It’s always difficult to redeem the irredeemable, even though such a universal theme is cake to a movie audience.
Review: Don’t Breathe 2 (2021)
Review: Wicked Witches [-FILM-]
Wicked Witches... Director: Martin J Pickering Writers: Mark Pickering, Martin J Pickering Stars: Duncan Casey, Justin Marosa, Kitt Proudfoot, Samantha Schnitzler Review Let’s start simple here. Wicked Witches, the first film by brothers Mark and Martin Pickering, is a surprisingly scary film. Originally titled as The Witches of Dumpling Farm – a title I prefer,... Continue Reading →
REVIEW: THE VELOCIPASTOR
Why are you reading this and not watching VelociPastor?
Haddonfield Horror’s Best Of 2018
Haddonfield's Best Of 2018...Another year is almost in the books and once again we've all found a bunch of horror (and a bit of non horror) related stuff that we love. Check out the lists of what we loved below and let us know your top horror stuff in the comments below.Ryan's Top Horror Stuff... Continue Reading →
Film Review: Sick For Toys
@dinsmorality reviews...Director: David Del RioWriters: James Andrew Oster (story), Justin Xavier (script)Stars: Camille Montgomery, Jon Paul Burkhart, Justin XavierReviewThere is something eerily joyful in the new indie horror film Sick for Toys, a Christmas-themed thriller that is part psychological study, part torture porn from a refreshing female gaze. The story of the afflicted Emilia, played... Continue Reading →
Review: The Sermon – BHFF (Short film)
The Sermon..."If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. "Leviticus 20:13, The King James BibleThe above sermon is recited by a despotic-like preacher in the opening moments of the beautiful... Continue Reading →
Short Film Review – Guarding The Infant (Gardiennage de L’enfer)
@dinsmorality reviews...Director: Camille Monette, Frank AppacheWriter: Frank Appache, Camille MonetteCast: Julien BernatchezReviewLet's talk about this crass, grotesque, and quite brilliant little short film. Guarding the Infant (Gardiennage de l'enfer), as is the English translation of the French title, is an ode to bad parenting and wish fulfilment. Even if the dads out there consider themselves... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: The Jurassic Games
@dinsmorality reviews... Director: Ryan Bellgardt Writer: Ryan Bellgardt, Galen Christy Stars: Robin Acker, Daniel Barton, Kaye Brownlee-France Review Ok...Not judging any medium by its cover is the most common of aphorisms, but you would be forgiven for thinking you know what to expect from a movie with a title like The Jurassic Games. "Bro, is... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: Midnighters
@dinsmorality reviews...Director: Julius RamsayWriter: Alston RamsayStars: Alex Essoe, Perla Haney-Jardine, Dylan McTeeReviewHappy New Year, Haddonfield readers! Yes, I am aware that we're nearly into March, but IFC's sleek new thriller Midnighters, a New Year's themed movie about good people (some bad) doing bad things, reminds me that welcoming a new year does not always mean... Continue Reading →
Review: Insidious – The Last Key
@dinsmorality reviews...Director: Adam RobitelWriter: Leigh WhannellStars: Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Spencer LockeReviewThe fourth instalment and second prequel in the Insidious series is well worth a viewing for devoted fans of a rather uneven horror franchise. The film’s strength is with its titular character now propelled to this 'series' center: Dr. Elise Rainier, the... Continue Reading →
Short Film Review: Climb Into Your Eyes
@dinsmorality reviews...Director: Trey LaneWriter: Zach Depolo, Trey LaneStars:Teddy Lee, Kathleen Joyce, Jessica Davison, Tremayne HudsonReviewThe short film Climb into Your Eyes epitomizes excellent independent filmmaking. Co-writters Zach DePolo and Trey Lane, the latter serving as the film's director, turned a $200 film budget (I am not missing zeroes) into a 16-minute haunted masterpiece that plays... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Death Rituals
@dinsmorality reviews...Author: Josh HancockReviewTis the season not for bells that jingle or the bounty of carbohydrates and turkeys fighting for our dining room tables' real estate. It is the month of Halloween, and the most casual to the hardest of the hardcore horror fans are planning to celebrate in one of America's favorite and most economically-driven... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: Demons
@dinsmorality reviews...Director: Miles DoleacWriter: Miles DoleacStars: John Schneider, Andrew Divoff, Gary Grubbs, Steven Brand, Miles Doleac, Kristina Emerson, Lindsay Anne WilliamsReview“… though all our knowledge begins with experience, it by no means follows that all arises out of experience. For, on the contrary, it is quite possible that our empirical knowledge is a compound of... Continue Reading →
Interview with Blair Hoyle
@lcfremont & @dinsmorality interview...Hello indie horror fans! Eric Dinsmore and I are back with another audio interview. This time we had the pleasure of talking to writer/director Blair Hoyle. His latest film, Happy Endings Are A Rarity has just been released and Eric and I quite enjoyed it.Please excuse the less than professional audio editing,... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: Assholes
@dinsmorality reviews...Director: Peter VackWriter: Peter VackStars: Catherine Bo-Eun Song, Betsey Brown, Jane BrownReviewA title for any medium with one as tendentious as “Assholes” is granted - as the cliché goes - to judge a book by its cover. Such was my concern with writer and director Peter Vack’s new aforementioned film, but judge not a title... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: The Ice Cream Truck (L.A Premiere)
@dinsmorality reviews...Director: Megan Freels JohnstonWriter: Megan Freels JohnstonStars: Deanna Russo, Dana Gaier, John Redlinger, Emil JohnsenReviewLast night, on a soft summer evening in Beverly Hills, I had the privilege to attend the premiere of Megan Freels Johnston’s latest horror genre mash-up, The Ice Cream Truck. Our site had already screened and reviewed the film, giving... Continue Reading →
Interview with Brandon Bassham
@lcfremont & @dinsmorality interview...Annum Films likes to cross boundaries and make you laugh while doing it. Fear Town USA, The Slashening and now The Slashening 2: The Final Beginning are all stellar entries in the horror parody genre. Writer/director Brandon Bassham puts his heart and soul into these films and he promises to deliver the... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: The Gracefield Incident
@dinsmorality reviews...Director: Mathieu RattheWriter: Mathieu RattheStars: Laurence Dauphinais, Juliette Gosselin, Lori Graham, Mathieu Ratthe. ReviewWriter, Director, and Star Mathieu Ratthe has added a gem to the first-person horror genre with his latest project, The Gracefield Incident. A seemingly easy-to-make and familiar plot are not fair characterizations of this film, which Ratthe has set up only... Continue Reading →
Interview with Mathieu Ratthe
@dinsmorality interviews Mathieu Ratthe...Mathieu Ratthe - Writer, Director, and star of Sci-Fi Horror flick The Gracefield Incident – recently spoke to me about his exciting new picture, which packs a surprisingly emotional punch. The charming and bubbly Ratthe spoke candidly about how the budget of The Gracefield Incident led to creative challenges that, somewhat serendipitously, led... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: 47 Meters Down
@dinsmorality reviews...Director: Johannes RobertsWriters: Johannes Roberts, Ernest RieraStars: Mandy Moore, Claire Holt, Matthew Modine ReviewNothing beats a summer popcorn movie. Like that bucket of delicious, empty caloric Iowa kernel covered in processed glory, 47 Meters Down is as palatable and junky. Now you may see that as damning this latest Mandy Moore movie (didn’t see... Continue Reading →