Tag Archives: Creature-Feature
I’ll Show You Mine…
Scarecrow Review
Who would have thought that a television network that has premiered such movies as Sharknado and Ghost Shark would have a movie of this caliber up their sleeves! From great acting to a well-thought-out plot, Sheldon Wilson’s Scarecrow has everything a horror movie fanatic could ask for.
I’ve seen enough made-for-tv movies on SyFy to know that you really can’t expect much when viewing them for the first time. Thanks to last years release of Scarecrow, however, maybe things [...]
Two of My Chickens are Missin’
13 Eerie Review
My local hotspot for movies runs deals from time to time. They usually have some sort of sale like “buy 3 get 3 free” and if it wasn’t for deals like this, I’d probably miss out on a ton of movies I would pass up otherwise. I happened to snatch up Lowell Dean’s 13 Eerie the other day, based only on the names appearing on the cover; Katharine Isabelle, Brendan Fletcher, and Jesse Moss all have a little bit of [...]
Chaos in the Flesh
Phantoms Review
I can’t say that I have ever read Dean Koontz novel Phantoms, but I can say that when I was about 13 years old I rented the Joe Chappelle film adaptation. I had a fondness for this film back then and remember it feeling a little like the 1988 version of The Blob. Recently I revisited Phantoms and I have to say that it really holds up well.
We get some solid performances by Rose McGowan and Liev [...]
Mary Mary, Quite Contrary
Storage 24 Review
Recently, I saw a list of the lowest box office grossing horror films of 2013. Among them, and in first place with a whopping $78 made world wide (Yeah, you read that right. Though it had a limited theatrical release, it’s still pretty inexcusable) is Johannes Roberts’ Storage 24.
Now, I honestly went into this film with high hopes; I kept saying, “this is gonna be a hidden gem that everyone missed out on and I am gonna love [...]
Oral Sodomy, Huh?
The Beast Within Review
As horror fans, we are constantly being treated to some of the most imaginative stories and creations ever seen in film. Philippe Mora’s 1982 monster movie is a perfect display of that imagination. The Beast Within takes the best elements of a creature-feature, throws in some slasher elements, and adds some supernatural twists, all making for one fantastically frightening experience.
I’ve watched tons of monster movies, but not until this film have I seen one having to do with cicadas. [...]
Let’s Give ‘Em Somethin’ to Eat
Feast Review
John Gulager’s Feast is an unforgettable no holds barred “splatstick” horror film. This is one of those movies that hits the ground running and never slows down or bothers to look back.
The cast is top notch with everyone from Clu Gulager and Henry Rollins to Treach of Naughty by Nature fame. Feast has a ballsy approach to the “trapped and fighting monsters” subgenre. With colorful characters, no matter how cookie cutter they seem, they all have a little bit [...]
