TENNESSEE GOTHIC September 2019 Written and directed by Jeff Wedding Produced by Katie Groshong The movie barely begins when we’re dragged into a squirm-inducing rape-scene-turned-revenge bludgeoning. Then, our battered victim Sylvia (Jackie Kelly) is rescued by widowed farmer Paw (Victor Hollingsworth). With more heart than brains, Paw takes the unconscious girl back to his farm […]
Reviewing TRESPASSERS, staring Angela Trimbur, Zach Avery, Fairuza Balk
TRESSPASSERS Directed BY Orson Oblowitz Written by Corey Deshon 88 minutes Reviewed by JP Andrika Home invasion films got a resurgence with 2007’s FUNNY GAMES and, of course, THE STRANGERS. Admittedly, they are a favorite subgenre of mine. Is there anything more horrifying than a stranger invading your home where you should feel safe? TRESPASSERS […]
Reviewing THE GRUDGE (2020)
THE GRUDGE (2020) Written/Directed by Nicholas Pesce 96 minutes Reviewed by JP Andrika In 2002, Asian horror imports being remade into American films was all the rage. In 2004 THE GRUDGE was born. In 2006, both films scared up profits and in 2009 a third straight to video entry was released to mixed reviews. A […]
Reviewing GHOST APP, a short horror film
GHOST APP Jusino Productions We dive straight into the creepy action as our star character, Sher Shearey, has a snack and movie session interrupted by a random text asking if she believes in ghosts. When Sher confides that yes, she does in fact believe in ghosts, she’s sent a link to an app claiming to […]
Reviewing GHOST IN THE GRAVEYARD, staring Jake Busey
GHOST IN THE GRAVEYARD Written/Directed by Charlie Comparetto Staring Jake Busey, Roy Johnson Cellar Door Films *Review first appeared on Hell Notes* The film opens with a group of kids running through a dark graveyard playing a childhood game until unexpected tragedy strikes one of them dead. With the film’s creepy tone firmly set, we […]
Reviewing SLAUGHTERHOUSE SLUMBER PARTY – A Horror-Comedy
SLAUGHTERHOUSE SLUMBER PARTY Written/Directed by Dustin Mills 2019 *Review first appeared at Hell Notes* The raunchy fun starts with a scantily clad woman puking in the crapper before psyching herself up to get back to the party. Hey, isn’t that how slumber parties are supposed to end, not start? Our pukey party goer goes on to share […]
Reviewing MURDER BALLAD, a short horror film from Sergio Guerra
MURDER BALLAD Guerra Films Written, produced and directed by Sergio Guerra 2019 *Review first appeared in Hell Notes* Not a moment is wasted in this ten-minute thrill ride from hell. The film opens while an obviously distraught woman named Lucinda (Hannah Reese) is searching through drawers as if her life depended on it, because it […]
Reviewing THE SNOWGLOBE – a short horror film
THE SNOWGLOBE Written, Directed & Produced by Jake Hammond *Review first appeared on Hell Notes* We’ve all been there before, right? Chilling out in a car with our bestie when, from across the gas station lot, we spot creepy Santa staring back at us. Such was the case with Anna (Isadora Leiva) and her best […]
Reviewing FRIED BARRY – a short horror film
FRIED BARRY Enigma Ace Films Directed by Ryan Kruger Running Time: 3min45sec *Review first appeared on Hell Notes* Don’t let the fleeting time span of 3 minutes and 45 seconds fool you. Fried Barry presents a virtual isolation chamber of nightmarish proportions and makes a home under your skin faster than you can read this […]
Reviewing DEATH OF A CHEERLEADER
DEATH OF A CHEERLEADER Directed by Paul Shapiro Written by Caitlin D. Fryers and Randall Sullivan 87 minutes 2019 Reviewed by JP Andrika Bridget (Aubrey Peebles) is an in coming high school Freshman. This year she is convinced to join a myriad of School clubs, but what she really desires is to be a Cheerleader. […]
Reviewing InkStained: On Creativity, Writing, and Art, by John Urbancik
