Stephen King's: The Shining (1977 Novel)

Today we have a great piece of horror literature written by the one and only Stephen King.

The Shining is the story follows the Torrence family who has been struggling financially for the last few months made due to and unfortunate event which lead to the dismissal of Jack's employment as a teacher.

In order to help himself and his family get back on their feet, Jack takes a job as the winter caretaker of the Overlook Hotel as offered to him by an old acquaintance and move himself and his family up to the mountains where the Overlook laid.

Upon their arrival a man named Dick Hollorann senses something in Jack's son, Danny. Once he pulls him aside, he learns that Danny, like himself, has what is called the Shining. This is the ability to read people's minds and predict events that will be happening presently in another place or things that will be happening to themselves in the near future.

Once snowed into the hotel, Jack starts to act strangely and violently, prompting Danny and his mother to act quickly in order to avoid getting caught up with the strange phenomenon plaguing the hotel.

Written by Stephen King and published in 1977, the shining was quickly adapted into a film which received mixed feelings from audiences but eventually started to get a warmer reception  throughout the summer. It is now at the level where critics are calling it a masterpiece but the man who wrote the book states otherwise. King stated that, although the film "contributed something of value to the genre" he did not find it to be a good adaptation of his novel.

This is something I can agree with.

The detail that King uses in the novel really help you delve into the minds of the characters showing you every aspect of the story from all their points of view. It was also able to help provide a true horror aura in some parts of the book.

There are also a ton of differences between the book and the film that made me jump up and yell out "how did they not put this in the movie!".  These are differences that I will gladly break down in the near future in a special spoiler filled review session.

I could not get enough of this book and can not give it any less than a 9 out of 10.

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Savages (2012)

Entrepreneurs Ben, a peaceful and charitable marijuana producer, and friend Chon, a former Navy SEAL, run a lucrative, homegrown industry - raising some of the best weed ever developed. They also share a one-of-a-kind love with Ophelia.

Life is idyllic in their Southern California town until the Mexican Baja Cartel decides to move in and demands that the trio partners with them. When the merciless head of the cartel, Elena, and her enforcer, Lado, underestimate the unbreakable bond of the three friends, Ben and Chon, with the reluctant assistance of a dirty DEA agent, wage a seemingly unwinnable war against the cartel. And so begins a series of increasingly vicious ploys and maneuvers in a high stakes, savage battle of wills.

(Synopsis from Universal)

Directed by Oliver Stone. Written by Oliver Stone, Don Winslow and Shane Salerno. Starring Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, John Travolta, Benicio del Toro and Salma Hayek.

More of a thriller than horror, Savages is a very interesting story. An unconventional relationship mixed with a fair amount of gore, action packed scenes and great dialogue created a unique viewing experience.

All three leads are in a polyamorous relationship which helped grab my attention from the start and kept me engaged in the story to see if this scenario would play a factor throughout the film.

The all-star cast made this one a real treat to watch although it was nothing close to what I was expecting to see after viewing the trailer prior to it's original release. My mindset was that it resembled something along the lines of the "Army of Two" video game series, thanks to how the theatrical trailer was played out and it's use of heavy weaponry and face masks which reminded me of said video game.

Thoroughly a great watch! The story was so different that it made it much more interesting and enjoyable in comparison a lot of other movies from the action / thriller genre which leads me to giving Savages an 8 out of 10.

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Book Review: Slasher: A Joshua Matthews Thriller (2014)

A serial killer in Los Angeles. A string of ever more famous victims. A sergeant out of his depth.

After a body is found on his duty, Sergeant Joshua Matthews is handed his first true homicide, one he has no choice but to accept. With no motive, no clues and zero real suspects, the police are getting nowhere, until another body turns up. It’s not in his jurisdiction but there are striking similarities between the two crimes. On his captain’s orders, Joshua finds himself temporarily transferred to LAPD Homicide. It seems he might be dealing with a serial killer, one targeting slasher movie actresses from the infamous horror studio, Hitlist Pictures.

As the evidence starts pointing towards someone connected to the studio, Joshua and his new partner Detective Crawford face a race against time to solve the mystery before Hitlist premieres its brand new and highly anticipated horror thriller, Slasher. The film's lead and Hollywood's newest rising star, Kiralee Martinson, surrounded by police, is adapting quickly to the instant fame and pressure of becoming a film star, but nothing can prepare her for a violent finale to the killers' plans as she finds herself directly in the cross hairs in this tense and brutal thriller.

(Synopsis provided by the books Author, WD Jackson.)

I started out very excited to read Slasher. Not only did it have my obvious favorite genre wrapped up into it, it also involved a murder mystery all mixed into one which really got my excitement levels up.

Although after reading the first couple of chapters I was slightly turned off by it. This was due to the fact that the author was throwing a very large amounts of detail into single sentences as well as paragraphs. It was seemingly annoying but was quickly corrected as you read through.

The story had picked up from there and soon I was hooked!

Another small problem I had was with the main character. He was very annoying to me for the first little while, repeating his issues until he was able to fully the problem he had to face in his past. After this he was much more tolerable but seemed to be much more absent throughout the remainder of the story which helped me enjoy the side characters and their stories much more than that of Joshua's.

Next to the co-characters, one thing that really intrigued me was how well the dialogue between characters was written making it feel like a natural conversation that anybody would have with a friend. Nothing was far fetched or out of context.  

After everything was said and done I loved this book. I do however believe that the book could drop the  "Joshua Matthews Thriller" from it's title, seeing as most of the focus of the book seems to be on the character of Kiralee Martinson. But none the less I give Slasher an 8 out of 10.

I would like to take this time to thank the author, WD Jackson for allowing me to review his work and if you are interested in reading it, you can purchase a copy here.

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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

This is the original, 1974 version of the Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Created, produced and written by Tobe Hooper, it is one of the greatest horror movies ever made and has influenced most of the horror movies, and their iconic killer characters you know and love today.

It stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim, Siedow, Terri McMinn and Gunnar Hansen as Leatherface.
This movie practically wrote the book on how slasher films should be presented in order to get the best scare factor as well as storyline layout.

