City of the Living Dead (1980)

If a priest hangs himself in a cemetery, does the zombie apocalypse begin? Mayyyyybeeeeee. More Italian horror from the great Lucio Fulci. The early 80s were a wonderful time to be an Italian filmmaker, because nobody gave a shit if you ripped off everything else that had come before. We'll just be nice and say it was more of an homage to George Romero…

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Motel Hell (1980)

A farmer and his sister run a motel and smoked meats business. The flavor of his meats come from the secret ingredients. The movie felt a lot like Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It was mostly just disturbing and never really that scary. There were a couple fun parts, but mostly, it never had a clear vision of what it wanted to be. Horror, suspense, and…

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The Gift (2015)

Sometimes the past comes back to haunt you for being a douche in high school. Jason Bateman is Simon, a successful corporate security consultant. He and his wife, Robyn, bump into Gordo while out shopping. Jason barely recognizes his old high school acquaintance, but when Gordo starts randomly showing up at their house with gifts, the couple become creeped out. What is the mysterious…

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Midsommar (2019)

After losing her mother, father, and sister, Dani decides to go on a Swedish trip with her boyfriend and his college buddies, even though she is still not over the grief of losing her family. The group travels to a remote commune to partake in a special festival that only happens once every 90 years. Well, the happy hippies turn into scary savages when…

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Lights Out (2016)

Something is lurking in the shadows. If you can keep the lights on, you'll be fine, but things can never be that easy. Rebecca lives on her own and her brother Martin lives with their mother, Sophie, who seems a bit cuckoo. Martin is having trouble sleeping because he keeps the lights on all night to ward off the shadow demon that seems to…

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Stage Fright (1987)

There is a special place in my heart for Italian horror films. No matter how bad they are, I have always enjoyed the boldness and cohesiveness with the elements on display. With Stage Fright (a.k.a. Deliria), there is no exception. The story consists of a group of actors rehearsing for their opening of a stage musical performance about a serial killer when an actual…

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Happy Hunting (2017)

On his way to Mexico to see the child he didn't know he had, an alcoholic mess of a human stumbles into a small town's yearly tradition of hunting humans. Warren is played by Martin Dingle Wall, a poor man's Kurt Russell/Bill Paxton, who struggles with his alcohol demons throughout the movie. His performance was not bad, and reminded me a bit of Snake…

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Red Letter Day (2019)

Suburban life turns deadly when some nut jobs decide to enact their own version of The Purge by sending red letters to the members of a community instructing each person to kill the neighbor in each card. The story follows a recently divorced mother of two as the family receives their red letters and ponders what to do. The premise was not terrible, and…

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The Invisible Man (2020)

Elisabeth Moss plays Cecilia, a woman who escaped an abusive relationship and lives in fear of her ex-husband, who supposedly killed himself. The more she tries to move on and live her life, the more her ex haunts her and everyone around her begins to think she is crazy. Some of the best horror movies make use of unseen terror to keep the viewer…

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The Belko Experiment (2016)

Another workplace horror movie, similar to Mayhem. Shortly after starting their work day at the Belko Industries in Bogotá, Colombia, the building goes into lockdown and the employees are informed that they must start killing their fellow co-workers or a number of random employees will be killed with a little explosive charge implanted in the backs of their necks. Initially, the employees try to…

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