Hereditary (2018) Directed by Ari Aster. Starring Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro and Gabriel Byrne. In the wake of a gruesome tragedy, a family is torn apart by loss and seemingly under attack by mysterious and malevolent forces related to a recently deceased loved one. Very mild spoilers below. … Read More
Primal Rage (2017) Directed by Patrick Magee. Starring Casey Gagliardi, Andrew Joseph Montgomery and Jameson Pazak. A young couple’s drive through the mountains turns deadly when they encounter creepy locals and a legendary monster called Oh-Mah in the mist-shrouded forests of the Pacific Northwest. We begin with Ashley picking … Read More
I’ve always been a fan of visiting the West Coast; not one who wanted to live there. With its wildfires, earthquakes, freeway traffic and vegan menus, it really doesn’t entice me to stay. But I love to visit. It’s mostly because of the television. More specifically, it’s the commercials. … Read More
iZombie is now in its fourth season. They are five episodes in. We have been given the first walled city in the United States, that is ruled by martial law, doled out by a private firm (Fillmore Graves), and worried about the concept that there is a growing call in … Read More
I can’t help it. I am a sucker for anything animated. “Final Space” is no exception. Each episode begins with Gary floating in space among the wreckage of his spaceship. His spacesuit is leaking oxygen. HUE, the ship’s computer is talking to Gary, updating him on how long he … Read More
Clawed (2017) Directed by S. Lee Taylor. Starring Wade Sullivan, Cynthia Calvert and Felissa Rose. A dying cancer patient, geology students and other numbskulls become the mutilated prey of a hideous forest monster called The Shadow Of Death. Perky cryptozoological podcaster Annie, the host of Shadowlands, gets the opportunity … Read More
Ravenous (2017) Directed by Robin Aubert. Starring Marc-André Grondin, Monia Chokri and Charlotte St-Martin. In a tiny and remote Quebec town, a plague turns neighbors into hungry monsters and a handful of survivors must fight back against hordes of the living dead. We open on a field shrouded in … Read More
Season Four begins with a song from my childhood. They don’t use it. It’s in my head, which is a dark and scary place, but everybody knows me there. The bluest skies you’ve ever seen are in Seattle And the hills the greenest green in Seattle Opening lines to … Read More
The House on Tombstone Hill (1989) (also known as Dead Dudes In The House) Directed by James Riffel. Starring Mark Zobian, Victor Verhaeghe and Sarah Newhouse. A group of friends disturbs the resting place of a vengeful ghoul while renovating an old house. Our story begins in 1948, with a … Read More
As a horror movie fan, we all know about “Night of the Living Dead.” We all know the plot. We all know the lines “They’re Coming to Get You, Barbara.” We all hear the screams. We all see the flesh being eaten. It has become part of our shared … Read More
