Father’s Day (2011)
What is it with Canada’s love affair with the good old exploitation/grindhouse flicks of yesteryear? Don’t get me wrong; I’m not condemning our friends to the North. I think you all know me well enough by now that I absolutely adore the grindhouse genre that sprung up in New York City’s 42nd Street district. Sleazy … Read more
The Victim (2011)
THE VICTIM is the solo directorial debut from genre actor, Michael Biehn (in 2010 he co-directed THE BLOOD BOND with Anthony Szeto). I’ve posted a few articles about the progress of this film over the last year, and then suddenly it went silent. So I was pretty happy that THE VICTIM was being screened at … Read more
Nina: Crazy Suicide Girl (2012)
NINA: CRAZY SUICIDE GIRL gets an early vote as being the best titled film of 2012 (so far). When I first came across this one I assumed it was an Asian import. You know; the crazy, over-the-top Asian films that are full of comic book-like violence and gore? Well I was wrong. This is actually … Read more
El Monstro del Mar! (2010)
It’s become pretty fashionable among indie horror filmmakers to pay homage to past genre styles. Even mainstream Hollywood has gotten into the act with Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino paying homage to the grindhouse genre (one of my favorite old-school genres out there) with their collaborative effort, GRINDHOUSE. Now Stuart Simpson throws his hat into … Read more
Horror Short: Lewis (2011)
There was a house a few streets over from where I grew up in that was struck by lightening three times. What a shitty deal!! If you’re unlucky enough to get hit by lightening once, well you can just write it off and be glad that that’s over and now you’re no longer at risk. … Read more
Horror Movie Review: Drive Angry (2011)
I’m really pissed at myself. So far this year I’ve stayed true to my New Year’s resolution and have seen every genre flick released this year in the theaters … except DRIVE ANGRY. I wanted to see it; I even planned on seeing it. But when I finally found the time it was already outta … Read more
New Horror Release Review: Dahmer vs. Gacy (2011)
KING KONG VS. GODZILLA. DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN. FREDDY VS. JASON. Pitting creature against creature is not a new phenomena (although the SyFy channel has taken it into some truly bizarre territory). But what about real life monsters? Let’s face it; we’re a society obsessed with serial killers and death. Just look on channels like Discovery … Read more
New Release: Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
“I’m gonna sleep in your bloody carcasses tonight!” Catchy title, eh? I’ve been following the progress of HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN for about a year now. We all know the story about how writer-director Jason Eisener won a trailer contest around the time Tarantino and Rodriquez’s GRINDHOUSE came out and then how fans everywhere demanded … Read more
Movie Review: I Spit on Your Grave Uncut (2010)
When it comes to remakes I’m usually not surprised by the outcome. Most remakes completely miss the point and ignore those elements that made the original so appealing and unique. That’s why I was so shocked after watching the I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE remake. The cast and crew came together to make a disturbing, … Read more
Indie Horror Scene: The Super (2010)
Let’s go back in time for a moment. Back to a simpler time when genre movies were gritty with basic plots and fun, borderline psychotic characters ruled the cinematic landscape. I’m of course referring to the age of the Grindhouse/42nd Street/exploitation flick of the 1970’s. These films always offered the audience something they couldn’t get … Read more
