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Movie reviews for horror fans; from gruesome bone-chillers to dark horror thrillers, a showcase for frightful films that seek to entertain and to terrify.
Reed Alexander's Review of 'The Ruins' (2008)
You know, I don't know why I like this movie so much. Maybe because it's not just horror, but survival horror. It has that "brink of madness, human limits tested, sense of dread" that I love so much about zombie movies (when they're done right). Kind of like The Road. That wasn't horror, but it's just an epic long, grueling march, right into the grave. It's just fucking brutal. *cue Nathan Explosion*
Reed AlexanderPublished 7 years ago in HorrorH'ween Horrorthon: 'The Sixth Sense' (1999)
"I see dead people." "In your dreams? While you're awake? [beat] "Dead people like, in graves? In coffins?" "Walking around like regular people. They don't see each other. They only see what they want to see. They don't know they're dead."
Carlos GonzalezPublished 7 years ago in HorrorReed Alexander's Review of 'He Never Died' (2015)
HENRY MOTHER FUCKEN ROLLINS!!! Yeah, I was likely going to eat this movie up even if it was a total wash, but I did make the best, albeit half-assed, attempt to look at the movie objectively and see past my man crush on Uncle Hank. So I took this movie for what it was, for what it was, and it was pretty good. There was solid action, pretty good acting, funny at times, and it certainly didn't take itself too seriously.
Reed AlexanderPublished 7 years ago in HorrorH'ween Horrorthon: '1408' (2007)
"This is it?" - John Cusack as Mike Enslin, upon entering the titular hotel room. Hello one and all. Horror movies in the 2000s had grown quite stale in my opinion. Gone were the genuine chills and thrills of the 60s, 70s, and 80s yester-year when filmmakers cared about their audience. Films that were about flesh and blood characters going through their worst fears and putting us through Hell and back were gone. Ghosts, vampires, kids-with-freaky-powers, psycho-killers, werewolves, witches, sharks, demonically-possessed-children, flesh-eating-parasites, beasties, gremlins, and sickos were a mainstay in each of those decades. The previous decade just decided to reboot or remake some of those horror movie memories, thinking that CGI and slick panache would do the trick. Or, just as bad, they'd take some of the best horror movies from Asia and Americanize them, thinking that the same story would work here in the states. Some of them may have worked: The Grudge is one example. Some didn't: The Ring is one of those examples.
Carlos GonzalezPublished 7 years ago in Horror'The Legend of Hell House'
What makes for a good haunted house movie? A scary building, creaky doors, people walking around with candles, and lots of sudden surprises? Well, perhaps. But maybe it takes something more to really get under the skin. Or—brickwork?
Sebastian PhillipsPublished 7 years ago in HorrorTop 10: Horror Films of All-Time
History has shown us some of it's best horror films. These are the Top 10. This list is strictly based of the impact the film had in the horror genre and the overall positive feedback it received.
Angel RiveraPublished 7 years ago in Horror'The Exorcist' (1973): An Appreciation
"You show me Regan's double, same face, same voice, everything. And I'd know it wasn't Regan. I'd know in my gut. I'm telling you that that thing upstairs isn't my daughter. Now I want you to tell me that you know for a fact that there's nothing wrong with my daughter except in her mind! You tell me for a fact that an exorcism wouldn't do any good! YOU TELL ME THAT!"
Carlos GonzalezPublished 7 years ago in HorrorThe Best Bad Horror Films
Most horror fans I know have movies that they absolutely love and have no qualms admitting that they are over the top and cheesy. I personally think movies that are so bad that they’re good should have their own category when browsing on Netflix; sometimes the mood calls for something, cheesy, gory, and possibly packed with partial nudity. As a long-time fan of the genre and horror film reviewer I’ve seen some great films, some unwatchable wastes of time, and some amazingly bad pieces of cinema. It only takes a quick Google search to see lists upon lists of bad horror movies, so I know this isn’t an original idea nor is it, by any means, a comprehensive list. We all know about Troll, Sharknado, and Birdemic but I’m going to try to dig a little deeper and show you some of my favorites that never seem to make those lists. It doesn’t matter to me if the cheese is intentional or not, it is still present in all of these films and in large amounts. Ladies and gents, I give you four of the best bad horror films you (probably) haven’t seen.
Clayton "Yeti" EdwardsPublished 7 years ago in Horror'The Mothman Prophecies'
Spooky Season is here, and thrillers are a close cousin to horror movies. Rico and I decided to put the ridiculous movies aside and actually watch something that we might both consider to be good.
Yumi YamamotoPublished 7 years ago in Horror'Zombies, Man... They Creep Me Out!'
Zombies. Where did this lovable epidemic come from? When I was a kid in the late 80s, early 90s, I loved horror films. In fact, they were an extension of who I was as a kid. I saw my first horror film at four years old (yes, I remember). As I reminisced in a post I did while ago titled "10 Films I Would Need If Stranded on a Deserted Island":
A.R. MarquezPublished 7 years ago in HorrorReed Alexander's Review of Oculus (2013)
You don't have to read this review. You can watch the Cinema Sins and pretty much get the gist of what I'm about to say. I got to give the writer and director credit, cerebral horror is a very hard nut to crack and they really did make a stellar effort. They failed it miserably, but the effort was there. Messing with the audience's perceptions is difficult when, you know, they're watching it on a screen and can pretty much already differentiate between reality and the movie.
Reed AlexanderPublished 7 years ago in HorrorReed Alexander's Review of "Harbinger Down (2015)"
Yeah, it was okay... Honestly, I'm a total fan boy for Lance Hendriksen, and have a fucked-up raging man boner for just about everything he's ever been in. Go figure...
Reed AlexanderPublished 7 years ago in Horror