Category Archives: Horror

New Retro: House of the Wolf Man

Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 by Robert Hood

From writer-director Eben McGarr (of Sick Girl fame) comes House of the Wolf Man, a retro horror film that may define quality independent retro filmmaking for the end of the first decade of the 21st century. Starring Ron Chaney, Dustin … Continue reading →

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Mixing Bikinis and Monsters

Posted on Thursday, July 23, 2009 by Robert Hood

In director Terence Muncy’s demented vision of bikini-clad beach babes and summer madness, there are plenty of reasons to stay out of the water — in fact, to run for the hills. Here’s one: An independent film about an ethically … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick: Treevenge

Posted on Saturday, July 18, 2009 by Robert Hood

This weekend we have a nice pleasant family film for you, a Christmas special about the trees that are forced to take part in that annual festival of horror — and how they finally get back at their tormentors. Treevenge … Continue reading →

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Update: New Trailer for Bio-Slime

Posted on Friday, July 17, 2009 by Robert Hood

Writer/director of the independent blood-slime-and-tentacle film Bio-Slime (which is currently in post-production) has just released a new trailer. Here it is: More information on the slimily good-looking low-budget sci-fi horror film can be found on Undead Backbrain (where there’s lots … Continue reading →

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Dr. S Battles the Sex-Crazed Reefer Zombies: The Movie

Posted on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 by Robert Hood

Taking the retro approach to filmmaking has — not surprisingly — shambled into the zombie film genre. Dr. S Battles the Sex-Crazed Reefer Zombies: The Movie (US-2008; dir. Bryan Ortiz), filmed in black-and-white and featuring that curious mixture of 1950s … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick: The Strange Experiment of Doctor Purefoy

Posted on Saturday, July 11, 2009 by Robert Hood

The Strange Experiment of Doctor Purefoy (US-2009; short; dir. Thomas Smith) We’ve talked about Fighting Owl Films, the company that made it. We’ve talked about the film itself in production here and here. Now we bring you the film itself! … Continue reading →

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Review: Tokyo Gore Police

Posted on Monday, July 6, 2009 by Robert Hood

Tokyo Gore Police [orig. Tôkyô zankoku keisatsu] (Japan-2008; dir. Yoshihiro Nishimura) In future Tokyo, the law-enforcement agencies have been privatised and a zero-tolerance approach to violent crime sees the police executing serial killers live, on the streets, as part of … Continue reading →

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More Tentacles, More Bio-Slime

Posted on Sunday, June 28, 2009 by Robert Hood

You might want to put your breakfast aside for a moment to check out these pictures of the central creature from John Lechago’s coming-soon ooze-drenched horror flick, Bio-Slime, which we last had a look at in February. No more news, … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flick: Night of the Living Dead 3D

Posted on Saturday, June 27, 2009 by Robert Hood

To make up for my rather erratic posting of Weekend Fright Flick of late, here is a full-length zombie treat, courtesy of Fearnet.com. Yes, it’s a remake of George A. Romero’s original zombie apocalypse classic, made in 2006. This one … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fright Flicks: Gadzooky and Dracenstein

Posted on Sunday, June 21, 2009 by Robert Hood

I was distracted and busy last weekend and completely neglected to put up a Weekend Fright Flick program. Never mind. As some sort of recompense, here is a double feature — both minimalist animation. First up, a giant monster epic: … Continue reading →

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