Matt
I've been obsessed with horror movies since I was two years old and staring wide-eyed at all the hypnotic VHS covers at the local video store.
Body Count, Night of the Demons, and Night Swim
Body Count – 1986, Italy, 87m. Director: Ruggero Deodato. Night of the Demons – 1988, US, 90m. Director: Kevin Tenney Night Swim – 2024, US, 98m. Director: Bryce McGuire. BODY COUNT (1986) A group of monotonous friends on a wilderness…
The Andy Baker Tape, Horror in the High Desert 2, and Tahoe Joe
The Andy Baker Tape – 2021, US, 70m. Director: Bret Lada. Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva – 2023, US, 74m. Director: Dutch Marich. Tahoe Joe – 2022, US, 88m. Director: Dillon Brown, Michael Rock. THE ANDY BAKER TAPE…
Return to Sleepaway Camp, Shallow Grave, and Whispers
Return to Sleepaway Camp – 2008, US, 86m. Director: Robert Hiltzik. Shallow Grave – 1987, US, 89m. Director: Richard Styles. Whispers – 1990, US, 100m. Director: Douglas Jackson. RETURN TO SLEEPAWAY CAMP (2008) This “official” sequel to the 1983 slasher…
Amityville 1990-1996
THE AMITYVILLE CURSE (1990) It’s just as well this Canadian production didn’t return to Toms River, New Jersey, where the previous four Amityville movies were shot. Based on a fictionalized story involving the notorious Long Island house, the film’s new…
Blood Shack, Deadtime Stories, and Spellbinder
Blood Shack – 1971, US, 55m. Director: Ray Dennis Steckler. Deadtime Stories – 1986, US, 82m. Director: Jeffrey Delman. Spellbinder – 1988, US, 99m. Director: Janet Greek. BLOOD SHACK (1971) Carol (Carolyn Brandt) inherits a dilapidated two-room shack in the…
Amityville 1979-1989
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979) In terms of showy special effects, The Amityville Horror may not be the best haunted house movie ever made. But its effectiveness lies within the filmmakers’ subtle interpretation of the source material—the book by Jay Anson.…
Axe, The Convent, and The Love Butcher
Axe – 1977, US, 68 Director: Frederick R. Friedel. Streaming: N/A The Convent – 2000, US, 78m. Director: Mike Mendez. Streaming: AMC, Shudder, Tubi The Love Butcher – 1975, US, 85m. Director: Mikel Angel, Don Jones. Streaming: N/A AXE (1977)…
Streaming on YouTube: Horror Castle, Junior, and The Orphan
Horror Castle – 1963, Italy, 84m. Director: Anthony Dawson (Antonio Margheriti). Streaming: YouTube Junior – 1985, US, 82m. Director: Jim Hanley. Streaming: YouTube The Orphan – 1979, US, 83m. Director: John Ballard. Streaming: YouTube HORROR CASTLE (1963) (AKA: The Virgin…
The Children, Curtains, and Hannibal Rising
The Children – 1980, US, 93m. Director: Max Kalmanowicz. Streaming: Peacock, Prime, Tubi Curtains – 1983, Canada, 89m. Director: Jonathan Stryker (Richard Ciupka). Streaming: Peacock, Roku Hannibal Rising – 2007, Czech Republic/Italy/UK/US, 121m. Director: Peter Webber. Streaming: Tubi THE CHILDREN…
Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies, Dead Snow, and Dead Snow 2
Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies – 2016, Austria, 78m. Director: Dominik Hartl. Streaming: Tubi Dead Snow – 2009, Norway, 91m. Director: Tommy Wirkola. Streaming: Tubi Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead – 2014, Norway, 100m. Director: Tommy Wirkola. Streaming: Peacock…