I had considered writing a book / biography of horror author Naomi Hintze. While I still think it’s a great idea and someone ought to do it, that someone is not me. Below is the very little I bothered to write down before abandoning the project. Buried Treasure Waits For You (1962) In retrospect, Hintze’s […]
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An Unquiet Grave (2020) Overview: A year after the death of his wife, a man (Jacob A. Ware) enlists his wife’s sister (Christine Nyland) to help him bring her back.Director: Terence KreyWriters: Christine Nyland, Terence KreyStarring: Jacob A. Ware, Christine Nyland Related post: Interview: Christine Nyland Gavin’s Review Does the plot summary of AN UNQUIET GRAVE (affiliate
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Frank and Zed Review Overview: Two reanimated corpses, dependent on each other for survival, live a life of solitude until a power-hungry magistrate tricks a group of villagers into attacking their lonely castle, fulfilling an ancient prophecy: The Orgy of Blood. “I don’t know why I keep showing up to work when I know we’re
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Bloody Hell (2020), Directed by Alister Grierson Gavin’s Bloody Hell Review Right off the bat, viewers will be able to tell that this is a very polished film, with a crazy-high production value. Now, that does not necessarily mean a big budget. No A-list stars are attached (with all due respect to Mr. O’Toole) and
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Bobb Cotter I recently learned that author Bobb Cotter passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2020. According to his obituary, Bobb was a lifelong comic book collector and a horror and sci-fi movie fan. These interests are evident in the eight books (affiliate link) he’s published with McFarland Publishing. Being a lifelong horror fan myself,
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Darlin’ Movie Review Overview: A feral teenage girl is taken into strict Catholic church care and prepared for her First Holy Communion.Director: Pollyanna McIntoshProducer: Andrew van den HoutenStarring: Lauryn Canny, Bryan Batt, Nora-Jane Noone Gavin’s Review The path to this film is long and winding through multiple mediums going back almost forty years. In summary,
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True Fiction Move Review Avery Malone (Sara Garcia, Reign), a wannabe writer and lonely librarian, gets her big break when she’s hand-selected to assist her hero, reclusive author, Caleb Conrad (John Cassini, Se7en). Whisked away to Caleb’s remote estate, Avery is given her one and only task; to participate in a controlled psychological experiment in
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Hurt Movie Review Played July 26th – Directed by Sonny Mallhi, Canada Plot: Rose (Emily van Raay) moves into a house in the woods close to her sister after her boyfriend gets deployed and things don’t go right when Halloween night arrives. Writer-director Sonny Mallhi has previously given us ANGUISH and FAMILY BLOOD, but it’s
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Pledge Movie Review Played July 24th – Directed by Daniel Robbins A group of weird, unwanted freshmen are offered a chance to pledge what they believe is an exclusive fraternity. Often times, we give a lot of credit to filmmakers who do the unexpected, who try to be original. And, of course, we should. But
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Relaxer, Directed by Joel Potrykus, USA Review: Relaxer Joel Potrykus’ films are not for everyone. The characters are not always ones we can be sympathetic to, and some people may consider the films trashy or a waste of time. For me, however, they very much capture the 1990s indie vibe that Richard Linklater perfected in
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