely Dark and Deep”
Rick and Jenna help Lila escape the streets. Jane gets help from Joe.
The Purge – Episode 5: “Rise Up”
Rick and Jenna either have to escape the Stanton party, or die. Miguel makes it inside the Carnival of Flesh.
The Purge – Episode 3: “The Urge to Purge”
Rick and Jenna are faced with a difficult decision. Miguel gets some help from Pete the Cop.
THE CRAZIES is A Creepy, Satisfying Remake
So many remakes miss the mark. In an uncommon turn, Breck Eisner’s remake of THE CRAZIES by George A. Romero actually improves on the original to make for plenty of chills and thrills.
Ridley Scott’s Alien: Gorgeously Horrific Isolation
Alien. 1979. Directed by Ridley Scott. Screenplay by Dan O’Bannon; story by O’Bannon & Ronald Shusett. Starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Bolaji Badejo, & Helen Horton. Brandywine Productions/Twentieth Century-Fox Productions. Rated R. 117 minutes. Horror/Sci-Fi ★★★★★ I’m not even a huge science fiction fan.Continue reading “Ridley Scott’s Alien: Gorgeously Horrific Isolation”
ROVDYR’s Nothing New, Still Visceral
Nothing out of the ordinary here. Yet ROVDYR (a.k.a MANHUNT) packs a visceral, brutish punch all the same.
WRONG TURN 6: LAST RESORT – How Low Can a Franchise Go?
Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort. 2014. Directed by Valeri Milev. Screenplay by Frank H. Woodward. Starring Anthony Ilott, Chris Jarvis, Aqueela Zoll, Sadie Katz, Rollo Skinner, Billy Ashworth, Harry Belcher, Joe Gaminara, Roxanne Pallett, Radoslav Paravanov, Danko Jordanov, Asen Asenov, and Kicker Robinson. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Rated R. 91 minutes. Horror. ★ TheContinue reading “WRONG TURN 6: LAST RESORT – How Low Can a Franchise Go?”
WRONG TURN 3: LEFT FOR DEAD – Cannibals, Criminals, CGI, Oh My!
Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead. 2009. Directed by Declan O’Brien. Screenplay by Connor James Delaney, based on characters by Alan McElroy. Starring Tom Frederic, Janet Montgomery, Gil Kolirin, Christian Contreras, Jake Curran, Tom McKay, Charles Venn, Tamer Hassan, Jack Gordon, and Borislav Iliev. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Unrated. 92 minutes. Horror ★1/2 IContinue reading “WRONG TURN 3: LEFT FOR DEAD – Cannibals, Criminals, CGI, Oh My!”
WRONG TURN 2: DEAD END – Rollins Reality Show Ushers in Sleazy Backwoods Bloodletting
Another WRONG TURN, another bunch of blood and guts. This sequel’s actually not so bad.
PRESERVATION is All About Female Survival
Preservation. 2015. Directed & Written by Christopher Denham. Starring Wrenn Schmidt, Aaron Staton, and Pablo Schreiber. The Orchard. Not Rated. 90 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★ I’m a fan of the survival thriller sub-genre, whether it’s something strictly thriller based, or a film that’s a little more horror oriented. I’ve enjoyed films like Southern Comfort, the classic Deliverance, andContinue reading “PRESERVATION is All About Female Survival”
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