31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 23

The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014) From IMDb:  “What starts as a poignant medical documentary about Deborah Logan’s descent into Alzheimer’s disease and her daughter’s struggles as caregiver degenerates into a maddening portrayal of dementia at its most frightening, as hair-raising events begin to plague the family and crew and an unspeakable malevolence threatens toContinue reading “31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 23”

31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 11

Slaughter Tales (2012) Writer/director/actor/cinematographer Johnny Dickie’s micro-budgeted ($65), shot on video (SOV) feature film is a retro throwback to 1980’s slasher and anthology films. From IMDb: “After a teen steals a VHS tape titled “Slaughter Tales” from a yard sale, he seals his fate by ignoring a ghostly apparition in his bath tub and watchesContinue reading “31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 11”

31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 6

The cats behind the whole Blair Witch phenomenon were viral before anyone even knew what viral was. The whole marketing campaign behind the original Blair Witch Project was orchestrated so well with the film and legend being touted as genuine that even when the three leads of the movie, Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and MichaelContinue reading “31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 6”

31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 5

Cold in July (2014) While not a horror movie per se, Cold in July definitely has a lot of elements of a bonafide horror movie.  From the original novel by Joe R. Lansdale, whose work frequently veers into horror territory, to the director, Jim Mickle, who has batted .1000% so far in his directing career,Continue reading “31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 5”

31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 3

I Sell the Dead (2008) is writer and director Glenn McQuaid’s throwback love letter to Universal and Hammer gothic-horror films.  Starring Dominic Monaghan of Lord of the Rings and Lost fame as Arthur Blake, director/actor Larry Fessenden as Willie Grimes and the always welcome Ron Perlman, I Sell the Dead follows the exploits of aContinue reading “31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 3”