The basis for this movie, if you have not heard about it before, is a group of teens are out on a road trip to find an old family home when they decide to pick up a hitch hiker. He, of course, turns out to be bat shit crazy.

After a small series of events, and the hitch hiker's assault on one of the teen's, they boot him out of the van and carry on to find the home.

But, what they found instead was the sadistic, chain saw wielding maniac Leatherface and his family of psychotic killers.

This has it all, the gore, the screaming, the scary-as-hell murderer, the soundtrack, the storyline and an amazing final scene that will leave you on the edge of your seat cheering to find out "what's next?"

I can not express how much this movie means to me. Without this movie, some of your favorite killer icons would surely not be around today. The genre itself would not have had the significant impact it did in the 70's and 80's had this film not been made or accepted as widely as it had been right from the get go, inspiring dozens of future directors and screenplay writers to follow in Tobe Hooper's footsteps.

I also have to mention the amazing performances by Marilyn Burns (Sally) And Gunner Hanson (Leatherface). Without their superb acting skills, this movie would not have had the cultural impact that it did. Watching both of them in the final scene proves how great they were in both their roles and that how something so simple, could end up having such a large impact on the world.

Now without rambling on more than I already have, I give the 1974 original Texas Chain saw Massacre an easy 10 out of 10. Check it out and find out for yourselves why this film has inspired many people to do what they are doing today in the industry including special effects design.

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Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)

Heather Langenkamp has been plagued with nightmares over the last few weeks. She's been haunted by the character she once defeated years ago in a film roll and can't understand why.

After speaking to the creator of the Nightmare series, Wes Craven, Heather is informed that Freddy has been concealed in the movies and now that they are over, he is moving out into the real world and looking for vengeance.

Written and directed by Wes Craven, starring Heather Langenkamp as herself, John Saxton as himself and Robert Englund as himself and new look Freddy Krueger.

Okay... So let's make a movie about a guy who is making another movie to add to a series that was already ended.

Stupid idea right? Of course it is! Wes Craven thought it would be genius to make another Nightmare movie about making a freaking Nightmare movie and using practically the exact same cast in it that he did in the original film.

They decided to cast the teacher from the first film to be a nurse in this piece of crap for example.

Most of, if not all the scenes were freaking copy's of scenes from the other film.

It's a piss poor excuse for a Nightmare on elm street movie. Had this been a completely separate entity with a whole different cast and antagonist, it could have been excellent but in my eyes it's crap.

I'm very upset about this movie and wish it was never made. It's basically a waste of time and makes a mockery out of the rest of the films.

1 out of 10!

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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)

An unknown teenager is being chased around constantly in his dreams by Freddy, who refuses to ever kill the boy, but only torment him.

Directed by Rachel Talalay, written by Micheal DeLuca and starring Breckin Meyer, Lezlie Deane, Shon Greenblatt, Lisa Zane and Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger.

After a while the unknown boy is picked up by police and brought to a youth center where he encounters a lady named Maggie who happens to have the same dreams as him.

Together the two try to unravel the mysteries behind Freddy's special ability's which could unlock the secret behind being able to get rid of him forever.

This was supposed to be the final installment in the Nightmare series but thanks to popular demand by it's fan base, the decided to continue the series with a piece of garbage they named "Wes Craven's New Nightmare", which we will be reviewing next.

Freddy's wit, originality and style made a huge impact in the franchise which lead throwing it all, in abundance, into this film. The comedy timing was great, the kills were awesome and the effects were really out there. But in a good way of course.

You could tell they were trying to draw in the 90's audience with some of the scene's. One in particular was a full length Nintendo game dream which I have always loved.

The ending would have been perfect to me had they been able to actually finish off the franchise, but seeing as they revived him twice more after his big finale, it really ruined the whole feel to it for me.

Also, there were a lot of celebrity guest appearances, including Johnny Depp who was an actor in the original Nightmare On Elm Street.

There is a lot of nostalgia factor in this one for me thanks to the kills I've always been able to remember so I will have to throw an 8 out of 10 onto this one!

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A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 5: The Dream Child (1989)

The dream master has been having a great life since defeating Freddy Krueger. But after she winds up getting pregnant, Freddy takes the opportunity to attack her by slipping into her unborn child's dreams.

Now, Alice must face her toughest challenge yet. Saving her unborn child from the vicious grasps of the bastard son of a hundred maniacs himself, Freddy.

Directed by Stephen Hopkins, produced by Robert Shaye and Rupert Harvey. Written by Leslie Bohem and starring Kelly Jo Minter, Whit Hertford, Beatrice Boepple, Lisa Wilcox and the great Robert Englund.

I remembered very little about part six as I have not seen it very often, but after my latest viewing, all that I have to say is excellent!

I almost forgot about the amount of awesome special effects that were used in this film and the mix of exceptionally memorable moments that scared the piss out of me as a child. And the fact that I practically forgot about them until now, would lead me to believe that I repressed the memory's thanks to how bad it did scare me back then.

The story line was pretty cool, considering they had to find a new way for Freddy to get back at Alice and they were able to pull it off with the original material.

My favorite kills are definitely the motorcycle, due to the amazing practical effects and the Dinner Party scene as it was just such a memorable part seeing "Chef Freddy" do his thing.

Another thing I do enjoy about this part is simply how much I like Alice as the hero type. Her attitude is very confident and she is usually very calm and collected when things aren't going her way.

With all those positives, I can't go any lower than an 8.5 out of 10.

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A Nightmare on Elm Street part 4: The Dream Master (1988)

The dream warriors have been released from Westin Heights and are living a normal teenage life.

Everything is moving up in their lives until Kristen starts feeling signs of an unsettling presence in her dreams and must take immediate action to save herself and her friends.

Directed by Renny Harlin, produced by Robert Shay and Rachel Talalay. Written by Brian Helgeland and Scott Pierce. Starring Tuesday Knight, Andras Jones, Brooke Theiss, Danny Hassell, Lisa Wilcox and Robert Englund as the sometimes not-so-lovable, Freddy Krueger.

