I was asking for it, but I just simply couldn’t resist. When I saw the trailer for Killer Pad and that it was directed by horror legend Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger), I knew at that moment that I was required my movie geek law to view the DVD as soon as possible. Well, it wasn’t [...] [...more]
Japanese cinema has a distinctly extreme and bizarre sub-genre of action/horror movies all its own … The Machine Girl fits right in. The story follows young Asami as she seeks vengeance for her little brother’s murder by a gand of bullies, led by the son of a powerful Yakuza boss. After learning of his demise [...] [...more]
Anamorph Directed by Henry Miller Starring: Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Peter Stormare, Clea DuVall ‘Anamorph’ had its New York premiere in April 2008 and its LA premiere in May 2008. Now we wait for it to spread … Willem Dafoe is usually enough to make any movie worth watching. In this one, it appears we have another James [...] [...more]
Director John Knautz has tapped into a vein that’s sure to make him one popular cult-horror favorite. His new film Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer looks like the most fun we’ll have in a horror-comedy since Army of Darkness. Jack Brooks witnessed his little sister killed by a hideous monster. As an adult, Jack struggles to [...] [...more]
One great pleasure of mine is uncovering GOOD little-known horror films, and sharing them with like-minded horror freaks. I’ve compiled a list of films I’ve “discovered” over the last several years and I’d like to share them with HSD readers. These films all delivered the goods, and were unfairly ignored, or even maligned, by critics and [...] [...more]
The Signal is a strange movie. Not because of its structure or story, but more because it wasn’t at all what I had expected it to be. From all the marketing, I thought this was going to be a pretty serious, and potentially scary, ultra-violent horror film. The violence was there, but the majority of [...] [...more]
What a freshman film outing for Scott Glosserman! Directing his first feature film, Glosserman transitions brilliantly from stage productions. All sorts of critics are hailing this movie as brilliant … and I am one of them. Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon is a smart, clever, funny and thrilling horror experience that combines [...] [...more]
Robert Pratten is a TRUE Independent Filmmaker. Surrounded and supported by his wife, and several friends from film school, he has created the festival circuit darling “London Voodoo” (2004), and the current “Mindflesh” (2008). I was lucky enough to catch up with Mr. Pratten this week, while he was on a [...] [...more]
I’m giving this movie a higher rating than I probably should, given that it earns some creativity points for having an original story. What I had hoped would be a coll, action-western-horror movie ended up being more of a moral tale involving people doing other wrong, people wanting revenge, people redeeming themselves … In a [...] [...more]
It’s rare when a horror film delivers legitimate R-rated suspense and thrills. Director David Slade, fresh off his critical success “Hard Candy”, has delivered. This movie has a fairly quick set up. Barrow, Alaska is the northernmost city in Alaska. We see most of the townsfolk leaving the town before the impending thirty days of [...] [...more]
