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Peter (Fred Vogel) and Crusty (Cristie Whiles) continue on their magical murder-y tour of torture and bloody chaos, but now they spice things right the fuck up and attempt to achieve penance for their violent ways, but that leads to even more misadventure! It’s that last bit of business that sets this entry in the series above it’s predecessors. While the previous August Underground films were basically FX showcases/endurance tests, Penance ups the drama which makes our killers seem more “real” (and almost unbelievably, a tad tragic), which in turn makes this film even more chilling to behold (but don’t worry GoreHounds, your sinister sweet tooth will surely be tickled by the copious violence on display)… oh and none other than the fuckin’ Murder Junkies show up… Since every cat n’ creep digs on comparisons, this is more Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer in vibe than Guinea Pig, but it’s still absolutely brutal from beginning to end! But all
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ForeignMoviesReviewsSci-Fi
Beginning the way you’d imagine a live-action flick created in part by Go Nagai (Devilman, Violence Jack to name but a few… ) would; namely with a shit-ton of nudity (more on that in a bit) and folks turning into demons! After that bit of biz we learn that the world has been turned into a post-apocalyptic wasteland due to meteor strikes with the resulting remains of said strikes turning compatible humans into space demons known as ANORAC (that’s Corona backwards, and more on that in a bit as well). Meanwhile Japan, now known as Neo-Nippon, has fallen under the rule of the tyrannical Shogun Nobuhide Fujinaga (Tomoki Kimura) and his cadre of bondage-gear clad samurai lead by Kaisei Kishi (the ever-popular Derek Mears, who has been in a ton of stuff, so let’s go with 2009’s Friday the 13th update and the 2019 Swamp Thing TV series… and really goes all-fuckin’-out in this role to comic book super-villain perfection!).
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MoviesReviewsThriller
After a lengthy intro to the Hypno-Vista process courtesy of hypnotist Emile Franchel (and the film’s U.S. distributor A.I.P. who added this hokum to provide more bang for your movie-going… or watching buck), during which we are given a large swath of bullshit to wade through regarding how we, the audience, will become part of the movie at hand… things get down to brass tacks when a woman receives the ultimate “drop them panties” gift of binoculars from a secret admirer. As is so often the case, the binoculars shoot needles into her eyes (just another in a continuing series of murders plaguing the city), which leads her roommate to seek the assistance of the local police… but who should barge in and offer his two-cents on the matter but journalist and crime writer Edmond Bancroft (Michael Gough, whom you may recognize from Tim Burton’s Batman films where he played loyal butler Alfred Pennyworth). Ol’ Ed states the binoculars look
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OhDeer Studio and 100 GAMES are taking players on a psychological-horror ride with their first-person horror Anthology of Fear with their recent release on PlayStation consoles. I missed the game when it came out for Xbox but the devs were awesome enough to toss me a lifeline to check it out, so a big thanks to them for that! Unfortunately, I don’t think they’ll like me much after this. Anthology of Fear takes players on a journey to discover what happened to Nathan by exploring the psyche of others and seeing the world through their perspectives. Now onto the game itself! Anthology of Fear‘s controls are hard to grasp as there’s no tutorial and the mechanics seem to change on a whim. When it comes to sound, it’s OK for the most part but it needs to be adjustable as music, sound effects, etc. are all on the same volume, which at times can be overwhelming. Graphics-wise, if you’re prone
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In September 2021, I reviewed Saber Interactive’s video game adaptation of Paramount Picture’s zombie flick, World War Z. The game, World War Z: Aftermath, included new levels and characters for new and returning players to enjoy, and enjoy I did! Now Saber Interactive is back with a new DLC Valley of the Zeke and they were awesome enough to let me take a crack at it! Valley of the Zeke brings players to Arizona where a caravan of survivors is making their way to an Air Force base that will become a settlement for surviving humans. The DLC includes four new characters, and two new Zombie variants, first introducing the Jaugurnaught, a large fast-moving zombie that knocks survivors down by running into them. The other new zombie variants are zombie soldiers who may be difficult to kill as they are wearing body armor and helmets. A new weapon is also being introduced to the arsenal of zombie-killing goodness, the De50,
