Latest Horror Movie Reviews

Guilty Of Romance

I desperately want to do something. Anything will do. I want to suppress this urge.
Posted on 01/09/2012 by Hellbound Heart
Guilty of Romance - I desperately want to do something. Anything will do. I want to suppress this urge.
Say what you like about Japanese director Shion Sono, but let's all agree on one thing: he doesn't care for drab opening scenes. This much is true of the staggering Guilty of Romance (2011), the first film I have seen of this year and undoubtedly one which will wind up on my top films list at the en... Read More "Guilty Of Romance"

Erotibot

It's Always a Pleasure
Posted on 12/19/2011 by Pazuzu Iscariot
Erotibot -  It's Always a Pleasure
It is a common occurrence for movies to be confused about their target audience. Having said that, it is not often that a movie's “target audience confusion” covers an entertainment spectrum spanning pre-teens, gore lovers and creepy perverts. Erotibot falls foul to this level of confusion but is ab... Read More "Erotibot"

Shogun's Sadism A.K.A. The Joy Of Torture 2: Oxen Split Torturing (Tokugawa Onna Keibatsu-Emaki: Ushi-Zaki No Kei)

You will soon forget your god and cling to me like a bitch!
Posted on 12/15/2011 by Hellbound Heart
Shogun's Sadism a.k.a. The Joy of Torture 2: Oxen Split Torturing (Tokugawa onna keibatsu-emaki: Ushi-zaki no kei)
The popularity of so many modern Japanese horror movies over the last ten years has no doubt generally piqued Western curiosity about the country's cinematic legacy: its more recent gory movies didn't emerge out of a vacuum, that's for sure, and it's getting easier to track down earlier works which ... Read More "Shogun's Sadism A.K.A. The Joy Of Torture 2: Oxen Split Torturing (Tokugawa Onna Keibatsu-Emaki: Ushi-Zaki No Kei)"

Horny House Of Horror

Fashion Hell
Posted on 11/20/2011 by Pazuzu Iscariot
Horny House of Horror - Fashion Hell
Just when the market for crazy Japanese splatter was about to become saturated beyond the help of even the most absorbent kitchen towels, Jun Tsugita added some unique originality to the sub-genre with the highly peculiar Horny House of Horror AKA Fashion Hell (Fasshon heru). Usually Tsugita stays a... Read More "Horny House Of Horror"

Some Guy Who Kills People

Ken Boyd, a lonely man fresh out of the loony bin, sets out to kill those he deems responsible for his miserable life.
Posted on 11/18/2011 by Hellbound Heart
Some Guy Who Kills People - Ken Boyd, a lonely man fresh out of the loony bin, sets out to kill those he deems responsible for his miserable life.
Ah, the trepidation of horror-comedy; get it right, and you have the potential for a cult audience-pleaser like no other. Get it wrong, and you really get it wrong. Well, I'm pleased to report that Some Guy Who Kills People gets it incredibly right. I deliberately went into the film with no expectat... Read More "Some Guy Who Kills People"

Alucarda

They gave their souls to Hell... but the Devil wanted MORE!
Posted on 10/23/2011 by Hellbound Heart
Alucarda - They gave their souls to Hell... but the Devil wanted MORE!
Convents: they're all well and good, but a functional convent rarely makes for an entertaining movie. Luckily for us, we have an entire genre based on what happens when good nuns – or their young charges – go bad, and demented Mexican movie Alucarda (Sisters of Satan) must rank amongst the most gris... Read More "Alucarda"

The Cottage

Sleeps six bloody comfortably.
Posted on 10/09/2011 by Pazuzu Iscariot
The Cottage - Sleeps six bloody comfortably.
It is a rare occurrence that a comedy movie combines the correct ingredients to slip comfortably into the horror genus. British director Paul Andrew Williams manages to do this impeccably with The Cottage, and manages to take what starts as a bumbling crime caper seamlessly into a more traditional s... Read More "The Cottage"

Bane

How far would you go to avoid extinction?
Posted on 09/23/2011 by The Zombie Mike
Bane - How far would you go to avoid extinction?
Bane tells the story of four women who, after being administered an injection, awake in a medical facility with no memory of who they are or why they are there. They are subjected to various cruel and unusual tests, but things get decidedly worse when a masked surgeon begins to visit them, carving n... Read More "Bane"

Lisa Lisa AKA Axe

Stay away from Lisa!
Posted on 09/08/2011 by Pazuzu Iscariot
Lisa Lisa AKA Axe - Stay away from Lisa!
In 1977 Frederick R. Friedel's marketing people decided to shock the US with horror marketing typical of the time and a film called Lisa, Lisa (more commonly known as Axe but also known as California Axe Massacre, California Axe Murders, The Axe Murders and The Virgin Slaughter). The artwork and the... Read More "Lisa Lisa AKA Axe"

Trouble Every Day

I love you so much, I could eat you
Posted on 09/03/2011 by Hellbound Heart
Trouble Every Day - I love you so much, I could eat you
Warped libidos come into conflict with genteel middle class values in Trouble Every Day, a film which hints at an oddball demi-monde of sex and blood but – despite some very strong graphic scenes relating to that world – it never fully lives up to its promise.We start with newlyweds Shane (Vincent G... Read More "Trouble Every Day"