Host is a Shudder Original that has just popped up on iTunes rental so I gave it a shot. To be clear, Host is not The Host, The Host, or Hosts. Nor is it Unfriended, Searching, Friend Request, Dark Web, … Continue reading
New Mutants, the (actual) final X-Men movie in the Fox run of superhero flicks, is finally (FINALLY) available to a wide audience. After numerous delays even before the pandemic and then a gasping-for-air theatrical when screens opened, it’s hit digital … Continue reading
Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight is a new Netflix Original / Polish horror film about a bunch of tech-addicted teens who are forced to spend time in the great outdoors. And, by great outdoors, we mean the mutant-Bubba-infested woods. … Continue reading
Possessor is a new film from Brandon Cronenberg, son of David Cronenberg and the apple hasn’t fallen far from the bloody tree. The version I saw was Possessor Uncut… apparently the MPAA rated it NC-17 so it’s been released on … Continue reading
Finally caught up with Audition, a Japanese horror film that may have been over-promised… but I ultimately found that a blessing. I’m not sure I could have handled a full two hour movie like the last twenty minutes of this … Continue reading
His House is certainly an interesting and unique horror film. I’ve never seen anything quite like it while, at the same time, it has tired and overused tropes that almost ruined the film (before course correcting). The film is about … Continue reading
This may be the first actual Dario Argento movie I’ve seen (not counting his truly abysmal Dracula 3D from a few years ago). This is a classic horror film with at least one iconic “kill” sequence that I’d heard about … Continue reading
Peninsula (or the US release title Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula) is a largely in-name-only sequel to the excellent Train to Busan. Train was a zombie film that somehow made the zombie film fresh again. Not so this loud, bombastic … Continue reading
The Witches (or, more properly titled: Roald Dahl’s The Witches) is the second film version of Dahl’s classic novel. I really enjoyed that original from 1990 though I was too old to be scared of it. This new version is … Continue reading
Blood Quantum is a Shudder original zombie flick that is currently available for rent on Amazon Prime. I had heard very positive things about this one and had been debating subscribing to Shudder… but I’d also heard enough negatives about … Continue reading