Category: Archived Reviews

After School Massacre (2014) – By Baron Craze

July 31, 2019
Archived Reviews

When one incorporates the word massacre into their title, it first needs to live up to its standing especially in the horror genre, and fans think of slasher slaughter films like for example The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) or Music Store Massacre (2013). The gore a requirement, the blood needs to cover everything and everyone,…

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Basket Case 2 (1990) – By Baron Craze

July 31, 2019
Archived Reviews

Back in 1982 with a less than shoestring budget, director Frank Henenlotter released a very unusual and extremely unique film called Basket Case, and later created in 1987 Brain Damage, however by the 1990s the demand for a sequel reared its head and hence Basket Case 2 was born. The story dives into a different…

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Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) – By Baron Craze

July 31, 2019
Archived Reviews

Now a rule in the horror genre, and actually all of cinema, sequels and sometimes prequels suck, simply stated, but a few do outshine the first, namely Godfather Part II (1974), clearly a superior movie, but when horror does it’s a rarity, which brings us to Mike Flanagan who directed this film and co-wrote with…

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Hold That Ghost (1941) – By Baron Craze

July 31, 2019
Archived Reviews

First, a lot of criticism has befallen this film, perhaps most is unjustified, one must recall the time and place this movie enters into the cinema, and their films that proceeded it, namely Buck Privates and In the Navy, two war-comedy films, used to recruit and sell war bonds. In addition, the usage of musical…

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Music Store Massacre (2013) – By Baron Craze

July 31, 2019
Archived Reviews

Music Store Massacre, takes on the most original opening to an independent film, in quite some time, with the infamous Reverend Smith (Frank Bliss) mutilating himself, by extreme means, and executing his sister, a police officer before uttering his last words “Death to thou who hates”, before Detective Young who arrives to discover the gruesome…

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Strangers on a Train (1951) – By Baron Craze

July 31, 2019
Archived Reviews

In 1951, Alfred Hitchcock began an incredible ride of creativity in Hollywood earning without any equal the true title (still held by him) ‘the master of suspense’ that started truly with this psychological thriller. All trickery and manipulation from a simple idle conservation to suggestive reasoning, working to lull the audience into a trance, all…

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Trailer Park of Terror (2008) – By Baron Craze

July 31, 2019
Archived Reviews

Southern horror, especially when dealing in the subgenre of ‘redneck horror,’  finds itself with wickedly fun cinematic rides, and most definitely when involving finger chewing zombies, splatter fried barbecues and sweet home ghastly love bites, and that all comes from director Steven Goldmann’s nasty blood-slick film. Timothy Dolan, screenwriter from this nutty and yet creative…

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Lost After Dark (2015) – By Baron Craze

July 31, 2019
Archived Reviews

Director Ian Kessner presents his first horror film feature co-written with Bo Ransdell, lining up a film as a tribute design with an emphasis on retro-grade horror classic buffet style of 80’s slasher films, keeping diehard fans pleased with the authentic style and homage to other legends in the genre. They never overthink the concept…

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Dracula’s Daughter (1936) – By Baron Craze

June 30, 2019
Archived Reviews

Dracula’s Daughter, director Lambert Hillyer went to wonderful great lengths to duplicate the look and feel of the original film, likely since it was very successful, and his customary genre had very little to do with horror as it was western films. Thereby using Universal Picture’s rights to Bram Stoker’s story, “Dracula’s Guest” as the…

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Freaks (1932) – By Baron Craze

June 30, 2019
Archived Reviews

Director Tod Browning, loved and worked at a circus in his youth, he enjoyed and often remarked about the excitement it had to offer, and with success from Dracula (1931) already wanted to show behind the scenes glimpse into this world tricks and talents. He liked the experience to that of movie sets, the friendships…

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