The Ruins (Unrated edition) by Madison Carter - Plants? Seriously? There was a time when killer plants were considered the lowest of the low as far as cinematic monsters… Read More...

Funny Games by Stefan Halley - Nothing funny about these games. Director Michael Haneke has long spurned Hollywood and has repeatedly refused to make a movie in America. … Read More...

Midnight Meat Train Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Stefan Halley - Dark and brooding, Midnight Meat Train Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a great companion to the film. Much has been written recently about Lionsgate dumping Midnight Meat Train in the cheap theatres… Read More...

Madame O by Stefan Halley - Crazy doctor lady giving me syphilis sound like a good time?  Well I got a movie for you. I’m constantly looking of films that fall outside the mainstream.  Cult and underground… Read More...

Student Bodies by Stefan Halley - Horse Head Bookends, the highest achievement man has created. Before Scary Movie and really before the clichés of modern horror were even established,… Read More...

Otis by Stefan Halley - Dark, disturbing and unsettling, Otis is one of the best horror films of the year. There is a quote on the front of the box from Bloody Disgusting that calls Otis, “Juno… Read More...

The Forest by Stefan Halley - Ghost children can always ruin your day. God bless DVD.  The longer it’s around the more arcane the DVD releases seem to become. … Read More...

Lucker the Necrophagous: The Director’s Cut by Matt Rox - Slasher fans, I’ve got good news for you (as long as you’re really, really sick)! The underground cult fav Lucker the Necrophagous was made in 1985 and released in 1986 in… Read More...

Scream Queen by Patrick Martin - “A timeless fairy tale about love, dreams and fake blood...” Scream Queen, the debut film from director Tatiana Bliss, is many things, but one thing it… Read More...

The Black Order Cometh : Satanic Sluts by Amanda Rush - Violence and nekkidness can’t even save this yawn fest.  I was a little interested in this film. Usually, when you see a title like Satanic Sluts, it’s… Read More...

The Dead Don’t Talk & Thristy for Love Sex and Murder by Stefan Halley - Turkish horror films...the final frontier. I don’t know much about Turkish cinema.  When I stumbled upon Onar’s website (www.onarfilms.com)… Read More...

The Orphanage by Matt Rox - Psychological scares and well-rounded characters come together beautifully in The Orphanage. Guillermo del Toro produces and presents fellow Spaniard Juan Antonio Banyard’s The Orphanage… Read More...

Real Vampires Have Curves by Gerry Bartlett by Angela Wilson - I am a used bookstore junkie. I never leave my favorite one, Half Price Books, without dropping at least $50. (The owner, Kathy, goes to the Romantic Times convention every year and brings back a load of brand new titles from hot authors, many times autographed.) I always hunt for that great bargain that will be just the book to tackle my voracious reading appetite. I found Real Vampires Have Curves on the top shelf of the romance section. Released last year – with a sequel out this year - this book has a fun, quippy heroine vamp who considers herself full-figured, though her on-again, off-again mate, Jeremy, thinks her curves are delectable. She blames her curves on bloating she had when she was bitten – weight that remains with her forever. I thought it looked stupid – until I read the back cover copy. Then I knew I HAD to have this… Read More...

Freezer Burn by D.H. Dublin by Angela Wilson - Gruesome murders, a dash of romance, and intricate forensic details make this third installment in the C.S.U. series a must read for police procedural fans. It’s hard for me to find a serial that I truly enjoy enough to keep reading. I seem to tire… Read More...

The Bite by Stefan Halley - Threesomes, voyeurism, hustlers and murder...sounds like a standard weekend. Most Americans know very little about Japanese cinema outside of Godzilla and Akira Kurosawa films. … Read More...