I wasn't a huge fan of this movie, but it does displayed all the assets a Nightmare movie requires.

But it couldn't be all that bad! This was the top grossing film in the series prior to the release of Freddy Vs. Jason, which has to tell you something!

The thing that made me dislike the movie to a certain degree was having the dream warriors used like they were in a freaking Highlander film. Each different ability was transferred over to Alice every time one of her friend's died at the hands of Freddy.

And don't get me wrong, I enjoy the Highlander series just fine as it is. But I also enjoy my Freddy without a cross over style of story line.

The acting was pretty good, but nothing was able to really catch my attention like in the previous entries. It seemed almost plain to me although the film had a lot to offer visually. So with that being said I'm giving this piece of the series a 5.5 out of 10.

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A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

The remaining group of Elm Street children have been shipped off and locked up in a psych ward at Westin Hills thanks to their recurring nightmares of the Springwood slasher, Freddy Krueger.

When Freddy's nightmares start resulting in the death of the kids, their only hope at survival is Nancy Thompson, a dream specialist and the sole survivor of Freddy's first rampage after his death.

Directed by Chuck Russell, produced by Robert Shaye and written by Wes Craven, Bruce Wagner, Chuck Russell and Frank Darabont. Starring Craig Wasson, Patricia Arquette, Heather Langenkamp and Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger.

This is my third favorite entry into the franchise and the one I have seen the most, thanks in part to the 90's and having it play on the specialty stations on a monthly basis.

I loved the story line in this one. Teaching the kids to take control of their dreams was a genius move and made every one of the characters seem bad ass to one degree or another once they were able to follow through with their transformation.

The acting was excellent from practically the entire cast including one Laurence Fishburne, who played a young orderly and you can't go on without the mention of all the great one liners that Freddy has in this one. They are just classic! But my hands down favorite has to be "Welcome to Prime Time, Bitch!" 

As always, the special effects were excellent and it was reflected in a lot of the kills. For example, the TV kill and the puppet master kills are a great example of this.

It's a definite 8 out of 10 for me!

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)

Freddy's back! And he is none too please with what happened to him at the hands of Nancy.

So this time he has a new plan. With the resentful help of a teenage boy name Jesse, Freddy will make his way back to Elm street to exact his revenge.

Directed by Jack Sholder, produced by Robert Shaye, written by David Chaskin, starring Mark Patton, Kim Meyers, and Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger.

This is one of my least favorite parts of the series due to how slow it is to progress to anything fun or cool l.  Also, the way Freddy comes to be this time around just drives me up the wall. It makes no sense and does not match the remainder of the series at all.

So the conclusion i'm jumping to is that Jesse is mentally unstable and has been from the beginning. He just uses the Freddy persona as something or someone to blame for his wrong doings.

It's really the only way I can put this entry into the series without dissecting each individual part of each film to try and make it fit.

Otherwise, the special effects looks very good in this one, all the play with fire really added to the aura, which is not something I can say about the acting unfortunately.

An alright film on it's own but I do have to give this one a 4 out of 10.

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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

A child molester, who was set free on a technicality, was burned at the stake by a group of angry parents.

Years later, an angry Fred Krueger has come back for revenge by killing off the remaining children of Elm street one by one, in their dreams.

Written and directed by Wes Craven. Starring Heather Langenkamp, John Saxton, Johnny Depp and Robert Englund as Fred Krueger.

This was the ultimate boogeyman movie for me! Over the course of several years I would have nightmares of Freddy Krueger. The horrifying look he had, the evil laugh, the way he could just get under your skin was unbelievable.

This movie is the reason why I am obsessed with the horror genre.

The acting is incredible, the dialogue is damn near perfect and the special effects were top notch. Especially the make up used for Fred and the "face coming through the ceiling" effect.

The ending was also excellent in my books, not only do you get a cool finish but they throw in the last minute jump scare for good measure.

This may not come as a shock to you but I give this one a perfect 10 out of 10.

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The Walking Dead S05E02

We catch up with our beloved survivors searching for supplies. After hearing screams for help, Carl convinces the group to find out who is in danger.

They find a man stranded on top of a large rock surrounded by walkers. After the group takes care of the threat, they meet Father Gabriel who is able to give the group a safe place to stay and can lead them to a large food supply.

After the survivors check everything out and all comes up clear, they head to the supply source that Gabriel had told them about but have an issue with him as he panics when running into a walker he recognizes.

They get a large amount of supplies and head back to the church to feast.

After they eat, Carole decides to sneak out but is followed by Daryl. After he questions her about her sudden need to leave, Daryl spots a vehicle passing by and notices that Beth was in it.

He takes Carole into the getaway car she was going to use and starts tailing them.

Meanwhile, Bob is acting strange. He goes outside and starts crying but gets hit and knocked out by an unknown person.

A little while later he awakens to find Gareth sitting in front of him explaining that they are now forced to live in the wild and hunt, which is exactly what they are doing.

The camera backs up to expose Bob's amputated leg is what Gareth and his group are having for dinner.

Now for the possible future episode spoilers!

-Gabriel's secret as I have mentioned before is that he did not let in a group of people before whom were getting chased by walkers, thus resulting in them all dying.

- You can guarantee that Bob has been bit but has not said anything to anybody yet. Gareth's group also ate him after he had gotten bit. So keep an eye on that!

-No notable characters have died. (Bob is bit, so he's on his way out regardless)
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Jason X (2001)

Jason is being held captive in a research facility as scientists are trying to figure out a cure to him cell regeneration capabilities.

He was due to be put into a cryogenic state but has escaped, resulting in a murderous rampage within the facility.

He is eventually trapped into a chamber and frozen, only to be thawed and awoken in the year 2455 by a crew of explorers.

Directed by James Issac, written by Todd Farmer and starring Chuck Campbell, Lisa Ryder, Lexa Doig and Kane Hodder in his forth and final role as Jason Voorhees.

