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Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Too Busy Filming

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Sorry I got behind on updates since I was finishing the last few pickup days for my new feature. It's another practical FX monster movie...
Sunday, November 24, 2024

Holy hell: The Necro Files (1997)!

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Maybe it was simply the amazing company I watched said film with but this was my kind of crazy and talk about freakin' inventive on a no...
Friday, October 18, 2024

Bubba the Redneck Werewolf (2014) does the impossible.

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Making a monster movie for no money is crazy difficult especially if you want to paint outside the lines of the common staples: zombie, ghos...
Monday, September 9, 2024

Hitch-Hike (1977) lives up to the poster.

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And what an outstanding poster it is. Unlike many awesome but misleading posters, this scene is in the movie and more. I love Italian crime ...
Friday, August 30, 2024

Trilogy of Lust 2: Portrait of a Sex Killer (1995) shouldn't be one of my favorites but it is.

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I just love how insane it is and I feel like it's pushing boundaries. I certainly don't think it's playing things safe by any st...
Friday, July 5, 2024

The Antichrist (1974) veers too close to The Exorcist.

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But really I still like it. I just wish it went down a less familiar road after the halfway point. I thought the beginning was good though a...
Tuesday, June 11, 2024

The Burning Moon (1992) ascends to total madness.

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You just can't beat practical FX. At least I don't think so. All the masterpieces from the '80s prove this, and Olaf Ittenbach i...
Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Deep Shock (2003) haunted me forever.

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I swear I saw this poster like a million times before finally seeing the movie. I can't explain it. I knew my expectations were too high...
Saturday, April 20, 2024

Siew Lup (2016) deserves a US release.

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I can't believe this film doesn't have a Blu-ray I can buy. I know there is a German release but it doesn't have English subtitl...
Sunday, March 31, 2024

Fatal Love (1993) delivers CAT III goodness.

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Hong Kong gave the world a glorious gift in the form of its notorious CAT III films but this one especially stood out to me. There are plent...
Saturday, February 17, 2024

Malabimba (1979) goes hard on the sleaze.

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If you watched The Exorcist and thought to yourself, "Not bad but where's all the nudity and sex?" then don't worry, this...
Monday, January 22, 2024

Thanksgiving (2023) is a blast.

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I had such a great time watching this. It's a fantastic blend of comedy and horror. It doesn't take itself too seriously but the thr...
Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Love Will Tear Us Apart (2023) and Visitors (2023) are both great new Japanese horror films.

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Kenichi Ugana is definitely one to watch. I really loved his new film Love Will Tear Us Apart that is screening at Another Hole in the Head...
Saturday, December 16, 2023

RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop (2023) blows away other making-of documentaries.

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As a massive fan of RoboCop , I watched this on Screambox and I was astounded at how in-depth it went. It was a dream come true to have this...
Monday, November 20, 2023

Door (1988) is an excellent slice of '80s Japanese cinema.

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I'm so glad Third Window Films is finding and restoring fantastic Japanese films like this. The interview with the director is very ins...
Sunday, October 29, 2023

Delirium (1987) is quite an unusual giallo.

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I love it especially the iconic eye-face effect but the lead actress really steals the show and the cinematography is outstanding too with s...
Wednesday, September 6, 2023

The Last Broadcast (1998) reels you in.

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You can obviously see how this is a predecessor to The Blair Witch Project , which really makes it very interesting to watch. There are a nu...
Sunday, August 27, 2023

It Lives Again (1978) surpasses the original.

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I was really impressed by this sequel. I love The Stuff and I liked It's Alive but the latter wasn't my favorite so I was wonderin...
Saturday, July 22, 2023

The Best Horror Movie Store in Tokyo

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If you're ever in Tokyo, you should visit Video Market in Shinjuku. This store is absolutely phenomenal. I love it so much. When I first...
Wednesday, July 5, 2023

The Menu (2022) is wickedly funny.

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The black humor in this reminds me of American Psycho . I feel like it's on that level, which is probably the highest compliment I can g...
Thursday, June 15, 2023

Knock at the Cabin (2023) surprised me.

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I didn't really have any interest in this film. Maybe it's the rather nondescript or generic-sounding title but I should've know...
Monday, May 22, 2023

Buy the new End of the Line Blu-ray!

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I really love Maurice Devereaux's End of the Line . It's a phenomenal achievement in indie horror and what he went through to get it...
Friday, April 28, 2023

Battle Heater (1989) is absolutely amazing.

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If you haven't seen Cyclops (1987), stop what you're doing and watch it. Especially for practical FX fans, it's jaw-dropping. J...
Friday, March 10, 2023

Faust (1994) is incredibly unique.

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Like the director's Alice film, Faust is really in a league of its own with its fantastic mix of stop motion animation and live action...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman (2007) is quite good.

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This Japanese urban legend is very interesting especially since there isn't one standard explanation for why the Slit-Mouthed Woman'...
Friday, January 27, 2023

Is Beware! The Blob (1972) really a comedy?

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I know... how dare I question IMDb but I quite liked this film. Even lesser Blob is still great to me. I just never really found it that fun...
Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Caged Heat (1974) is an interesting start to Jonathan Demme's long career.

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Watching this I don't think you could ever predict this director would go on to do The Silence of the Lambs but there are also a ton of...
Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Terrifier 2 (2022) is a huge win for uncut indie horror.

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The fact this got into theaters uncut, made a bunch of money as an extreme anti-Hollywood slasher, and kept growing is just phenomenal. I re...
Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Mountaintop Motel Massacre (1983) comes up short.

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I always remember seeing the poster for this but the film itself is fairly boring unfortunately. No great slasher icon in this. Just an old ...
Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996) is ridiculous fun.

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I don't know how anyone could ever take this movie seriously. First of all, it's the Leprechaun series. I don't think it's ...
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Writer, Producer, Director, Editor, and FX Artist. I love horror movies and practical FX. Favorites include: Aliens, Scanners, Godzilla 1984, Seven, The Exorcist, John Carpenter's The Thing, RoboCop, Edward Scissorhands, David Cronenberg's The Fly, Oldboy, Unforgiven, Ninja Scroll, etc.
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