Tag: Modern Horror

Make America Kill Again in THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR

On By C.H. NewellIn Action, Blumhouse Productions, Edwin Hodge, Elizabeth Mitchell, Film, Frank Grillo, Horror, James DeMonaco, Mykelti Williamson, ThrillerLeave a comment

Like a playbook version of Donald Trump's MAGA plan. Complete with Russian murder tourists. Prescient much?

FRIEND REQUEST Combines the Horror of Facebook with the Horror of Witchcraft

On By C.H. NewellIn 2016, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Brit Morgan, Brooke Markham, Connor Paolo, Film, Horror, Simon Verhoeven, Supernatural, Thriller, William MoseleyLeave a comment

Be careful who you decide to unfriend on Facebook. Could be the last mistake you ever make.

Carpenter, Cults, & Cruel Hauntings in Last Shift

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Anthony DiBlasi, Horror Movies, Review, ThrillerLeave a comment

Last Shift. 2015. Directed by Anthony DiBlasi. Screenplay by Anthony DiBlasi & Scott Poiley. Starring Juliana Harkavy, Joshua Mikel, J. LaRose, Natalie Victoria, Sarah Sculco, Kathryn Kilger, and Mary Lankford Poiley. Skyra Entertainment. Rated R. 90 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★1/2 Marketing has dubbed Last Shift as a cross between Satanic style horror and John Carpenter's amazingly tense/low …

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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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The Remake of BLACK CHRISTMAS is Visual Vomit

On By C.H. NewellIn 2006, Black Christmas, Blogs, Blood, Bob Clark, Christmas Horror, Directors, Film, Filmmakers, Glen Morgan, Gore, Horror, Movies, Remake, Reviews, Serial Killer, Slasher, Slasher Film, ThrillerLeave a comment

Not all remakes are bad, not even close. This one? It's a stinking turd.

The Guest is like a Young Terminator in Post-Blackwater Era

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, A.J Bowen, Adam Wingard, Blogs, Cinematography, Dan Stevens, Directors, Drama, Film, Filmmaking, Independent Film, Indie Film, Lance Reddick, Maika Monroe, Movies, Mystery, Reviews, Simon Barrett, The Guest, Thriller, VOD, You're NextLeave a comment

The Guest. 2014. Directed by Adam Wingard. Written by Simon Barrett. Starring Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Brendan Meyer, Sheila Kelley, Leland Orser, and Lance Reddick. Picturehouse. Rated 14A. 99 minutes. Action/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★★ To begin, I've been a fan of Adam Wingard a long while. I think the first time I actually saw one of his …

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Maniac is an Innovative & Horrific Remake

On By C.H. NewellIn Alexandre Aja, Blu ray, Blue Underground, Elijah Wood, Film, Filmmaking, Frank Khalfoun, Gore, Horror, Joe Spinell, Movies, Remake, Reviews, SlasherLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiULAdLufJs Maniac. 2012. Dir. Franck Khalfoun. Screenplay by Alexandre Aja & Grégory Levasseur; based on the original screenplay for the 1980 film by Joe Spinell. Starring Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, and America Olivo. Canal+. Rated 18A. 89 minutes. Horror ★★★★★ (Film) ★★★★ (Blu ray release) First off, I really enjoyed the William Lustig directed original Maniac with …

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