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YellowBrickRoad (2010)
You might not like YellowBrickRoad, but you should. YellowBrickRoad is exactly the sort of movie that true horror filmmakers should be making: intelligent, weird, uncompromising and disturbing. When...
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Kill Katie Malone (2010)
Kill Katie Malone is a ghost story. Instead of a house, though, Katie Malone haunts a box. I don’t have a probem with that. Hellraiser used the concept to good effect. Kill Katie Malone doesn’t. It...
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Tucker and Dale Vs Evil (2010)
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil is funny, smart, touching, and loaded with great, gory kills. Yeah, it’s basically perfect. Tucker & Dale vs. Evil begins with a found-footage opening kill. A reporter...
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Dear Mr Gacy (2010)
It can’t be denied that there is something especially disturbing about portrayals of true crime. Some filmmakers rely solely upon that shock factor, though, and besides the subject matter, their films...
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Parasomnia (2008)
If the filmmakers had pulled off their big risks, Parasomnia could have been a very cool flick. There are some really interesting things going on in Parasomnia. Unfortunately, they’re generally...
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Grave Encounters (2011)
In order to do research for a paranormal investigation-y novel, I attempted to watch those “reality” shows that are so popular right now, including Paranormal State, which I’ve heard is the worst of...
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The Violent Kind (2010)
The Violent Kind has some interesting components that are carelessly mashed together into a sort of glorious mess. You rarely see such a dramatic mix of competence and incompetence. Much more...
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Phase 7 (2011)
Phase 7 is an entertaining, if not very original, epidemic flick. However, because it’s not a product of Hollywood, but instead Argentina, even though it follows a pretty standard path, it feels fresh....
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Wake Wood (2011)
The Brits seem to have really embraced how creepy their pagan history can be. Between Wake Wood and Kill List, you almost appreciate the invasion of Christianity. It’s never a good sign when a horror...
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Atrocious (2010)
Atrocious relied upon a thin found-footage premise to bolster up its likewise thin plot. If you can’t guess from my tone, the results weren’t spectacular. But neither were they atrocious. Atrocious...
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