Category: Film Reviews

It Came from the Desert (2017) – By Baron Craze

Director Marko Mäkilaakso  (War of the Dead [2011]) makes a lovely tribute and homage to previous creature features of both the recent past and those of long ago, including  Starship Troopers (1997) and Eight Legged Freaks (2002) and of course Them! (1954), in addition it wears its badge of b-movie tie-ins proudly, never taking itself…


It Came from Outer Space (1953) – By Baron Craze

In 1953, horror and sci-fi combined to unleash a series of new terrors, for the teenager market, this became Universal Studios’ first 3D move, that achieved both financial success and a cult following in later years. It served the other studios of this new realm to explore, but for Universal it was merely a precursor…


Moth (2016) – By Baron Craze

Moth is a Hungarian mystery-horror film that combines both the found footage genre and a narrative cinematography found in standard horror movies coming from screenwriter József Gallai (Echoes [2018]), who directed it alongside with Gergö Elekes (Bodom [2014]) releasing the movie through Wild Eye Releasing. It is uncommon for found footage films to incorporate the narrative…


Head Count (2018) – By Baron Craze

Elle Callahan stepped into the director’s seat for her first full length feature Head Count, a challenging thriller, with horror undertones, she heads this indie project most efficiently, even though limited resources reined in much of the film’s intentions. She of course, like many others wore multiple hats, not an uncommon trait for beginner projects,…


The Cleaning Lady (2018) – By Baron Craze

Director Jon Knautz, returns once again to disturb audiences, with his latest creation, using a script that he co-wrote with Alexis Kendra (Goddess of Love [2015]), that’ll have both male and female viewers squirming in their seats as tension builds in this exquisite horror thriller. Those unfamiliar with Knautz, his previous films consist of gothic…


Gehenna: Where Death Lives (2016) – By Baron Craze

It is actually refreshing when a horror movie, presents stunning cinematography of opening moments, with lush beautiful scenery, however that’s where the scenic moments tend to fall off for director Hiroshi Katagiri with this his first feature debut. He wrote the screenplay with the assistance of Nathan Long (Guyver: Dark Hero [1994])) and Brad Palmer…


Book of Monsters (2018) – By Baron Craze

Director Stewart Sparke and screenwriter Paul Butler, re-team to bring another horror tale after their Lovecraft inspired The Creature Below [2016] with a project complete thanks to a Kickstarter-funded campaign, bringing creatures to life in Book of Monsters. They used a fun script along with a series of practical special effects, all in homage to…


Clown Kill (2014) – By Baron Craze

Trends and subgenres are always fun in the overall scope of the Horror genre, and while sometimes over saturating the market, it remains extremely competitive for the limit time of viewers, however, often enough, that overabundance has developed sloppy and horrendous creations. Sadly that’s Clown Kill, not an interesting title, as the entitle movie truly…


The Haunting of Sharon Tate (2019) – By Baron Craze

Shockingly, there are some individuals unaware of who both Charles Manson and Sharon Tate (and others) were, as we soon approach the 50th anniversary of their tragic meeting which occurred in early August of 1969 at an address that no longer exists of 10050 Cielo Drive. Of course, in the horror genre, often true crime,…


Tales of Frankenstein (2018) – By Baron Craze

In celebration of the classic Universal and Hammer films and successful Indiegogo campaign for post-production costs that legendary filmmaker Donald F. Glut used to create a fun science fiction horror flick, complete with a series of short tales all focused on Frankenstein. These stories all found in his book of the same name, yes Glut, likely…