Tag: Mystery

Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974) – By Baron Craze

2024 marks the anniversary year of a beloved and yet short-lived horror tv-series, born from two television movies that gave future influence to The X-Files, and later spun a revival television series, I had planned encapsulating my favorite episodes into one article. However, as my passion for the episodes grew, I realized the article was…


The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) – By Baron Craze

A film like this might seem very strange to be reviewed on a horror website, however there’s an important trope that is used countless times in our beloved genre; that the Old Dark House, a fearful place embodied with checkered past, almost everyone’s hometown has a house with this reputation. Therefore, this film is a…


Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) – By Baron Craze

This movie is more of a detective’s tale than a horror film especially by today’s standards. It does layer in plenty of atmosphere and a storytelling that audiences of the 1930s would find appealing and a bit bizarre. Another important element that likely is lost upon the modern audiences is when the film was released,…


The Private Eyes (1980) – By Baron Craze

Why did I review this film? It’s clearly not horror, nor a thriller, though it falls squarely into the subgenre of mystery-comedy, hence the reason. Well in a year where I am reflecting on those films that influence my love and dedication to the horror genre, it is time to explore everything that got me…


Urban Legend (1998) – By Baron Craze

Sometimes a film will amass quite a bit, a box office smash, and even have sequels, but it is panned and considered a wretched creation without an original conceptual design and a poor story arc, this is just that sort of film. Horror fans in general disliked this film when initially released though it earned…


The Devil’s Left Hand Comes On Demand & Digital in July News

From the Director & Producers of “Ash and Bone” comes the Supernatural Mystery/Thriller “The Devil’s Left Hand”.  Written and Directed by Harley Wallen.  Producers include Kaiti Wallen, Joseph Kelbie Williamson, Yan Birch, Nancy Oeswein and Annette Cama. releasing July 1,2023 on demand and digital After the tremendous success of the Horror/Thriller “Ash and Bone” comes…


Neverlake (2013) – By Baron Craze

It is always refreshing when a horror film, places itself in or near a true historical area, and herein, the location, The Lake of Idols, plays significantly into director Riccardo Paoletti’s first horror film, and enhanced wonderfully by a sculpture screenplay from Manuela Cacciamani and Carlo Longo. Although Manuela brings the experience of the genre…


The House (2011) – By Baron Craze

The audience takes an emotional, haunting rollercoaster, bouncing from fear to anger, happiness and joy of relief following a character driven storyline from director and writer Desiree Lim, with her creation The House that follows and explores a soul searching of Jean Kaneko (Natalie Skye). Jean just quit her coveted and yet shallow, soulless job…


Ghosts of the Ozarks Press Release

XYZ Films will release the mystery thriller GHOSTS OF THE OZARKS in Select Theaters and Demand and on Digital on February 3, 2022.   GHOSTS OF THE OZARKS stars Thomas Hobson (That Girl Lay Lay), Phil Morris (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock), Tara Perry (Proxy), Tim Blake Nelson (Old Henry), Angela Bettis (Girl Interrupted) and David Arquette (Scream Franchise).   The film is directed by Matt Glass (The Party’s Just Beginning) along with Jordan Wayne…


Kirksdale (2007) – By Baron Craze

Stumbling across this movie again, I looked up previous reviews and notice one thing – so many dead links, and while it is common, it’s tad alarming, therefore why not take the time to venture back and show some care for this flick. I recalled seeing this movie at the Terror Film Festival (now defunct)…