Tag: Indie

Carnage Park: A Scary Slice of 1970s Americana

On By C.H. NewellIn Action, Ashley Bell, Crime, Film, Horror, James Landry Hébert, Larry Fessenden, Mickey Keating, Pat Healy, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uasqLAdxkJs Carnage Park. 2016. Directed & Written by Mickey Keating. Starring Ashley Bell, Pat Healy, James Landry Hébert, Michael Villar, Bob Bancroft, Larry Fessenden, Andy Greene, Alan Ruck, Graham Skipper, & Darby Stanchfield. Diablo Entertainment. Unrated. 90 minutes. Action/Crime/Horror/Thriller ★★★★ Ever since seeing Ritual, I've been hooked on Mickey Keating. His directing and writing are a sight …

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Haunted Memory in Martha Marcy May Marlene

On By C.H. NewellIn Brady Corbet, Cult, Drama, Film, Hugh Dancy, John Hawkes, Sarah Paulson, Sean Durkin, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_k3wCsOgqk Martha Marcy May Marlene. 2011. Directed & Written by Sean Durkin. Starring Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulson, Hugh Dancy, Christopher Abbott, Brady Corbet, Maria Dizzia, Julia Garner, John Hawkes, Louisa Krause, Adam David Thompson, Allen McCullough, Lauren Molina, Louisa Braden Johnson, Tobias Segal, & Gregg Burton. Fox Searchlight Pictures/Cunningham & Maybach Films/FilmHaven Entertainment/BorderLine Films/This Is …

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Some Kind of Hate: A Ghostly, Savage Bullying Tale

On By C.H. NewellIn 2015, Adam Egypt Mortimer, Film, Grace Phipps, Horror, Independent Film, Noah Segan, Ronen Rubinstein, Sierra McCormickLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07SfDv21Iy4 Some Kind of Hate. 2015. Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer. Screenplay by Brian DeLeeuw & Mortimer. Starring Grace Phipps, Spencer Breslin, Andrew Bryniarski, Sierra McCormick, Lexi Atkins, Brando Eaton, Ronen Rubinstein, Maestro Harrell, Noah Segan, Michael Polish, Justin Prentice, & Jasper Polish. Caliber Media Company/Revek Entertainment. Not Rated. 82 minutes. Horror ★★★1/2 Low budget …

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Let Us Prey: An Atmospheric Religious Discussion

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Horror Movies, Let Us Prey, Liam Cunningham, Pollyanna McIntosh, ReviewLeave a comment

Let Us Prey. 2014. Directed by Brian O'Malley. Screenplay by David Cairns & Fiona Watson. Starring Liam Cunningham, Pollyanna McIntosh, Bryan Larkin, Hanna Stanbridge, Douglas Russell, Niall Greig Fulton, and Jonathan Watson. Creative Scotland/Fantastic Films/Greenhouse Media Investment/Irish Film Board/Makar Productions. Rated 18A. 92 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★1/2 "And if the devil is six, then god is …

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The Gallows: Wasted Opportunity & Wasted Youth

On By C.H. NewellIn 2015, Blumhouse Productions, Found Footage, Horror Movies, Review, Sub-genre3 Comments

The Gallows. 2015. Directed & Written by Travis Cluff/Chris Lofing. Starring Reese Mishler, Pfeifer Brown, Ryan Shoos, Cassidy Gifford, Travis Cluff, Price T. Morgan, Theo Burkhardt, David Herrera, Gannon Del Fierro, Mackie Burt, and Adrian Salas. Blumhouse Productions. Rated 14A. 81 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★ Found footage is a sub-genre I do enjoy, honestly. That being …

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THE STRANGER is Eerie Indie Vampire Horror

On By C.H. NewellIn 2015, Assault on Precinct 13, Chilewood, Cristobal Tapia Montt, Drama, Eli Roth, Guillermo Amoedo, Horror, Indie Film, Indie Horror, John Carpenter, Knock Knock, Luis Gnecco, Mystery, On Demand, Practical Effects, The Stranger, Vampire, VODLeave a comment

The Stranger. 2015. Directed and Written by Guillermo Amoedo. Starring Cristobal Tapia Montt, Ariel Levy, Luis Gnecco, and Nicolas Duran. Sobras International Pictures. Unrated. 93 minutes. Drama/Horror/Mystery. ★★★1/2 Eli Roth, though some may say different, is a great talent. I enjoy his movies because they're fun. I really enjoy him as a producer, as well. …

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IT FOLLOWS: S.T.G (Sexually Transmitted Ghosts)

On By C.H. NewellIn 2015, Cinematography, Film, Filmmakers, Horror, Maika Monroe, Mystery, ReviewsLeave a comment

It Follows. 2015. Directed & Written by David Robert Mitchell. Starring Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Olivia Luccardi, Kelly Height, Daniel Zovatto, and Jake Weary. Northern Lights Films. 14A. 100 minutes. Horror/Mystery. ★★★★1/2 There's been a massive amount of praise roll in for David Robert Mitchell's new horror It Follows, and it seems equal portions of people …

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