By Melissa Antoinette Garza As a child, I was always frightened and fascinated by toy monkeys that clap symbols together. I believe the fear came from the front cover of Stephen King’s book Skeleton Crew (1985). My sister owed the novel and even walking by it would send chills […]
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Don’t Go in the House (1979) – Horror Movie Film Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Don’t Go in the House (1979) is one of those lesser known, late 70s flicks that rely on practical effects to show some very creepy scenes. The movie starts with our lead character Donny (Dan Grimaldi) being harassed by his boss without reason. One of his […]
Last Shift (2014) – Netflix Instant Watch – Horror Film
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Last Shift (2014) is a movie that I’ve seen the cover for and passed on watching again and again. I expected a found-footage mess with boring and overdone CGI effects. I was shocked and ecstatic to get a film reminscent of The Evil Dead (1981) and […]
Tormented (1960) – HORROR MOVIE REVIEW
By Geno McGahee “Go away. You’re dead. Leave me alone.” – Tom (Richard Carlson) Tom (Richard Carlson) has a serious problem. He is ready to marry his fiancé, Meg (Lugene Sanders), but an unexpected guest arrives. Vi (Juli Reding) is obsessed with keeping Tom and will do everything to […]
Killer Party (1986) – DEMON SLASHER HORROR MOVIE REVIEW
By Geno McGahee “You raised a demon.” – Phoebe (Elaine Wilkes) The 1980’s came out with a lot of slasher films…they were the thing, and it was a god damn good thing. It is much better than this torture shit that we see nowadays. I would much rather see a […]
Evilspeak (1981) Free on YouTube and for sale via Amazon
Reviewed by Melissa Antoinette Garza I’m a fan of Clint Howard. The Ice Cream Man is one of my favorite B movies of all time. There’s just something lovable about him. I remember as a kid seeing him win the MTV Lifetime Achievement Award and I was so […]
Ghostbusters (1984) – Horror Comedy Movie Review
By Geno McGahee In the mid eighties, the horror/comedy was trending. GREMLINS came out in 1984 and FRIGHT NIGHT in 1985 and both were friendly horror films. They gave some scares, but were tame enough for the family to enjoy it together. That holds true for the 1984 paranormal […]
THE HAUNTED CASINO, WISHMASTER 2 & MORE – The Thrill of a CASINO SETTING – HORROR NEWS
By Geno McGahee Horror is often associated with haunted houses and the dark woods, but when the bright lights of the casino come into play, it brings a new element into the genre. In 2007, HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES star, Sid Haig, and THE HILLS HAVE EYES star, Michael Berryman, […]
Games (1967) – James Caan, Katherine Ross HORROR MOVIE REVIEW
By Geno McGahee I had a feeling that I was in for a treat with the 1967 film GAMES because it starred James Caan and Katherine Ross and it was a horror movie. Ross was the star of one of my favorite horror films: THE STEPFORD WIVES. She has […]
Unfriended (2014) – Facebook, Skype, Social Media PARANORMAL HORROR MOVIE REVIEW
By Geno McGahee There are plenty of examples of films that attempt a new approach and sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t. Found footage is a good example of an approach that took off and, when done right, can be effective. In the 2014 film “UNFRIENDED,” written by […]
Black Eyed Children: Let Me In (2015) – HORROR MOVIE REVIEW
By Geno McGahee In 1999, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT took the world by storm and re-introduced the “found footage” style of horror filmmaking. Since then, the found footage has been a constant and has actually been seen in many to most of the independent horror entries. Justin Synder has […]
In the Dark (2015) – HORROR MOVIE REVIEW
By Melissa Ann The possession/exorcism subgenre has proved to be one of the most popular with filmmakers and horror fans alike. The fear of demons lurking in our world, waiting to take over has deep roots for many because of religious connotations. Tales of possession date back to biblical […]