Category: Horror Movie Reviews
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The Brides of Dracula (1960) Review
Synopsis: Vampire hunter Van Helsing returns to Transylvania to destroy handsome bloodsucker Baron Meinster, who has designs on beautiful young schoolteacher Marianne. My Quick Review: The Brides of Dracula is the second in the series of Dracula films produced by Hammer from the late 50s to the early 70s. It’s also the only one not to…
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Open Grave (2013) Review
Synopsis: A man wakes up in the wilderness, in a pit full of dead bodies, with no memory and must determine if the murderer is one of the strangers who rescued him, or if he himself is the killer. My Quick Review: I had forgotten about Gonzalo Lopez Gallego, the director of Open Grave, despite him being…
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In The Mouth of Madness (1994) Review
Synopsis: An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer’s books have on his fans is more than inspirational. My Quick Review: It feels so good to watch In The Mouth of Madness almost 20 years since I first watched it in theater. Back then I was a teenager and already a big fan…
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The Fall of the House of Usher (1960) Review
Synopsis: A man, upon entering his fiancée’s family mansion, discovers a savage family curse and fears that his future brother-in-law has entombed his bride to be prematurely. My Review: It’s always a nice breath of fresh air to watch old classics after spending weeks looking at bad CGI and found footage movies. Back in the days,…
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Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) Review
Synopsis: Mrs. Voorhees is dead, and Camp Crystal Lake is shut down, but a camp next to the infamous place is stalked by an unknown assailant. Is it Mrs. Voorhees’ son Jason who didn’t drown in the lake some 30 years before? My Quick Review: Since I was quite disappointed while re-watching the first Friday the…
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All Hallow’s Eve (2013) Review
Synopsis: While watching two children on Halloween night, a babysitter finds an old VHS tape in the kids’ trick or treat bag. The tape features three tales of terror, all linked together by a murderous clown. My Quick Review: I’m a fan of anthology movies and wasn’t expecting much of All Hollow’s Eve but let me…
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World War Z (2013) Review
Synopsis: United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening to destroy humanity itself. Quick Review: Since I did not have the time to go check World War Z when it was out (moving to another country will do…
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Naprata (2013) Review
Synopsis: Inspired by an infamous online video clip of a son beating his mother, a television crew from Belgrade comes to a remote Serbian village to shoot a report on violence against women. Inquiring with the locals about the protagonists of the video, they encounter a local expert on supernatural phenomena and learn about a ritual…