Tag Archives: Home Invasion
There’s Something Else Going On
Intruders Review
While the home invasion sub-genre has been around for quite some time, there have been numerous titles over the last few years that have helped elevate it to the next level. Films such as The Aggression Scale and You’re Next have upped the ante when it comes to creativity and excitement, adding entirely new elements to the popular home invasion formula. Another film that has managed to do just that is Adam Schindler’s Intruders. Anna (Beth Riesgraf, TV’s “Leverage”) suffers from severe agoraphobia and has not left her home in over 10 years. After the death of her ill brother, … Read More
This Place’ll Do Just Fine
Axe Review
Almost every true horror fan is aware of the early 80’s list of banned films in the United Kingdom known as the video nasties. Slowly but surely, over the years, the films began to see the light of day, with almost every single one of the original 72 films being readily available on home release today. Thanks to studios like Severin who themselves are huge fans of the golden years of horror, we not only get home releases of the violent films once banned outright, but we get them in amazing Blu-ray packages with tons of extra features. One of … Read More
It Was Free Pizza!
Knock Knock Review
Eli Roth is no stranger to pushing boundaries in his films, which comes as no surprise, seeing as how he got his start working for the notoriously disgusting “Troma.” It’s very clear that he has a love for all sub-genres of horror; From Giallos to cannibal films, his knowledge and passion shine in all of his work. His newest film, Knock Knock, is probably the best film of 2015, if not his career. Since Eli Roth is already an established director and well-known for his ability to turn a stomach with arterial red splashes, this goes against his “name,” but … Read More
Scotland’s a Very Friendly Country
The Blood Lands Review
We all know that the horror genre actually contains a whole slew of sub-genres — from the ghostly and supernatural to the gruesome slashers. Quite frankly, some of these sub-genres are more effective than others because of the simple fact that they are more relatable. Sure, you might get a little frightened from a monster movie or a creature feature, but in the end, you know the events of that film will never actually happen. It is this exact reason that makes the home invasion sub-genre something of great intrigue. There have been tons of these types of flicks. Again, … Read More
You’re My Girl
The Strangers Review
I can still remember the experience I had seeing Brian Bertino’s The Strangers in vivid detail — A carload of my closest friends and self-proclaimed horror-heads drove to the theater and eagerly awaited our visit from ‘The Strangers.’ Within minutes, I could feel the atmosphere around me getting tense. I didn’t bother to glance at any of my friends’ faces because I was too enthralled in the events that were unfolding in front of me, on the gigantic screen. The sound design of this film was and is still, in my opinion, its driving force. It isn’t meant to be … Read More
She Wants Paper
Mischief Night Review
It’s always great going in to a movie for the first time expecting one thing and ending up with something totally different. While some may claim to see the twists coming, this is kind of what happened with my viewing of Travis Baker’s Mischief Night. Kaylie (Brooke Anne Smith) is spending the night before Halloween babysitting. After saving the house from a few young pranksters, another visitor comes by. This time, it’s not a prank, and Kaylie must fend off a serial killer. I don’t know what it is all of a sudden about the title Mischief Night, but apparently … Read More