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From brilliant director William “Brent” Bell comes a new tale of terror, the horror film Lord of Misrule, written by Tom de Ville. Before I watched it, I was already very familiar with Bell’s work, and I know you are, too. He is behind films such as The Boy, Brahms: The Boy 2, Orphan: First Kill, and the creepy-as-hell possession film The Devil Inside. Needless to say, I’ve come to expect a certain level of quality from Bell. I can honestly say Lord of Misrule did not disappoint. In my opinion, and I do not say this lightly, it is the filmmaker’s best film to date. In Lord of Misrule, a Vicor, Rebecca, and her family have moved to a new town whose biggest celebration of the year is approaching. As the festival begins, the Vicor’s young daughter disappears, triggering Rebecca and her husband’s desperate search for the child, not knowing the horrible secrets the town hides. The casting is
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Nuns, brides of Christ who have sworn a holy oath to live a peaceful life bringing comfort to those who need it… unless they’re evil like Sister Madeline from Keplerians’ Evil Nun: The Broken Mask, a survival horror where players must outwit Sister Madeline and escape with their life from her summer camp. The game was quite popular on Mobile before being ported to consoles by Feardemic. With that, let’s take a look! In Evil Nun: The Broken Mask, players take on the role of a kid who is sent to Sister Madeline’s Catholic Summer Camp, but it’s quickly obvious that something is wrong. The “Camp” is in an abandoned school that’s seen better days, and Sister Madeline is armed with a sledgehammer and prays to Baphomet. Now it’s a game of cat and mouse to escape or die trying. Controls for Evil Nun: The Broken Mask is limited but could have been mapped better for controllers. The soundtrack and
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IndieMoviesReviews
Audio Production student Ted (Matt Felmlee) is major bummed as he has to stay behind and work on an important school assignment while is pals bound off for a lil’ cabin-based R&R. At least there’s a bit of a silver lining as his side-hustle of performing at parties has provided a source of much needed funds. So to that end he throws on his oft-requested Jester costume (seriously, who the fuck would ask for that) and speeds off into the night and to the apartment where the raging, and presumably Ren Faire inspired (spoiler: it isn’t), party is to take place. If you payed attention to that title up yonder you can guess where this is going right quick, as Ted knocks on the wrong door and discovers a woman in apparent distress before being dragged a few doors down to the right location by a party guest. Let me just say, the people at this party are totally balls
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One of the most buzzed-about horror films of the year, The Exorcist: Believer, is now streaming on Peacock. I’ve been eagerly waiting to see it for myself. Now I have. The movie has been getting mixed reviews. But is it bad or good? Let’s talk about it. First, I will state the obvious: ANY film/sequel compared to the original Exorcist will always fall short. That’s just a fact. In my opinion, William Friedkin’s 1973 classic is the best horror film ever made. It’s perfect, and that is incredibly rare. The Exorcist 3 may be an exception to that, though. It’s brilliant. But those aren’t the movies we’re here to talk about. So, what is The Exorcist: Believer about? In the film, “Since his wife’s death, Victor (Leslie Odom Jr.) has raised his daughter Angela (Lidya Jewett) alone. After Angela and her friend (Olivia O’Neill) return from a three-day disappearance with missing memories, they begin displaying frightening behavior. Victor’s best hope
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IndieMoviesReviews
In The Big Apple, fortune teller fucker par excellence Ivan (Bill White) and his stoic partner Harry (Ed Hubbard) spend their nights patrolling the mean streets in order to rid the world of various supernatural menaces. While in the middle of one such operation, three ladies and a leather-clad lothario inadvertently make the scene and accidentally open a portal to hell which unleashes a creepy cadre of creatures and plunges the surroundings into an alternate dimension. Before long the body count begins to rise as the creatures become absolutely hellbent (literally) on keeping Ivan, Harry, et. al trapped within those wicked walls until sunrise so that their residence becomes permanent! The first thing you may notice about writer/director Kevin J. Lindenmuth (the Alien Agenda series.. and making his debut here) is that for a shot on video production (though the camcorders utilized were of the pricey-as-fuck variety) it makes really good use of it’s budget. Set in one central warehouse
