The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is the tale of a madman told through the eyes of another madman; a film so daunting it’s horrifying. Yes, here it is: the very first horror film and still its influence is felt. There is no argument there. It is also, with its exaggerated backgrounds and sharp angles, German  ...

File this one under WHEN PEE-WEE’s PLAYHOUSE ATTACKS! And, my God, does it ever work, too!  Mr. Crocket is both brutal and full of charm as a mysterious children’s television show host starts kidnapping children, sucking them into a weird and wacky parallel dimension through ...

John Locke from Lost, Admiral Pressman from Star Trek, the benevolent pacifist Alex McSween from Young Guns. All fascinating characters, all uniquely different  and all masterfully rendered real through the gifts of Terry O’Quinn. Before all these characters became known to me, the actor—apparently ...

And just like that, the Venom trilogy has come to an end.  Yeah, it could have been better but for goofy comic book fun, the series wasn’t a total disappointment . . . even if most print critics hated these movies. And it looks like Venom: The Last Dance will be no different in spite of the bromance  ...

Art The Clown as Santa?  You had me at Ho Ho Holy shit that’s a great idea! Grabbing the B-movie vibe by both cheeks and yanking his audience toward him, writer/director Damien Leone continues to put horror on the right track with Terrifier 3, featuring the fabulous David Howard Thornton  ...

It's time, my friends, time for all of us - the hardworking people of the world - to spend $30 and return to the haunted woods of our youth. Don't worry, though, you won't be in this forest alone. Here, there is a camp, and at that camp, you are never alone . . . for long ...

You should NEVER ignore your instincts, folks.  Ever. Children of the Pines, a new thriller from Freestyle Digital Media, is a movie about real terror.  It’s also a movie about healing by way of a cult and the fierce bond that such damage necessitates as one family’s pursuit of guidance leads  ...

“This is just the beginning.” The Secret Mechanic, a new short film from director Nicki Flores and writer David J. Paul, is an enticing slice of the criminal world’s cake as two brothers go after the money they are owed in a car garage.  The characters are well-written and the acting from ...

Do you really want to find the source for all the screaming which echoes in the land?!  Are you really that brave?  Devil’s , a new fantasy horror hybrid from Mahal Empire Productions is a film that doesn’t intend to be taken seriously . . . which is why I absolutely love it.  It’s designed  ...

A killer pumpkin?!  Sure.  I’ll bite. It seems Hulu has their ducks in a row this Halloween season with the release of their original film, Carved, another original horror movie playing as part of “Huluween” this year.  The film, a horror comedy by way of a sentient pumpkin, is all about the  ...