I have only seen this movie once in the past when it played on the "Space" channel at around 2 am one weekend but recalled Jason's transformation having happened sooner in the movie which apparently does not happen till there is roughly an house left in the film.

I was not a huge fan of it back then due to it's Sci-fi aspect, which I am a fan of now, but moving on, I do remember however enjoying the make over Jason had gotten after his death.

On this viewing I found that I enjoyed it much more than I anticipated. The mix between a high budget horror film and a low budget sci-fi movie was a perfect match for my tastes.

The thing I was unimpressed with was the fact that Jason seemed much more powerful and evil as his old self than after his transformation. You would figure a guy made of some sort of metallic substance, with an even more powerful level of strength and a bad ass look would kick more ass than ever before.

Unfortunately for us, this was not the case and new look Jason did not even get to physically kill anybody, which soured the whole new look experience.

Other than this I truly enjoyed it. It was basically a major slasher set in space but I enjoyed pretty much all of it giving this one a 6.5 out of 10.

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Friday the 13th Part 9: Jason Goes to Hell (1993)

So we basically ignore the end of the last entry into the series, randomly throw Jason back into Crystal lake, as an adult, without any explanation, have military ambush him in the middle of  the woods and them blow him the hell up into tiny several pieces.

After the attack, the body is brought to a military morgue and looked over by a mortician who ends up being hypnotized by his beating heart. The mortician ends up eating the heart which transfers Jason's soul over to his body. Thus begins a whole new reign of terror.

Directed by Adam Marcus. Produced by Sean S. Cunningham and Debbie Hayn-Cass. Written by Jay Huguely, Adam Marcus, Dean Lorey and starring Steven Williams, Kari Keegan, John D. LeMay and Kane Hodder as Jason Voorhees.

A few Easter eggs I have to mention before we start the review. The necronomicon, as seen in the Evil Dead series is shown in the Voorhees house and the obvious "claw glove" hand of Freddy grabbing Jason's mask at the end of the film teasing the eventual meet up between the two.

This was the first film in the franchise produced by New Lines Cinema after buying the rights for "Friday" from Paramount studios.

This chapter of the franchise went into uncharted waters, using the Camp Crystal Lake killings as some sort of world renowned myth, with several people trying to uncover the truth to it including the military.

You barely see Jason throughout the film next to a few mirror shots here and there, but I found that in doing this, it made him seem that much more gruesome and evil once he did reappear.

I did not really care for this film. I felt like I was more excited to see the Easter eggs they added in rather than what the story line had to offer.

And as for my top kill in this movie. It came not from the hands of Jason but the military who blew him the hell up. Thanks to that I have to rate low here. The only thing saving this movie for me is the Easter eggs. 3 out of 10.

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Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason takes Manhattan (1989)

A young couple who have just graduated, whom are spending time alone on a boat decided to stop the boat in the middle of Crystal Lake and drop the anchor.

The anchor accidentally hit a snag and rips open an underwater power line that inevitably awakens Jason from his watery tomb.

The next day, the remainder of their classmates set off on a cruise ship to Manhattan for their celebration. As they are taking off, someone decides they want to hitch a ride with the group.
Needless to say to somebody is Jason Voorhees.

Written and directed by Rob Hedden. Starring Peter Mark Richman, Barbara Bingham, Scott Reeves. Jensen Daggett and reprising his role as Jason Voorhees, Kane Hodder.

This movie to me was more of a joke than anything else. Don't get me wrong I still enjoyed it but it did not really feel like a Friday movie to me. I will assume it's due to the fact that the setting is completely different and the small factor that nobody in New York seems to care in any way shape or form that some giant lunatic, wearing a hockey man and wielding a weapon, is walking down the streets.

But thanks to that you do get a few scenes that you can get a good laugh in about. Especially the boxer's death and the street gang trying to start a fight with Jason.

This is probably the one Friday movie that I had seen the most throughout my life and it was not by choice. It just so happened to be what was playing on TV practically every weekend following Nightmare on Elm Street part 3.

I believe it's also a large factor into why I didn't want to ever visit New York when I was younger, thanks to how creepy and careless all the city dwellers were during the whole film.

Other than the random rant about my past, I hated the ending. In my books, it was pure garbage and I've never liked it, not even as a child!

Now with all that being said, I'm rating this a 3 out of 10. Way too many issue with it!

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Friday the 13th part VII: The New Blood (1988)

A young girl named Tina runs away from her father after she overhears him slapping her mother. She takes a boat out to the middle of the lake and yells to her father that she wishes he was dead for what he's done.

She stares widely towards him. Suddenly the structure standing over top of her father comes crashing down and kills him.

She awakens from the dream and realizes she is on her way towards the camp where it all happened to her as a child.

Directed by John Carl Buechler, written by Manuel Fidello and Daryl Haney. Starring Lar Park Lincolin, Kevin Spirtas, Susan Blu, Terry Kiser and Kane Hodder in his first appearance as Jason Voorhees.

After she was made upset by a doctor, she runs to the lake and tries to use her power to raise her fathers corps from the water. Instead she released an evil force that's been trapped inside the lake.
So this was the first Friday movie that was made after I was born. Mind you I would have only been one at the time, so needless to say it was a few years before I actually got the pleasure of viewing it.

Anyhow, back to our review!

I liked this one until the final scene came along, which completely ruined my viewing experience. I know they were going for a supernatural type experience, but the end was not plausible in any way. They could have easily kept Jason as the only one who could rise up from the dead and I would have loved this movie.

The kills were not anything spectacular next to the sleeping bag scene but still gory enough to keep me satisfied. What really kept me going though, was the telekinesis tricks Tina was doing in order to keep one step ahead of Jason. Just something about them that made me enjoy the movie just a little bit more.

I really liked how the film played out with the obvious exception of the finale which helped lower my rating to a 5 out of 10.

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Wolf Creek (2005)

Three young adults in Australia plan a road to trip to hike into the Wolf Creek Crater. After completing their hike, the group decides to start heading back home that same night but are stopped in their tracks due to engine problems.