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Peter (Fred Vogel) and Crusty (Cristie Whiles) continue on their magical murder-y tour of torture and bloody chaos, but now they spice things right the fuck up and attempt to achieve penance for their violent ways, but that leads to even more misadventure! It’s that last bit of business that sets this entry in the series above it’s predecessors. While the previous August Underground films were basically FX showcases/endurance tests, Penance ups the drama which makes our killers seem more “real” (and almost unbelievably, a tad tragic), which in turn makes this film even more chilling to behold (but don’t worry GoreHounds, your sinister sweet tooth will surely be tickled by the copious violence on display)… oh and none other than the fuckin’ Murder Junkies show up… Since every cat n’ creep digs on comparisons, this is more Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer in vibe than Guinea Pig, but it’s still absolutely brutal from beginning to end! But all
Continue reading →
ForeignMoviesReviewsSci-Fi
Beginning the way you’d imagine a live-action flick created in part by Go Nagai (Devilman, Violence Jack to name but a few… ) would; namely with a shit-ton of nudity (more on that in a bit) and folks turning into demons! After that bit of biz we learn that the world has been turned into a post-apocalyptic wasteland due to meteor strikes with the resulting remains of said strikes turning compatible humans into space demons known as ANORAC (that’s Corona backwards, and more on that in a bit as well). Meanwhile Japan, now known as Neo-Nippon, has fallen under the rule of the tyrannical Shogun Nobuhide Fujinaga (Tomoki Kimura) and his cadre of bondage-gear clad samurai lead by Kaisei Kishi (the ever-popular Derek Mears, who has been in a ton of stuff, so let’s go with 2009’s Friday the 13th update and the 2019 Swamp Thing TV series… and really goes all-fuckin’-out in this role to comic book super-villain perfection!).
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MoviesReviewsThriller
After a lengthy intro to the Hypno-Vista process courtesy of hypnotist Emile Franchel (and the film’s U.S. distributor A.I.P. who added this hokum to provide more bang for your movie-going… or watching buck), during which we are given a large swath of bullshit to wade through regarding how we, the audience, will become part of the movie at hand… things get down to brass tacks when a woman receives the ultimate “drop them panties” gift of binoculars from a secret admirer. As is so often the case, the binoculars shoot needles into her eyes (just another in a continuing series of murders plaguing the city), which leads her roommate to seek the assistance of the local police… but who should barge in and offer his two-cents on the matter but journalist and crime writer Edmond Bancroft (Michael Gough, whom you may recognize from Tim Burton’s Batman films where he played loyal butler Alfred Pennyworth). Ol’ Ed states the binoculars look
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GamingIndieParanormalProductReviews
OhDeer Studio and 100 GAMES are taking players on a psychological-horror ride with their first-person horror Anthology of Fear with their recent release on PlayStation consoles. I missed the game when it came out for Xbox but the devs were awesome enough to toss me a lifeline to check it out, so a big thanks to them for that! Unfortunately, I don’t think they’ll like me much after this. Anthology of Fear takes players on a journey to discover what happened to Nathan by exploring the psyche of others and seeing the world through their perspectives. Now onto the game itself! Anthology of Fear‘s controls are hard to grasp as there’s no tutorial and the mechanics seem to change on a whim. When it comes to sound, it’s OK for the most part but it needs to be adjustable as music, sound effects, etc. are all on the same volume, which at times can be overwhelming. Graphics-wise, if you’re prone
Continue reading →
GamingParanormalProductReviews
In September 2021, I reviewed Saber Interactive’s video game adaptation of Paramount Picture’s zombie flick, World War Z. The game, World War Z: Aftermath, included new levels and characters for new and returning players to enjoy, and enjoy I did! Now Saber Interactive is back with a new DLC Valley of the Zeke and they were awesome enough to let me take a crack at it! Valley of the Zeke brings players to Arizona where a caravan of survivors is making their way to an Air Force base that will become a settlement for surviving humans. The DLC includes four new characters, and two new Zombie variants, first introducing the Jaugurnaught, a large fast-moving zombie that knocks survivors down by running into them. The other new zombie variants are zombie soldiers who may be difficult to kill as they are wearing body armor and helmets. A new weapon is also being introduced to the arsenal of zombie-killing goodness, the De50,
