The low-budget horror thriller DESOLATION is one of those movies that I wanted to like a lot but ended up liking only some. Distributed by IFC Midnight and available on Netflix, DESOLATION follows grieving widow Abby, her young teenage son Sam, and her best friend Jen on a camping trip to a mountaintop where they …
Month: May 2018
Horror Movie Review: CARGO
The post-apocalyptic zombie movie CARGO is not about the apocalypse or zombies. Released by Netflix, CARGO is a film about a father searching for someone -- anyone -- to care for his baby daughter. Starring Martin Freeman (THE HOBBIT, THE OFFICE) as Andy, CARGO is a family drama more concerned about what you would do …
Horror Movie Review: REVENGE
REVENGE is a brutal rape-revenge action movie written and directed by a woman who injects her hero-victim with a mythic will to survive. French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat stylishly directs a female empowerment film filled with the bloody violence but without the excessive sadism of other more extreme rape-revenge movies. The plot is simple and straightforward. …
Horror Movie Review: STILL/BORN
Shudder exclusive STILL/BORN is a well-crafted psychological horror film about a young mother who's either suffering from postpartum depression or dealing with a demon's designs on her newborn son. Directed by Brandon Christensen, STILL/BORN opens with the heartbreaking hospital scene of a mother named Mary losing one of her twins in childbirth. The next scene …
One Writer + Two Columns = Good News for Horror Fans
With the seemingly impenetrable jungle of websites featuring horror news, entertainment, and columns, it was initially tough for me to find a consistently horrific watering hole for interesting, in-depth reporting on the topics I love, like extreme horror and 1980s horror films. Enter Bloody Disgusting. More specifically editorial columnist Meagan Navarro. Navarro writes two of …
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May Mishmash of Monstrous Miscellany
(Editor's note: It took me four days to think of the epically alliterative title for this blog post.) As I delve deeper into the online horror writing community, I’ve clicked across a mishmash of talented authors, interesting news bits, writing updates, and fun lists. So, I thought I'd share some of them in today's post. …
The Official Website of Horror and Fantasy Writer Lionel Ray Green 