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Horror Review: Wounds
Wounds was released in Autumn last year and follows an excruciatingly unlikable bartender as he gets enthralled in a disturbing mystery that begins to unfold when he takes home a mobile phone left in the bar that he works at. The hour and 30 minute movie was directed by Babak Anvari and stars Armie Hammer, Zazie Beetz and Dakota Johnson as the main cast members whose characters are involved in a weak love triangle.
By A. N. Merchant 6 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'The Tell Tale Heart' (2020), a host film.
This one is gonna be rife with -SPOILERS-, but c'mon. It's The Tell Tale Heart, by Edgar Allan Poe. I was particularly impressed by this retelling of Poe's classic, The Tell Tale Heart. Those familiar with my reviews, know I'm not fond of poetry, and though I've reviewed some books of poetry in the past (like The Configuration Discordant, by John Baltisberger), poetry is usually not my cup of tea. Poe was always an exception to that rule, and while my love of Poe isn't terribly nuanced or refined, it is love, none the less. Screwing up one of my favorite poems by Poe could spell certain doom for any series or film under my scrutiny. Moreover, a shameless rehash of something that fall under public domain is another good way to compel my ire.
By Reed Alexander6 years ago in Horror
Closed in and Shut in
As I opened up my eyes, they struggled to focus. I groaned when I tried to sit up and touched the pain my head. I could feel the lump and looked at my hand. I saw the blur of blood and felt the warmth of it on my fingers. As I continued to investigate the liquid coming out of my body, I started to realise that my legs felt cold. I focused down at my feet and saw them shackled to a stone covered floor. I pulled my right ankle, thinking this must be some sort of sick joke from my friends, payback from the prank I pulled, but it didn't budge. I began twisting my foot to a point where I felt like I was ripping it off the bone and started screaming when I couldn't get the release. I pulled again, this time too hard and I groaned in agony, collapsing back on the chilled floor. I could feel my heart racing and my fear starting to kick in. What the hell happened?
By Jamie-Lee Turner6 years ago in Horror
The Solitude
The Solitude Despite the clear sky and bright sun shining its heavenly rays on to the earth below, the morning was very cold and windy. It had rained last night, and a ghostly mist now hovered over the forest like a shroud, slightly obscuring the green grass and leaves on the trees laden with morning dew. Up above, small birds flew across the forest canopy and down below squirrels and chipmunks scurried back and forth across the forest floor, none making enough noise or commotion to ruin the peaceful morning aura. On a dark, lonely road cutting through the forest and bordered by oaks and evergreens, a solitary figure silently walked along, slowly put purposefully, never straying from his fixed course on the smooth asphalt but seemingly oblivious to his surroundings. The solitary figure was an average sized man wearing a brown corduroy jacket, faded blue jeans, heavy brown work boots and a gray wool hat over his dark brown hair, which was messy and unkempt.
By Infinite Sky6 years ago in Horror
10 Great Ghost-Themed Movies and TV Shows (1940-87)
1. Fantasia (1940) With many different directors, Walt Disney's Fantasia promised to offer many different visions. Some of them are on the cute side, but Wilfred Jackson's take on Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain" is actually on the spooky side. The classic segment was animated by Vladimir Tytla. Featuring a towering, demonic figure commanding spirits and lesser demons around, it's likely that this segment of Fantasia gave — and could still give— certain children nightmares.
By Wade Wainio6 years ago in Horror
Faded Green Dress
It was a perfect spring day—clear blue skies with a slight breeze, carrying whiffs of orange on the tantalizing wind. Tammy stood at the top of the jagged cliff overseeing clear turquoise waves rolling gently across the ocean surface before kissing the cliff’s base below. Every year for the last twenty years on the same spring day the seventh of May, Tammy came back to this spot.
By Verona Jones6 years ago in Horror
Odriel's Heirs by Hayley Reese Chow
Rating: 5/5 Synopsis: The brave, burning with fire, harnessed the Dragon's Rage.... As the Dragon Heir, seventeen-year-old Kaia inherited the power of flame to protect her homeland from a Tell necromancer’s undead army. But after centuries of peace, the necromancer has faded to myth, and the Dragon Heir is feared by the people. Persecuted and cast out, Kaia struggles to embrace and control her seemingly useless gift while confined to her family’s farm.
By Ashley Nestler, MSW6 years ago in Horror
Superstition Mountains
Social distancing has been challenging for me but, not because I miss the socializing or visiting people. I want to see my family more definitely, but this virus shutdown has been difficult because I can’t go exploring any haunted locations. I love haunted and mysterious sites with history and I miss that being in lockdown. So, I have been making a bucket list of haunted places in Arizona, I want to visit once I can leave my house again.
By Verona Jones6 years ago in Horror