Fortunately for them, a gentleman who is driving a tow truck arrives just in time to help them out and even offers to repair their vehicle for free. All they have to do is spend a night at their new friend's home.

Written and directed and co-produced by Greg McLean. Starring Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath, Kessie Morassi and John Jarratt as Mick Taylor.

The absolute first thing I need to mention is that, with the exception of a couple of sentences here and there, I did not understand one word that was being said for the first 20 minutes of the film. It eventually got easier as I was getting used to the accent but luckily, the movie practically spoke for itself.

The first 45 minutes or so dragged on for me as there was nothing going on next to the group continuing their road trip with very few distractions. Following that time frame, the action picked up right away and basically played out until the end without many slowdown moments thrown in.

I have to mention, I loved the fact that any time I would yell what the victims should do to the tv, they actually did it. There was only one moment that I had questioned their choices, but still love the real feel that most of their choices gave me.

Next to the language barrier, I loved this film and am looking forward to reviewing the sequel. I gladly rate this one an 8 out of 10.

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Carrie (1976)

Carrie is based on the 1974 book written by Stephen King and is about a teenage girl who is rejected by everyone at her school, thus has no friends.

Strange things start happening around her and she soon learns that she is the cause of these happenings due to her telekinetic abilities.

After an incident at the school, one of the girls in unable to attend the prom and blames everything on Carrie. Upon finding out that Carrie was invited to the prom by the ever popular Tommy, she makes it her mission to make sure Carrie gets humiliated as a direct punishment for making her miss out on her own prom night.

Directed by Brian De Palma, produced by Paul Monash, screenplay written by Lawrence D. Cohen as per the aforementioned 1974 book by Stephen King and starring Piper Laurie, John Travolta and Sissy Spacek as Carrie White.

Amazing movie! The way the story line is built up through out the film is incredible and hits on everything to ensure a great climactic scene come the prom.

The effects were just awesome and scarred the hell out of me when I was a kid. The blood, fire, terror and mayhem just came together so well and made me love this movie as well as fear it.

Although some of the dialogue is kind of out dated, the acting made up for it. Amazing performance by Sissy Spacek! No matter what the scenario was, she was spot on each and every time and even received an academy award nomination for the role.

The film was so perfectly done that they did a remake in 2013 starring Chloe Grace Moretz as the titular character and did not change a thing other than modernizing it. That goes to show you how great the original was if Hollywood figured it had to be identical to it's predecessor.

Because this was one of my first horror movies I am somewhat biased but I still thing that either way, I would be giving this an amazing rating, so 9 out of 10 for Carrie.

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Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations (2009)

Tonight my wife and I have started our horror movie marathon.

We decided that after our nightly walks, we would sit down and get in the mood for Halloween by watching a horror genre movie each night. I also decided that I would do a review to go with the films we watch and so this review blog was born.

Now without any further ado, for our inaugural review tonight's movie is the Butterfly Effect 3, which was chosen by my lovely wife.

Sam (Chris Carmack) has an awesome ability that he utilities to aide law enforcement catch murderers.

Upon being visited by someone from his past, Sam is made aware that the accused killer of his former girlfriend  may actually be innocent and decides to jump back to the scene of the crime which may have cause more problems than he could have ever imagined.

I honestly had no interest in watching this movie until the intro scene played out. The mother getting viciously murdered in front of her own son was a bit of a shocker right off the hop but it caught my interest for the remainder of the film.

The dialogue was a little lame at times but I was still able to keep entertained due to how they progressed the story line.

All in all, this movie had pretty good entertainment value and kept me interested up until the end when a terrible plot twist happens. But you can see that for yourself!

It was entertaining enough to keep me interested most of the way through but I do not think I could watch it again without being bored out of my skull so I give this movie a 5 out of 10.

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The Human Centipede II (2011)

I'm going to be a hundred percent honest here and say that I wanted nothing to do with this movie but felt like I had to review it to properly follow up with the original.

I feel like the only reason this sequel was even thought up was to cash in on the popularity that the original had gained over the prior years. So in other words, it's a freaking money grab.

We start by following an over weight, under confident and possibly mentally challenged man named Martin, he is a security guard who is obssessed with the movie "The Human Centipede".

He is so enthralled with the idea of having his own home made pet centipede that Martin decides to take the movie's horrific idea and turns it into his own reality.

Like most other sequel concepts, bigger is always better and  that's exactly what they did with this one, attempting to create a twelve man human centipede.

The use of black and white mixed with the obsessant nagging of Martin's mother was very reminissant to me of the original Pshyco film.

I found alot of the the killing scenes very bland and boring. It looked like the same kill was done over and over again to different victims.

Another part that does not bode well with me is that there was no authority figures that ever appeared nor did anybody even attempt to question Martin about any of the missing people or the continuously crying infant that he left in the car.

Althought I did not want to see this film, I did enjoy the first half of it for some reason. It's possible the fact that the main character did not say a word the entire time and the resemblance to pshyco that drew me in. But that feeling was lost thanks to the last thirty minutes of the movie.

I will have to give the human centipede II a 4 out of 10 as I did for it's predessesor.

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The Human Centipede (2009)

Dr. Heiter is a world renowned surgeon who's specialty is the ability to successfully separate conjoined twins.

The good doctor, now in retirement, has formed a plan to create a new breed of pet to replace his "Three-Dog" Rottweilers. He has the surgical abilities he needs in order to create it and now he must recruit three very unwilling victims to commence with his plan.

Written, produced and directed by Tom Six and starring Ashley C. Williams, Ashlynn Yennie, Akihiro Kitamura and Dieter Laser as Dr. Josef Heiter.

I had a lot of issues before viewing this film and it was not due to the nature of it's content either. It was related to the fact that I already knew, years prior, what was happening in this movie thanks to a friend of my explaining it to me.
This probably ruined this film for me as there was not shock value left in it for me and killed any chance of me giving this one a big rating as opposed to what I will be doing today.

With that being said, another one of the factors that turned me off from it was the amount of time most of the scene's seemed to drag on for. A good portion of them could have been easily cut down had they put extra scenes it it's place.