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsReviewsTrailers
From brilliant director William “Brent” Bell comes a new tale of terror, the horror film Lord of Misrule, written by Tom de Ville. Before I watched it, I was already very familiar with Bell’s work, and I know you are, too. He is behind films such as The Boy, Brahms: The Boy 2, Orphan: First Kill, and the creepy-as-hell possession film The Devil Inside. Needless to say, I’ve come to expect a certain level of quality from Bell. I can honestly say Lord of Misrule did not disappoint. In my opinion, and I do not say this lightly, it is the filmmaker’s best film to date. In Lord of Misrule, a Vicor, Rebecca, and her family have moved to a new town whose biggest celebration of the year is approaching. As the festival begins, the Vicor’s young daughter disappears, triggering Rebecca and her husband’s desperate search for the child, not knowing the horrible secrets the town hides. The casting is
Continue reading →
GamingParanormalProductReviews
Nuns, brides of Christ who have sworn a holy oath to live a peaceful life bringing comfort to those who need it… unless they’re evil like Sister Madeline from Keplerians’ Evil Nun: The Broken Mask, a survival horror where players must outwit Sister Madeline and escape with their life from her summer camp. The game was quite popular on Mobile before being ported to consoles by Feardemic. With that, let’s take a look! In Evil Nun: The Broken Mask, players take on the role of a kid who is sent to Sister Madeline’s Catholic Summer Camp, but it’s quickly obvious that something is wrong. The “Camp” is in an abandoned school that’s seen better days, and Sister Madeline is armed with a sledgehammer and prays to Baphomet. Now it’s a game of cat and mouse to escape or die trying. Controls for Evil Nun: The Broken Mask is limited but could have been mapped better for controllers. The soundtrack and
Continue reading →
IndieMoviesReviews
Audio Production student Ted (Matt Felmlee) is major bummed as he has to stay behind and work on an important school assignment while is pals bound off for a lil’ cabin-based R&R. At least there’s a bit of a silver lining as his side-hustle of performing at parties has provided a source of much needed funds. So to that end he throws on his oft-requested Jester costume (seriously, who the fuck would ask for that) and speeds off into the night and to the apartment where the raging, and presumably Ren Faire inspired (spoiler: it isn’t), party is to take place. If you payed attention to that title up yonder you can guess where this is going right quick, as Ted knocks on the wrong door and discovers a woman in apparent distress before being dragged a few doors down to the right location by a party guest. Let me just say, the people at this party are totally balls
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsPeacockReviewsStreaming TVTrailers
One of the most buzzed-about horror films of the year, The Exorcist: Believer, is now streaming on Peacock. I’ve been eagerly waiting to see it for myself. Now I have. The movie has been getting mixed reviews. But is it bad or good? Let’s talk about it. First, I will state the obvious: ANY film/sequel compared to the original Exorcist will always fall short. That’s just a fact. In my opinion, William Friedkin’s 1973 classic is the best horror film ever made. It’s perfect, and that is incredibly rare. The Exorcist 3 may be an exception to that, though. It’s brilliant. But those aren’t the movies we’re here to talk about. So, what is The Exorcist: Believer about? In the film, “Since his wife’s death, Victor (Leslie Odom Jr.) has raised his daughter Angela (Lidya Jewett) alone. After Angela and her friend (Olivia O’Neill) return from a three-day disappearance with missing memories, they begin displaying frightening behavior. Victor’s best hope
Continue reading →
IndieMoviesReviews
In The Big Apple, fortune teller fucker par excellence Ivan (Bill White) and his stoic partner Harry (Ed Hubbard) spend their nights patrolling the mean streets in order to rid the world of various supernatural menaces. While in the middle of one such operation, three ladies and a leather-clad lothario inadvertently make the scene and accidentally open a portal to hell which unleashes a creepy cadre of creatures and plunges the surroundings into an alternate dimension. Before long the body count begins to rise as the creatures become absolutely hellbent (literally) on keeping Ivan, Harry, et. al trapped within those wicked walls until sunrise so that their residence becomes permanent! The first thing you may notice about writer/director Kevin J. Lindenmuth (the Alien Agenda series.. and making his debut here) is that for a shot on video production (though the camcorders utilized were of the pricey-as-fuck variety) it makes really good use of it’s budget. Set in one central warehouse
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