Reviews

Chaos reigns.  Lars Von Trier is a provocateur. Or he isn't. I don't think he thinks he's a provocateur. These are stories he wants to tell and these are the images he wants to present. His films are...

It's Christmas, it's Christmas, it's Christmas. The mythology of Krampus has spread through the pop culture landscape in the past few years. So a mainstream horror/comedy about the anti-Santy seemed like a...

Gobble, Gobble, Motherfucker! Ah, Thanksgiving.  A time traditionally filled with family, friends, and side-eyeing your old high school classmates at the local bar.  With a holiday as wholesome as this,...

It's not mean.  Cyberbullying, and the over dependance on social media and technology, seem to be an attractive theme for indie horror filmmakers. After this past spring's surprisingly...

This is the girl. David Lynch is one creepy mofo. His films are inexplicable, surrealist, bizarre, haunting, and nighmarish. I saw Mulholland Dr. for the first time in 2011 and it gave me nightmares for a...

Always be prepared. Kids looking for a dumb, gory zombie comedy could do well to look to Scout's Guide to Zombie Apocalypse. It fits the bill for an over the top action movie, even if it's not going to be...

Terror is Relative This week, I had the pleasure of viewing Dave Campfield's most recent film Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween.  For those who are unfamiliar with the characters Caesar and Otto, they...

Looking for some campy fun this Halloween? This ain't it. In my latest round of exploring all that Shudder has to offer, I landed upon Birdemic: Shock and Terror. I faintly remembered hearing about this...

Christmas with Toby. After six movies in six years, the "Paranormal Activity" movie series has been a consistent series in its tone, style and scare factor. The films are cheap, turn quick profits, and offer...

Specific deaths. Violent deaths.  I like horror and most of its subgenres. However, I love Gothic horror the most. Trapped heroines, creaky houses, dashingly dangerous men, candelabras: the tropes really...