Tag Archives: Independent
Shaking Their Junk in My Face
House of Forbidden Secrets Review
If you’ve been reading my most recent reviews, you’ll have noticed that I’ve been on a little Unearthed Films kick. In continuing with that recent trend, I figured I’d check out another one of the most recent additions to their ever-growing filmography, Todd Sheets’ House of Forbidden Secrets. It’s Jacob’s first night as the security guard for ShadowView Manor. After meeting with the rest of the night residents of the building, Jacob reluctantly agrees to be a participant in a séance. Instead of communicating with the recently deceased husband of a grieving widow, however, the group have made contact with … Read More
I’m Very Very Naughty
Charlotte Review
Around the time that Annabelle: Creation was hitting theaters, I acquired a film that also had to do with some sort of killer doll. I put it on my shelf without any real hesitation, as I figured it was just another cheap imitation looking to make a few bucks off of the possible success of the big horror sequel. This happens from time to time, so it isn’t really a surprise anymore. I was looking for something to watch this morning, however, and upon seeing that same DVD, still in the exact spot on my shelf where I left it, … Read More
That’s My Kinda Nasty
Lycan Review
With Halloween right around the corner, I am trying my damnedest to get back into the role of ‘horror film critic.’ While last week I reviewed a recent Hollywood production (see The Mummy), I decided to visit the other side of the spectrum with a low-budget indie flick this week. Was Bev Land’s Lycan worth both my time and yours? Read on to find out… A group of students are given an assignment to work together and rediscover a moment in history. After the wise-cracking Kenny (Parker Croft, TV’s “Once Upon a Time”) suggests the group head into the woods … Read More
A Kid Needs His Mother
Pig Pen Review
By now, everyone knows how much I enjoy revenge flicks. I’ve covered a countless number of them and am always pleased at how filmmakers continue to push the sub-genre into different directions. There have been the classic rape/revenge flicks and even those taken to supernatural levels, but I don’t believe there have been any as gritty or realistic as Jason M. Koch’s Pig Pen. Zack (Lucas Koch), who also goes by “Pig Pen” by bullies at school, lives with his mother and her abusive boyfriend, Wayne (Vito Trigo, Return to Return to Nuke ‘Em High Aka Vol. 2). After being … Read More
Dessert’s Even Better
Dead West Review
I guess the saying “don’t judge a book by its cover” can go in either direction. Typically, that adage is used when the proverbial ‘cover’ is deemed negative in some way, but the ‘book’ turns out to be positive. Well, in the horror genre and independent films in general, I would assume, the opposite happens quite often. So is the case with Jeff Ferrell’s Dead West. A charismatic killer travels from town to town, picking up women and killing them shortly after exchanging pleasantries. Always on the run, no one ever catches up with this ladykiller. That is, until the … Read More
It Pays to Have a Big Cock
Headless Mini-Review
The 2012 film Found was an amazing feature that quickly gained a following and earned itself quite the reputation. The main characters, Marty and Steve, both have opposite reactions to a film [within the film] called Headless. With a fan base growing for Found, the question was bound to come up — “Will Headless ever be a feature?” At first, the answer was no… until writers Nathan Erdel and Todd Rigney created a world worth exploring. Synopsis: In this “lost slasher film from 1978,” a masked killer wages an unrelenting spree of murder, cannibalism, and necrophilia. But when his tortured … Read More