The one plus for me though was easily Dieter Laser's performance throughout the entire movie. He was able to take creepy to the next level with his look alone. The way he spoke his dialogue was also creepy as all hell which definitely added onto the aura.

But, like I mentioned earlier, the unfortunate fate of my already knowing the big twist in this film killed it for me and has sadly lowered the rating. I am giving this one a 4 out of 10.

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The Walking Dead Season 5 Episode 1

With the return of my favorite show, I thought it would be fun to take my Sunday reviews and make them all about that days episode of the Walking Dead.

We start up right where we left off from last season, with our protagonist group lead by Rick, starting to put together makeshift weapons with whatever they have available to them in order to attack their kidnappers and escape safely.

The Terminus group, lead by Gareth, has other plans for the survivors and drop a smoke bomb in from the ceiling, prompting those inside to just give in to Gareth's demands.

Elsewhere, Carole, Tyrese and Judith overhear a man talking over his radio about Michonne and Carl. She holds the man up at gun point and gets information as to where she can find the others.
As a large group of walkers approach Terminus, a tied up Rick  has a verbal dispute with Gareth about how they are going to kill one another ( and also a few unknown people being sacrificed for the terminus food production line ).

A large propane tank is set ablaze and explodes at the hands of Carole in order to not only cause a distraction, but to let the incoming walkers into the property.

Back at the cabin where Tyrese is waiting, a gang of walkers show up. The hostage uses it as a distraction and jumps over to Judith where he threatens to break her neck unless Tyrese walks outside.

Being true to his comic book origin, Tyrese not only kills them like a bad ass, but he bursts back into the cabin and takes down his enemy, without hesitation and eventually killing him.

After a large fight / escape scene, they gather together in the woods to reclaim weapons that Rick had hidden and run into Carole, whom Daryl and Rick welcome back with open arms.

She takes the group back to Tyrese and Judith for another heartfelt reunion for the Grimes family.
Great episode to start this season, I kept hearing all sorts of great things about tonight's show and I was not disapointed.

A few fun facts though incase you missed it.

- One of the people who were killed for meat (first guy with the blonde hair) to be killed was from the previous episode where Rick had banished Carole from the group.

-Rick had given this blonde guy his watch in order to meet up at a specific time and never saw him again until this episode. Carole saw the watch with the belongings and took it back for Rick.

-There was also a 30 second scene after everything was said and done of a man following the group down the tracks. He takes off his headgear to reveal that he is Morgan. The man who first helped Rick out when he came to from his coma.

- In the preview for next weeks episode we are introduced to a new character, a preacher named Gabriel. In the comic he is regretful of a horrible choice he made around the start of the zombie uprising when he refused to open the church doors to a large group of people looking for safety from a group of walkers.

I'm anxious to see if they follow the comic with his story or if they decided to create a new background story for him.

Other than that, no notable survivors were lost in this episode but we are currently still unaware of Beth's whereabouts.

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The Ward (2010)

The Ward is a 2010 thriller directed by horror genre great, John Carpenter and stars Amber Heard, Lyndsy Fonseca, Danielle Panabaker, Mamie Gummer and Laura Leigh.

It follows the story of Kristen (Heard), who gets arrested after setting a farm house on fire and is brought to the North Bend Psychiatric Hospital where she befriends a group of girls.

The girls have a secret that they are keeping from Kristen and in doing so end up endangering not only Kristen but themselves in the process.

Now, I figured that a mix between John Carpenter and Amber Heard would be a sure fire win for everybody, including me. But I was sadly mistaken.

This film is riddled with plot holes, one in particular was in regards to the second escape attempt. Once you see it, you will know what I mean.

I understand that the dialogue is written to make most the cast seem like mentally deficient girls, but give me a break! They made it seem like the girls were just there as background noise and then sacraficed for the occasional kill when needed.

Speaking of kills, maybe one cool kill the entire way through which made this one a pain to watch. Everything else was either repetitive or a quick kill that you saw coming from miles away.

Then the end comes. And yes there is a twist. And no it does not save the movie by any means at all.

The twist in junction with the plot holes really killed this film. There was no real hint or explanation as to what the real story was or could have been as they wasted all their available time on the secondary storyline.

So with great disapointment I sadly have to give what I thought could be greatness thanks to the director and his lead a 2 out of 10.

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The Guardian (1990)

William Friedkin made his return to the horror genre 17 years after the release of The Exorcist with a movie entitled "The Guardian".

Starring Dwier Brown as Phil Sheridan, Carey Lowell as Kate Sheridan and Jenny Seagrove as Camilla.

The Sheridan's have just given birth to a bouncing baby boy and they could not be any happier. Unfortunately, the young couple realizes that they will be financially unstable until Kate is able to return to work. So in place of waiting, the couple decide to hire a live in Nanny to take care of their bundle of joy.

After a couple of interviews (and their first pick not returning for her second interview), a young lady named Camilla is chosen for the job and seems to be the perfect person for the job. Until the family discovers the truth behind Camilla's past.

The direct did not want his name attached to this project after how poorly it did at the box office but 20 or so years later, after seeing the cult following this film had gained, Friedkin came crawling back and took the credit for his work claiming that to him it's not a horror film, but a different take on fairy tales for adults.

Either way, since day one that I saw this movie, I loved it. The plot is very simple, the acting is passable but still entertaining enough to keep you into the film, the dialogue was another simple factor but the biggest thing that took the cake for most people in this film. The amazing special effects that were used.

Camilla's "alter-ego" looked freaking awesome and still, up to this viewing looked amazing as did the "tree" which, if you watch it, will understand what I mean,

I truly do love this film and always suggest it to anybody looking for a good gore filled horror flick to watch. And will gladly give this one a 7 out of 10.

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Maniac (2012)

Maniac follows the story of Frank Zito, a mentally unstable man who stalks, attacks, kills then scalps women in order to fulfill his own sick fantasies. By placing the scalped hair onto the heads of his mannequin's (whom each of them resemble a victim) it brings them to life in his mind.