INKSTAINED: ON CREATIVITY, WRITING, AND ART John Urbancik Dark Fluidity *This review first appeared in Rue Morgue Magazine #191, Nov/Dec XMas issue 2019* Capturing the heart of John Urbancik’s podcasts across 2017 and 2018, InkStained proves essential reading for any writer looking to hone their craft. Hell, it might even appease readers who ask, for […]
Reviewing LUNA, A Short Film
LUNA XRATS Productions Written, Directed & Edited by Ross Williams Running Time: 10m16sec *This review first appeared at Hell Notes Nov 6 2019* Seconds into the film, we’re rendered helpless as a couple huddles on the couch, sobbing while a young boy sits absent-mindedly on the chair beside them. It’s as if we’ve stumbled into […]
Draug: Swedish Horror Reviewed With Bonus Interview
DRAUG Directed/Produced by Karin Engman and Klas Persson Written by Klas Persson Odmarden Film Production, October 2018 Reviewed by Rick Hipson (Originally published with Hell Notes) Flexing its production value and utilizing some gorgeous settings from Sweden’s forested wilderness, DRAUG transcends past culture and language to deliver the most frightening aspects of its native folklore […]
Reviewing Highway Twenty by Michael J. Moore
Highway Twenty By Michael J. Moore A HellBound Books Publishing LLC Book Something awful is worming its way into Sedrow Woolley, a small hick town off (surprise!) Highway Twenty. Wasting no time, the opening chapter is a gut-punch, establishing Moore’s talent for making us effectively uncomfortable. Then we meet Conor Mitchell, a young mechanic pondering […]
Film Review: AMBITION
AMBITION Directed by Robert Shaye Written by John Rocco, Jenna Lyn Wright Reviewed by JP Andrika AMBITION is the latest from the producers of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET. . Young Music student, Jude (Katherine Hughes), spends her days with her friends in a cozy house where she dreams of getting a spot in an […]
Interviewing Greg Lamberson, Writer/Director of WIDOW’S POINT
Hailed by Fangoria as the hardest working man in horror and confirmed by those who know him (does he even ever sleep?), Gregory Lamberson pulls no punches and tolerates no distraction when it comes to creating horror. First well known for cult classic SLIME CITY when he was just nineteen years of age, Greg has […]
Special Guest: Bob Freeman, Author, Occult Detective
Boneyard Baptism “‘Tis now the very witching time of night, when churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out contagion to this world.” — Shakespeare’s Hamlet I grew up in the country, on the northeast corner of my maternal grandparents’ sixty acre horse farm. Surrounded by ash trees, and with Turkey Creek cutting a path through […]
Announcing Bob Freeman’s Virtual Blog Tour!
Author: Bob Freeman Featured Book Release: Descendant: A Novel of the Liber Monstrorum November 18-25, 2019 Welcome to a blog tour that will bring you thrills and chills in the heart of the holiday season with the Descendant Blog Tour featuring the Occult Detective himself, Bob Freeman! A supernatural thriller that readers of horror will […]
A Conversation With LUNA Filmmaker, Ross Williams.
Ross Williams is an American filmmaker who’s been churning out short films from his meat grinder for over twenty years. Opting to create on the darker side of the screen, Ross’s latest short, LUNA, was inspired by his creepy daughter, Zoe, who stars in the film to award-winning effect. You can watch the film right […]
REVIEWING SEEING GREEN, A SHORT FILM DIRECTED BY CHELSEA STARDUST
SEEING GREEN Fun Size Horror productions Written by Danielle Bauman Directed by Chelsea Stardust This all women horror-comedy (Hor-Com? That seems wrong) combines campy wit with top-notch performances. It’s a blood-soaked romp following the misadventures of an unsuspecting bride-to-be and her two bridesmaids who gather at a specialty cake tasting appointment. Hazel (Vanessa Elese Garcia), […]
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