Category: Thriller

The Last Winter: Larry Fessenden’s Fossil Fuel Horrorshow

On By C.H. NewellIn Film, Global Warming, Larry Fessenden, Ron Perlman, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY_BXNvbr8E The Last Winter. 2006. Directed by Larry Fessenden. Screenplay by Fessenden & Robert Leaver. Starring Ron Perlman, Connie Britton, James Le Gros, Jamie Harrold, Zach Gilford, Kevin Corrigan, Jamie Harrold, Pato Hoffmann, Joanne Shenandoah, Larry Fessenden, and Oscar Miller. Antidote Films/Glass Eye Pix/Zik Zak Kvikmyndir. Rated 18A. 101 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★★ It's no secret …

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Fargo – Season 2, Episode 4: “Fear and Trembling”

On By C.H. NewellIn Anthology Series, Crime, Drama, Fargo, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, Patrick Wilson, Season 2, Ted Danson, ThrillerLeave a comment

FX's Fargo Season 2, Episode 4: "Fear and Trembling" Directed by Michael Uppendahl Written by Steve Blackman * For a review of the previous episode, "The Myth of Sisyphus" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "The Gift of the Magi" - click here This episode begins with a flash to 1951 …

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ASYLUM BLACKOUT’s Claustrophobic Madness Will Suck You In

On By C.H. NewellIn Asylum Blackout, Horror Movies, Review, Richard Brake, Rupert Evans, The Incident, ThrillerLeave a comment

ASYLUM BLACKOUT is a tense and atmospheric horror-thriller about a group of workers trapped inside an asylum when the lights go off, where they're picked off one by one.

Prequel to Cannibalism in Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

On By C.H. NewellIn 2006, Horror Movies, Leatherface, Remake, Review, TCM, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, ThrillerLeave a comment

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. 2006. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman. Screenplay by Sheldon Turner; from a story by Sheldon Turner & David J. Schow. Starring Jordana Brewster, Taylor Handley, Diora Baird, Matt Bomer, R. Lee Ermey, Andrew Bryniarski, Lee Tergesen, Terrence Evans, Kathy Lamkin, Mariette Marich, and Lew Temple. Platinum Dunes. Rated 18A. 91 …

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Fargo – Season 2, Episode 1: “Waiting for Dutch”

On By C.H. NewellIn Crime, Fargo, FX, Kirsten Dunst, Patrick Wilson, Season 2, Ted Danson, Thriller, TV SeriesLeave a comment

FX's Fargo Season 2, Episode 1: "Waiting for Dutch" Directed by Randall Einhorn & Michael Uppendahl Written by Noah Hawley * For a review of the Season 1 finale, "Morton's Fork" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Before the Law" - click here Another show I loved in its first season, I've …

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Dystopia & Military Madness in Day of the Dead

On By C.H. NewellIn Day of the Dead, George A. Romero, Horror Movies, Post-Apocalyptic, Review, Thriller, ZombiesLeave a comment

Day of the Dead. 1985. Directed & Written by George A. Romero. Starring Lori Cardille, Terry Alexander, Joseph Pilato, Jarlath Conroy, Anthony Dileo Jr., Richard Liberty, Sherman Howard, Gary Howard Klar, Ralph Marrero, John Amplas, Phillip G. Kellams, Taso N. Stavrakis, and Greg Nicotero. United Film Distribution Company (UFDC)/A Laurel Production/Dead Films Inc./Laurel-Day Inc. Rated R. 96 …

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The Visit is the Last Trip to Grandma & Grandpa’s You’ll Ever Take

On By C.H. NewellIn Found Footage, Horror Movies, M. Night Shyamalan, Sub-genre, The Visit, ThrillerLeave a comment

The Visit. 2015. Directed & Written by M. Night Shyamalan. Starring Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, and Kathryn Hahn. Blinding Edge Pictures/Blumhouse Productions. Rated 14A. 94 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★★1/2 Any time M. Night Shyamalan puts out a film these days, it's met with all sorts of opinions from those who can't stand …

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The Inhabitants: Ghostly Apparitions on a Budget

On By C.H. NewellIn Ghosts, Haunted House, Horror Movies, Independent Film, Review, The Rasmussen Brothers, ThrillerLeave a comment

The Inhabitants. 2015. Directed/Written by Michael & Shawn Rasmussen. Starring Elise Couture, Michael Reed, India Pearl, Vasilios Asimakos, Danny Bryck, Judith Chaffee, Erica Derrickson, Edmund Donovan, Victoria Nugent, and Rebecca Whitehurst. Lascaux Media/Sinister Siblings Films. Unrated. 90 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★ A few weeks back, one half of the filmmaker duo the Rasmussen Brothers (writers of …

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