The LaLlorona horror movie poster template. (Image courtesy of cinema.com.my) Once again, Jeffrey Dean Morgan is back with another big-budget horror movie backed by a big studio name, and this time, it's exactly the same as the last one.  Don't get me wrong, The Possession was good and all, but much like the previous project JDM contributed to, The Unholy wasted time with cheap jump scares and not enough anxiety inducing moments. It was like a slow and winding drive down a dark, deserted road while someone keeps jumping out of the bushes trying to hitch a ride. You're just there, foot casually resting on the gas pedal and going, "welp, there he is again." It was shocking the first time, but then it just gets bothersome instead of actually scary.  The Unholy stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kathryn "Katie" Aselton, William Sadler, Cary Elwes, Diogo Morgado and Cricket Brown.  Like a discount version of Chloe Grace Moretz. (Image courtesy of variety.com) The U...

Snyder was flexing his influence. (Image courtesy of imdb.com) It's no secret that we have a deep respect for the Church of Snyder, and being a devout worshipper of his art ourselves, we spread his influence whenever we can. Each night before bed, we get down on our knees, clasp our fingers together and recite the holy scripture; "Zack Snyder, who art in Pasadena, hallowed be thy name..." and seek forgiveness for the sins committed unto him by Warner Bros and the Nolan-verse fanboys and girls that know not what they speak of when Batman v Superman wasn't widely accepted in the cinemas.  However, Army of the Dead left us conflicted; whether we give an honest review of the movie or we falsely stand behind our lord and saviour and defend his creative defecation. After much consideration, we decided to do both and try to understand the subliminal, subtle messages he hid and clumsily adapted into his latest gospel.  What happens in Vegas, is quarantined in Vegas. (Image co...

  This poster is as entertaining as the movie gets. (Image courtesy of imdb.com) When directors make movies for the sake of making movies, there's still some semblance of entertainment that comes from it. When directors try to make horror movies for the sake of making a horror movie, often times, it falls dramatically flat. The horror genre of movies is unforgiving and it takes creativity, imagination and a special kind of passion to pull a successful one off, budget be damned.  The Djinn falls into the category of many lacklustre and unimaginative horror movies before it that shouldn't have been green lit in the first place, let alone released.  We're as horrified as you, kid, that a movie like this was funded. (Image courtesy of deadline.com) Set in 1989 (ooh~ ambitious), The Djinn tells the story of Dylan, a mute and asthmatic young kid that moves into a new apartment with his dad after the apparent suicide of his mother (or something like that). After moving in, Dylan...

  This movie is Shah Alam and all its exits just lead you to Seksyen 7. (Image courtesy of heavenofhorror.com) To be fair, this movie just flew right under our radars. So when it finally came out on Netflix, we had zero expectations for it. In fact, we didn't even know it was a horror movie until we checked the description. It just popped up on our list, which was primarily horror... ok, our Netflix list is all horror, but it's expected for a horror movie buff who runs a horror movie page on Facebook.  Things Heard & Seen includes a smattering of well known talents including Amanda Seyfried, James Norton, Natalia Dyer and F. Murray Abraham as well as lesser known actors like Alex Neustaedter, Rhea Seehorn, Michael O'Keefe, Karen Allen, Jack Gore and Emily Dorsch.  This movie is a walking cliche. (Image courtesy of denofgeek.com) Things Heard & Seen takes place in the 1980's and tells the story of Catherine (Amanda Seyfried), her husband George (James Norton) and...

  Stellar cast, but dragged down by its messy storytelling. (Image courtesy of heavenofhorror.com) When news of The Banishing was released, the first pieces of info to come out was the announcement that Sean Harris, John Heffernan and Jessica Brown Findlay were being cast as the titular characters for this turn of the century horror movie. To be absolutely honest with you, we weren't too bothered with Heffernan or Findlay (although they do have impress wikipedia pages), but Harris joining the cast was music to our ears. And why wouldn't we be excited? Harris manages to take on every character he's given and make it his own. I mean, did you ever believe that Santino from Deliver us From Evil was Harris? He adds his own dramatic flair and individuality to every role he plays, to stunning effect. This proves double for his role in The Banishing as Harris must be having backaches from carrying the entire movie.  Aside from Harris, Heffernan and Findlay, The Banishing also stars...

  (Image courtesy of houstonpress.com) Not since Stephenie Meyer tried shovelling dung over Bram Stoker's legacy and pulling a Tolkien on the horror legend has any other writer or director tried to reimagine and reintroduce the vampire mythos to a public audience. To be honest, there have been various other authors and directors that have tried it, but they've always stuck close to Stoker's original concept. i.e. Let the Right One In, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night etc. Now enter Boys from Country Hell, a B-grade horror comedy movie about a little village in Ireland that was supposedly the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula who based it on the hovel's own vampiric hometown legend, Abhartach.  Apparently in Ireland, finding random human skulls is considered a normal, casual Sunday morning. (Image courtesy of cineurope.org) The movie first introduces Eugene Moffat, a local layabout from the sleepy Irish town of Six Mile Hill, who has no prospects for the future, ...