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Movie Review: The House (2016)

During the final days of World War II, two German soldiers traverse the frozen Norwegian countryside with their prisoner of war. These Ratzis soon realize they are lost as balls, seeing as how their compasses are acting crazier than a shit house rat (nope, nothing strange here)…but, thankfully they find an abandoned house in the middle of nowhere to hunker down in. Things seem to be going swell; they can rest, warm-up…maybe shit, shower, and shave…but of course this is a fright flick, so this is merely the calm before the supernatural storm; as this arcane abode has one of those “evil pasts” that the kids are so wild about these days, and before you can say “Haunted Hitler” our “heroes” are in over their heads in supernatural goings-on! Writer/Director Reinert Kiil (Christmas Blood) has delivered something with The House that I can truly say I have never seen in my decades in the horror biz; a “cabin in the

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DanXIII

Feb 7, 2019

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Norwegian Horror ‘The House’ Coming To DVD And Digital

Artsploitation Films has announced the release date for Norwegian director Reinert Kiil‘s (Christmas Blood) supernatural thriller The House (original language title, Huset). “Set in the frozen wilderness of Norway during WWII, two German soldiers escort a Norwegian soldier and prisoner of war but the weather is taking a toll on them. They find an empty house near the forest where they finally can get some rest. However, what seems to be a warm and welcoming shelter turns much more sinister and deadly. They begin to wonder if they have somehow have stepped into a sort of psychological hell from which there may be no escape.” Fredrik von Lüttichau, Mats Reinhardt, and Sondre Krogtoft Larsen star in this dark genre film. Artsploitation Films’ president Raymond Murray said, “It may have taken a few years for the film to get to American audiences but I am sure horror fans, as well as arthouse film-lovers, will enjoy this creepy, thought-provoking ghost story.” The

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 6, 2019

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Santa Has An Ax To Grind In The Brutal Holiday Slasher ‘Christmas Blood’

Santa is on his way this December you better hope you’re not on his list. From Norwegian filmmaker Reinert Kiil (The House) comes the brutal holiday-themed Santa lasher Christmas Blood (aka Juleblod). “Christmas is a time of peace, love, and family. But not for one Norwegian town as a psychopath dressed in a Santa Claus suit has been terrorizing them for the past 13 years. For as soon as the caroling starts, this demented Kris Kringle dispenses bloody ax blows regardless of whether you’ve been bad or good. As the holiday approaches on one snow-covered town filled with revelers, a pair of detectives work against time to find and arrest this bearded serial killer. Will they manage to stop this demented St. Nick before he kills again? Director Reinert Kiil (The House) delivers a dark, disturbing and bloody holiday thriller.” Julianne Aga, Pernille Baggeranas, Ida Malene Smith Bakke, Solje Bergman, Asbjørn Buarøy, May Lydia Eistø, and Helene Eidsvåg star. Christmas

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Nov 26, 2018

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Movie Review: Christmas Blood (2017)

Ho, ho, mother fuckin’ ho; what do we have here boils n’ ghouls? A Christmas set thriller where a slashin’ Santa works his way through a group of victims. Good to see originality is still alive and well in the ol’ horror biz… Anyway, there is a killer Santa that terrorizes folks with a pick-ax every Yuletide, and this year he brings his murder biz to a small Norweigian town where a group of female friends have gathered for a reunion. Things get bloody for our comely heroines and soon their mortality is seriously in jeopardy. Thankfully for them, a grizzled (and alcoholic) detective and his gung-ho partner make the scene, and they are bound and determined to bring these horrible holiday homicides to a swift end! While I may have brought the sass up-top, Christmas Blood, for all of it’s trope-heavy elements, nevertheless delivers some effective storytelling and visuals. Writer/Director Reinert Kiil (with that name, fright flick Director was

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DanXIII

Nov 24, 2018

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