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The Orphanage

By Ben • May 7th, 2008 • Category: Movies
The Orphanage

Stop me if you’ve heard this one - a hideously deformed outcast child in a setting with other children falls victim to a cruel prank gone wrong, causing his untimely and unintentional demise! Also, just as if it can’t get any worse, his spirit starts to haunt the orphanage he lived in along with the […]



New DVD Release: P2

By Ben • Apr 22nd, 2008 • Category: Media, Movies
New DVD Release: P2

Why is it that in every horror movie, cell phones don’t work? They’re trash: no matter where you are, they won’t get a signal! In this case, our main victim here is Angela, an overworked businesswoman that begins her night of stress when her car won’t start. She calls a cab, but she’s locked out […]



“Ruins” is a flop

By Ben • Apr 9th, 2008 • Category: General Sod, Media, Movies

Remember the scene in Creepshow when all of the plants turn evil? Well, combine that with Cabin Fever and you get a movie not unlike The Ruins. It’s one of those movies that you’ve seen the trailer for more than a thousand times in the theater, and […]



Them (2006)

By Ben • Apr 1st, 2008 • Category: General Sod, Media, Movies
Them (2006)

Supposedly based on a true story, Them tells the story of a tormented couple living in a rural estate somewhere in Romania. Running at 76 minutes, you may think that the film would mostly be occupied with downtime and end abruptly, but however, it paces itself, slowly building it up to the climax of the […]



Fido

By Ben • Mar 23rd, 2008 • Category: Movies
Fido

Horror-comedy is a hard genre. It can fail much more likely than normal comedy or normal horror. Many try, many fail. Fortunately, we have the genre done right, with movies like Shaun of the Dead or Fido. Basically Fido proves that you can add zombies to almost anything and it will produce […]