His insatiable need to kill comes out once he starts suffering from a migraine.

Frank meets a photographer named Anna who is interested in the mannequin's he has been restoring through his family business and offers him a part to add his handy work in her art show.

He starts to fall for her but learns she has a boyfriend which starts a series of events that could change everything for him.

The movie stars Elijah Wood as Frank Zito, Nora Arnezeder as Anna D'Antoni and America Olivio as Angel Zito (Frank's Mother).

A large portion of the movie was filmed from the Point-of-View of the killer. You would see everything he saw and follow exactly what he would do, almost like a 1st person shooter game such as Doom or Duke Nukem. I believe this effect was used to try and gain sympathy from the audience for Frank throughout his hardships and mental disorder.

I really loved the way that I was filmed, You can see it every once in a while in other films for a scene or two (I.E. John Carpenter's Halloween), but you rarely, if ever, see the whole story be filmed in quite that way.

Elijah Wood's performance was excellent! I really got into his character just by the way he would speak throughout different scenario's in the film. However, I can not say the same about the performance by Nora D'Antoni.

I could not buy the accent a lot of the time as she seemed to keep slipping in and out of it. Being that I am bilingual, I know exactly what a primarily French person sounds like on a normal basis and that was not at all like anybody I know or have spoken too over the course of my life.

The kills were nothing spectacular, but they were realistic and looked great for that reason, plus you have to including the mentions on the special effects used for the scalping scenes.

All together, this movie holds up fairly well, but did not have anything jumping out at me to keep me on the hook the entire way through. The first scalping looked awesome which got me interested right away, but after the second one it started to feel like it was getting repetitive and started to lose my attention. It was not boring but after the first few scene's it stopped feeling for fresh.

With that being said I will have to give this one a 5.5 out of 10.

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The collection (2012)

Admittedly, I did not do my research before watching this movie. I just saw it as a suggestion on Netflix and started watching it without any knowledge of The Collection being the sequel to the film The Collector.

Lucky for me, this film did not really need any explanation and was still a good watch without the first part having been seen.

The Collection is a gore filled horror movie about a serial killer who collects one surviving victim each time he sets a killing spree in motion.

One of his victims, Arkin (Josh Stewart), is set free by a young lady, Elena (Emma Fitzpatrick), from a box the collector was keeping him in. She in turn, is kidnapped and placed in the box in his place.
Arkin is later forced to help a group of mercenaries who have been hired by Emma's father to find the collector and rescue his daughter.

The club scene about 10 minutes into the movie was just fantastic! It's completely gore filled fun. Think of a game of saw, with hundreds of people, and only one person can make it out alive. Then that person gets kidnapped ten seconds after surviving.

The visuals throughout the movie were awesome, each room had it's own theme and it's own kills to go with it.

Most of the death scenes were very inventive and the special effects really did a big number to help them look as realistic as possible.

The dialogue seemed a little plain at times and some of the acting looked forced but they covered most of that with the effects used in each scene.

The closing scene seemed kind of ridiculous even though he explains why and how he is doing it. Still found it a waste of an opening for another possible sequel.

For the entertainment value of the death scenes alone, I will have to give this on a 5.5 out of 10. Most of the movie didn't do anything for me and I doubt, next to going on youtube for them, would only watch it again for the intro killing spot.

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American Mary (2013)

A surgical med student, Mary Mason (Katherine Isabelle), is falling behind on all of her bill payments.

In order to continue paying for her  schooling, Mary apply's for a job as an exotic dancer at a local club but due to her medical experience, she is asked by the club owner Billy (Antonio Cupa), to help him stitch up a person he has held hostage for $5000 in cash, no questions asked. She agrees, stitches the victim up and takes the money on her way out the door.

She is contacted the next day by one of the girls who works in the club to do an unorthodox cosmetic surgery. After some hesitation, Mary decides to take the job and decides to make the world of underground body transformations her new full time job.

This one was written by the Solsa twins (whom also portrayed the German twins in the movie) and  found the dialogue to be excellent throughout the film.

My biggest gripe with this movie is that, in my personal opinion, it should not be considered a horror. There were a few parts that had a bit of blood in it, but really nothing that I would claim to be horror.

The reveal of the torture to her victim was neat but really didn't do much for me otherwise.
The movie also seemed to follow the typical pattern of girl get raped, girl exacts revenge and so on which made this one unfortunately predictable with no twist ending to give me a last minute change of opinion.

There was nothing special about this film with the exception of the character dialogue as I mentioned earlier and will have to rate it as a 4 out of 10.

Seeing as there is no re-watchability to this, it's really a one shot deal. So I hope you are able to enjoy it more than I was able too.

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Hatchet III (2013)

So Victor Crowley is dead? Head hacked up by his own hatchet and the remainder of what was once his ugly face, blown to hell with a shot gun blast.

Oh, wait! I was wrong... He's back!

Thanks to a local news reporter, Mary-Beth is once again forced to go back into the woods to try and put Crowley to rest once and for all.

Written by Adam Green, directed by BJ McDonnell, produced by Adam Green and Sarah Elbert. Staring Danielle Harris, Derek Mears, Caroline Williams, Zach Galligan and Kane Hodder as Victor Crowley.

The third (and doubtfully last) entry in Hatchet film series by Adam Green, plays out in the opposite manner that the first entry had. Starts off serious and half way through, someone goes a little crazy and pulls out the old "bazooka" rocket launcher... Hilarity ensues.

One of the biggest kicks I have gotten out of these films is not only the appearances by top horror genre actors such as Derek Mears, (Hills have eyes series) Sid Haig (House of 1000 corpses) and Sean Whalen (The people under the stairs), but the continuous addition of Parry Shen who has played a different character in each of the three films. They also included a scene of a paramedic stating that one of the victims looked just like him, in which he took offence to it.

The end of the trilogy was not at all what I was expecting it to be but I was very happy with the dedication to the campy 80's throwback style that was obvious in all the entries since the start.

