LAID TO REST is Flawed Yet Nasty Slasher Horror

This is one brutal piece of slasher cinema. Not without faults, but fun, nasty stuff for the true horror hound.

Take an Eerie Vacation to The Ruins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNwVHrDFF5g The Ruins. 2008. Directed by Carter Smith. Screenplay by Scott B. Smith, based on his novel of the same name. Starring Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore, Laura Ramsey, & Joe Anderson. DreamWorks Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment/Red Hour. Unrated. 93 minutes. Horror ★★★1/2  For the past couple decades especially, heading down South on vacation is popular …

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Scarce is Finger Lickin’ Bad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vNvsKcp738 Scarce. 2008. Directed & Written by Jesse Thomas Cook and John Geddes. Starring Steve Warren, Gary Fischer, Chris Warrilow, Thomas Webb, John Geddes, Jesse Thomas Cook, Stephanie Banting, Gavin Peacock, Matt Griffin, Jaclyn Pampalone, Jackie Eddolls, & Jason Derushie. Bloodlife Films/Two Door Four Door Pictures. Rated 18A. 93 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★1/2  Some movies are …

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Joshua Makes You Question the Nature or Nurture of Evil

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpeTkVEJqDE Joshua. 2007. Directed by George Ratliff. Screenplay by David Gilbert & Ratliff. Starring Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga, Celia Weston, Dallas Roberts, Michael McKean, Jacob Kogan, Nancy Giles, Linda Larkin, Alex Draper, Stephanie Roth Haberle, Ezra Barnes, Jodie Markell, Rufus Collins, Haviland Morris, & Tom Bloom. ATO Pictures. Rated 14A. 106 minutes. Drama/Horror/Thriller ★★★★ The …

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Get Swallowed Whole by Terror in THE BORDERLANDS

Terrifying religious-themed found footage brings us into a nightmarish investigation that will lead somewhere entirely unexpected.

RESOLUTION Questions Our Cinematic Participation in Murder

An indie that asks us at times uncomfortable questions about our participation in the process of murder on film.

The Hills Run Red with the Sounds of Slasher Horror

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3z4avzVKJU The Hills Run Red. 2009. Directed by Dave Parker. Screenplay by John Dombrow & David J. Schow. Starring Sophie Monk, Tad Hilgenbrink, William Sadler, Janet Montgomery, Alex Wyndham, Ewan Bailey, & Danko Jordanov. Fever Dreams/Warner Premiere/Dark Castle Entertainment. Rated R. 81 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★1/2  I'm a lover of the slasher sub-genre. When I was …

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SLENDER MAN Creeps In (Again) Via Found Footage

When a man's son is taken by the Slender Man, he goes to any & all lengths necessary to find him again. Even if that means becoming a criminal himself.