Goregasm
Skull: The Mask by Hope Madden Practical effects, hallucinatory sequences and a throwback exploitation vibe keep Skull: The Mask interesting enough to watch. The film’s opening is its strongest segment,…read more →
Shudder
In Search of Hunky Boys
Psycho Goreman by Hope Madden How much fun is this movie?! Tons. Endlessly quotable and boasting inspired creature design and a twisted Saturday Morning Kidventure tone, Psycho Goreman is a…read more →
This Old House
The Banishing by Hope Madden Filmmaker Christopher Smith has repeatedly proven a knack for horror. Whether he locks us up in the tunnels beneath London with Franka Potente (2004’s Creep),…read more →
Hot Pants
Slaxx by Hope Madden Does anybody remember those old Shrink to fit only you 501 jeans ads? They are creepier now. Absurdism meets consumerism in co-writer/director Elza Kephart’s bloody comedy,…read more →
Bad Influence
Shook by Hope Madden People really hate social media influencers. I mean, somebody must love them or who is it they influence? But horror definitely does not love them. Influencers…read more →
Queen of Mean
The Queen of Black Magic by Hope Madden Filmmaker Kimo Stamboel resurrects 70s exploitation horror with The Queen of Black Magic. Not a remake or really a sequel or reboot…read more →
Tale from the Hood
Hunted by Hope Madden It’s hard to tell a new story. People have been telling stories since the beginning of people, and eventually – probably millennia ago – we realized…read more →
Teenaged Chasteland
Porno by Hope Madden Have you seen Lamberto Bava’s 1985 horror Demons? I can’t help but wonder if writers Matt Black and Laurence Vannicelli have. It’s a low rent affair…read more →
Casa de los Muertos
32 Malasaña Street by Hope Madden What is it about haunted houses that always sucker in big families? We saw it in The Conjuring and The Amityville Horror before it.…read more →
Squeaky Clean
The Cleansing Hour by Hope Madden Almost a decade ago, Colin Minihan and Stuart Ortiz locked a couple of fraudulent online “ghost hunters” inside an abandoned hospital in the entertaining…read more →