The third in the franchise about the murderous hillbilly cannibal family from Texas. This one returned to the grittier roots of the first movie, and abandoned the campy tone of the second one. Though, there is still a little bit of camp (and we welcome it). The story follows Michelle and Ryan (human fodder), a couple who are travelling through Texas on the way…
In 1999, there was a fun little movie called "House on Haunted Hill" that was a remake of the 1959 Vincent Price movie. This movie is the 2007 direct-to-video sequel to the 1999 movie. Let me start by asking the question: "Has there ever been a good direct-to-video movie?" The answer is that most times the movie is dog shit and releasing to video…
Based on the 1955 novel by Jack Finney, a planet-wide alien takeover begins on the down low by replacing people with emotionless clones grown in pods as the people sleep at night. Teenage girl, Marti, moves to a military base with her family, makes friends with a rebellious Army brat, and finds an unlikely love interest in the form of a hunky chopper pilot.…
This is the 10th year of attempting the 31 Days of Blood and Gore horror movie review marathon. After about the 7th year, I started to think I would run out of horror movies. Honestly, that's not possible, because I now have a spreadsheet filled with close to 400 horror movies I've never reviewed. Then there is always the possibility of revisiting some of…
There's a reason I was putting off reviewing this one. It's a real stinker. Jamie Lee Curtis returns as Laurie Strode for the first 10 minutes before Michael kills her. Then we're on to the next part where a group of college students (a.k.a. fresh meat) are going on a reality TV adventure on Halloween. They are told they will be spending a night…
This is one of those movies that starts simple, becomes mysterious, then rapidly moves into WTF territory. The more you peel back the layers, the more interesting it gets. It seemed like the marketing made it out to be a slasher flick on a boat, but it's not at all that. The premise involves a girl named Jess (Melissa George) who goes on a…
The Strangers are back, but this time, there is no Liv Tyler. Instead we get a family of four who head to a relative's trailer park for a little R and R. Little do they know. they are about to have a very bad night. Things get real creepy fast as the two kids go for a night walk to clear their heads and…
One, two, Freddy's coming for you... in this remake of the first Nightmare on Elm Street movie. Some teenagers start having nightmares that feel too real, where they are being stalked by a creeper with knife fingers. When several start dying gruesome deaths, two of the kids dig up some painful history to learn the knifey burn victim is Freddy Krueger, a pedophile gardener…
This remake of the 1985 classic vampire movie of the same name has some interesting updates and delicious performances. It's a little bit smart, a smidgen witty, and mostly fun. Anton Yelchin plays Charley Brewster a high school kid who is man enough to wear puce-colored designer sneakers. He lives with his single mother Toni Collette in a suburban community outside Las Vegas. After…
This is a movie like no other. It's a sequel with virtually nothing to do with the first one other that people turning into plants. There are no trolls, only goblins. The acting is some of the worst I've ever seen, or maybe it's just the dialog the actors have been given. Nothing really makes any sense. As the story begins, we find a…
