Tag: Film Reviews

Strange Nature (2018) – By Baron Craze

November 30, 2018
Film Reviews

Strange Nature presents itself as a thriller first, then quite a bit of drama, before setting on horror in the second half of the film, as if the film mutates itself slowly unsure which direction to project itself towards, this likely is the result of first-time director James Ojala, who many know as a make-up…

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The Basement (2018) – By Baron Craze

November 30, 2018
Film Reviews

This movie which comes from directors Brian M. Conley and Nathan Ives (who also co-wrote the script with Sean Decker (L.A. Slasher [2015]) and Brian) appears to not only giveaway the principle location in the title but uses one of the most common titles possible hence leading to find itself lost among the movie wasteland…

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Krampus Origins (2018) – By Baron Craze

November 30, 2018
Film Reviews

The folklore figure Krampus, a half goat and demon, victimizing the children who represented evil in some manner throughout the year, now become something of a mainstay of recent times in the horror genre, and while his appearance often stays the same, the storylines switch faster than the weather on any given day. This all…

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Scarecrows (2017) – By Baron Craze

November 30, 2018
Film Reviews

If you enjoy cornfields, farmers, and cheesy slasher movies, then Scarecrows definite is ripe for the picking, it’s the from director and writer Stuart Stone and assisted by writer Adam Rodness, both whom did The Haunted House on Kirby Road (2016). The box art and trailer, give away a lot of the story’s plot, it…

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Lasso (2017) – By Baron Craze

November 30, 2018
Film Reviews

Once again Epic Pictures and Dread Central Presents teamed up to deliver director Evan Cecil’s film Lasso (aided by production firm Dragonfly films) to the masses, clearly from the artwork and the title a horror western themed flick, but the main question, does it survive a round up and a shootout. Well screenwriter Roberto Marinas…

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All the Creatures Were Stirring (2018) – By Baron Craze

November 30, 2018
Film Reviews

David Ian and Rebekah McKendry wrote and directed this latest anthology feature of a Christmas horror film while making sure to drown it in the festive color lights, and wintry mix, rather making sure to let the stories and actors themselves star in the production, and thereby allowing them to advance it on their own….

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Animalistic (2015) – By Baron Craze

October 11, 2018
Film Reviews

In cinema, every category contains sub-genres, horror likely has the most, some more adventurous than others, but the exploitation topic houses the rape and revenge tales and even the torture porn. Rarely does a movie ask for them to care about a rapist, and far less about the victim, overall making it  from the viewpoint…

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Cold Moon (2016) – By Baron Craze

October 11, 2018
Film Reviews

Working from an original body of work, director and co-writer Griff Furst adapted his screenplay from the book “Cold Moon Over Babylon” (1980) by Michael McDowell {RIP 1999}, who co-wrote the script Beetlejuice [1988]; delivers an enjoyable with bleak moments story, likely to fly under the radar for many horror fans, as it presents more…

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DOA Review: Shark Lake (2015) – By Baron Craze

October 11, 2018
Film Reviews

    This review, originally posted in March of 2016 on the now defunct Rogue Cinema site, however at the time DOA Reviews didn’t exist then, but revisiting this review and the movie, clearly it’s one for the graveyard of DOA. CASE NUMBER #0023: Shark Lake was originally listed as an action thriller, then changed…

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Monster Party (2018) – By Baron Craze

October 11, 2018
Film Reviews

While the box art cover doesn’t appear very horror-like for Monster Party and makes early comparisons to Don’t Breathe, it shall in generating a seriously intense bloodbath to even ridiculous proportions, with many graphic scenes. Therefore, one could label it a sleeper independent movie, as it first lulls the viewer in one direction with a thriller…

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