The Horror Show VODcast #6: BIGFOOT v JUGFACE {0}
In the latest episode of our VODcast, Scott Weinberg looks at three of the latest releases at http://www.TheHorrorShow.TV – the UK’s new VOD platform for horror fans – including Bobcat Goldthwait’s WILLOW CREEK and Chad Kinkle’s THE PIT (aka JUG FACE).
(Source: http://www.TheHorrorShow.TV/)
Jun 14, 2014
Retro Review: HATCHET III (2013) {0}
The problem with paying homage to the slasher films of the 1980s is that, well, there’s not all that much to homage. Put down your pitchforks and hear me out. I’m a child of the 1980s and I’ve made no secret about my affections for scrappy, low-budget slasher-era throwbacks. I’m glad that it’s FEARnet’s friend Adam Green as the head honcho on a trilogy of these enjoyably goofball splatter-fests, because, say what you will about the Hatchet movies… Green and his colleagues love this stuff. You can’t say the same for all the franchises out there. More
May 19, 2014
VODcast #4: “Zombies!!!” with Scott Weinberg {0}
In the latest episode of our VODcast, Scott Weinberg looks at the best zombie films available to stream or buy at TheHorrorShow.TV
Check it out after the jump.
May 17, 2014
Review: THE PIT, aka JUGFACE (2013) {0}
With a title like Jug Face, you could get just about anything. Is it a satire? A basic slasher retread? A tale of haunted dishware? The good thing about an offbeat title is that it compels you to approach the film with a touch of caution and a dash of attentiveness. Fortunately Jug Face – now retitled The Pit for its UK DVD/VOD debut on June 6 – is none of the options mentioned above. It is, in point of opinion, a bizarre but confident and odd yet grimly accessible tale of bad religion, bad spirits, and very bad behavior.
May 16, 2014
Review: YELLOWBRICKROAD {0}
Lots of horror movies take place in the wilderness, and it’s not really hard for a screenwriter to get their characters out there. It could be a rave in the forest, a wrong turn in the desert, or a detour caused by a crazy hitchhiker in the mountains, but in most cases the “WHY” of the road trip is not at all important. It’s often just an excuse to get a bunch of vulnerable people stuck in a dangerous spot. But the impressive indie horror flick YellowBrickRoad (yes, all one word) is noteworthy in that the reason for the trip is the really interesting part – and the subsequent death, danger, madness, and mayhem is more or less the icing on the cake.
May 9, 2014
VODcast #3: “Found Footage: It’s Not All Junk” by Scott Weinberg {0}
VODcast #3: Found Footage: “It’s Not All Junk”
Most found footage films are found wanting, but in the third official TheHorrorShow.TV VODcast, our man Scott Weinberg finds a few worth digging up ~ after the jump.
May 8, 2014
Review: CABIN FEVER 3: PATIENT ZERO (2014) {0}
Let’s just get it out of the way from the beginning: it’d be really hard to make a worse Cabin Fever (2002) sequel than Cabin Fever 2 (2009). Arguably the only weak movie in Ti West’s filmography (and he’s not a big fan of it himself), Cabin Fever 2 was the victim of endless studio tinkering, release delays, and really sloppy post-production decisions. The sequel has gone on to earn a small but vocal fanbase, however, and Eli Roth’s original squirm-fest continues to bring in new horror geeks all the time. So surely there’s some gas left in this franchise’s tank, right?
Shockingly… yes!
May 8, 2014
Review: MR. JONES (2014) {0}
At this point in the “found footage renaissance,” we’re dealing with new indies that only work for established fans of the format. You already have to be a pretty open-minded horror fan to watch a ton of found footage/“faux documentary” films in the first place, but a lot of the smaller flicks are also asking you to contend with (A) familiar stories in (B) familiar forests with (C) familiar characters carrying (D) familiar camera equipment. So even when a movie like Mr. Jones shows up, its good ideas and legitimate assets are often overshadowed by the almost maddeningly familiar premise, setting, and characters.