The gore looked a lot better for this film than it did in part two. Although most of the kills were over the top, they still went all out for the gore effects to give it an edge.

Adam Green had written this installment but gave the directing task to BJ McDonnell who did a great job and was able to keep in line with the rest of the trilogy. And no need to worry, Adam did make his (drunken) appearance in this film as he had done previously.

Great throwback, fun kills, awesome cameo's and a whole hell of a lot of gore! This series was over the top and campy and I loved it for those reasons. But this entry has to be my favorite of the bunch and I need to give it an 8.5 out of 10.

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Hatchet II (2010)

Victor Crowley is back! And this time, he's really pissed off!

Mary-Beth (this time portrayed by none other than scream queen Danielle Harris)  has fought her way free from the clutches of killer Victor Crowley and made her way back to the safety of the city.

After visiting Rev. Zombie, (Tony Todd) Mary-Beth learns that her father was one of the people responsible for killing Crowley. She decides that she needs to go back out, retrieve her father and brother's bodies and put an end to Crowley's reign of terror.

Once again, written and directed by Adam Green. Starring Perry Shen, Tony Todd, Danielle Harris and Kane Hodder as Victor Crowley.

The over the top, 80's homage style of the series goes into full effect in this sequel without any signs of hesitation. The tone of this film is much more serious than it's predecessor, but still has it's cheesy charm added in with a good portion of the kills.

Like the first, the kill scenes are highly gore filled, probably even more so in this one as a lot of death scenes ended with a large blood splatter hitting a wall. This effect was more than likely used to save some money and the obvious reason of keeping the movie looking like it was a cheesy 80's flick.

For what it was, I enjoyed it and was not expecting anything special. This film did what I expected it to do and I am happy about that!

We all need a little cheese in our life and for that, I have to thank Adam Green. A true fan of the genre and a master at what he does.

Hatchet II is gonna get a 7 out of 10.

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Contracted (2013)

Written and directed by Eric England, Contracted is the story of a young woman named Samantha,  who is drugged and raped at house party that is being thrown by her friend.

After the wild night, she starts to piece together what had happened to her and ends up believing that her rapist, a man named B.J., has given her an STD. But what she has received from him may be far worse than anything she could have ever imagined.

Written and directed by Eric England. Starring Najarra Townsend, Caroline Williams and Joshua Petrino.

One of the best surprises I have yet to find in the horror genre on Netflix. I do not know who is rating these films, but they need to learn a thing or two about a good horror movie.

Everything about this movie was on key right from the start. It had me guessing as to what could have been happening to her right till the reveal in the last scene.

The scare factor was not there but the cringe factor definitely was which  completed the whole horror experience for this movie and I would absolutely watch it again in a heartbeat.

The acting was top notch, as was the dialogue and the camera work. It was very beautifully shot.
I have nothing but great things to say about this one, considering I was expecting a 1 star movie and got a surprise 4 to 5 star which I could not be happier about.

With all my praising being said and done, I will have to give Contracted a 9 out of 10 and a definite suggestion for anyone to watch this if they get a chance to.

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Lovely Molly (2011)

Okay, I am going to try and describe this movie for the review as best as possible to have it make sense to some degree and to make an attempt at not ruining it for anyone who wants to watch it.

Molly, (Gretchen Lodge) is a girl who just got married and decided she wanted to move into her childhood home where her father had died in when she was still very young.

Her new husband Tim, (Johnny Lewis) is a truck driver and must leave a lot of the times for work. Once he leave for his first work week as a married man, strange things start happening to Molly that progressively ruins her day to day life.

Directed and written by Eduardo Sanchez, Also written by Jamie Nash and starring the aforementioned Gretchen Lodge and Johnny Lewis.

Now, I hope that was enough to get you through without really killing any of the story if you choose to watch it. Here comes the possible spoiler alert part.

I was kept intrigued to watch what was happening the entire time but was confused as all hell due to the fact that there are several factors that come into play that could have caused what Molly is either doing or going through.

The biggest issue I am having right now is that I don't think I liked it, nor did I hate it by any means. I understood exactly what was going on throughout the film but just could not figure out what was the actual cause of all the random scenario's that were happening, although all the reasonable options were presented to you as  very good possibilities.

The acting was pretty good in it and some of the scenes made you wonder what the hell was going on. All in all I have to give this one a 5 out of 10 and that's only cause I seriously do not know if I liked it or not.

But if you're looking for a head scratch-er directer Edwardo Sanchez serves one up for you in this one.
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Hatchet (2006)

A group of guys set out to Mardi Gras to take things off their friend Ben's mind after he is dumped by his longtime girlfriend.

When the booze and the girls won't seem to help with his heartbreak,  Ben decides to take a haunted boat tour where he and everyone aboard, run into a snag and must ban together in order to escape from the fearsome spirit of Victor Crowley.

Written and directed by Adam Green. Starring Deon Richmond, Tamara Feldman, Joel Moore and Kane Hodder as Victor Crowley

To start off, this film was FILLED to the top with some of the biggest stars the horror genre has ever seen, including Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger), Kane Hodder (Jason Voorhees) and the aforementioned Tony Todd.

Written and directed by Adam Green, you can tell that this was the inspired work of someone who loves watching the classic slasher films. From the cameo's to the ending there was always something an old school fan could pick up on at almost any point of this movie.

The first hour seemed like it was a little too goofy for my tastes, all I could think of this movie as was a mix between Lake Placid and one of the Friday the 13th films, but I soon realized what the writer was doing. And it paid off when the story line got serious and the scenes had started getting filled with gore.

I did find the main character's dialogue a little bit odd at first but it suited the look and mannerisms of the actor portraying him and made me see the type of person he is supposes to be resembling.

The kills in this were a mix of straight old school slasher and new original, innovative deaths which is always a plus when I'm watching a slasher. And the gore used was amazing and very realistic. Although some of the kills weren't overly convincing it was still very well made.

And for the 80's fan out there, the ending is made especially for you! You will love it and hate It all at the same time, I can guarantee that.

So for my big finale, I will have to say that watching this movie is a big yes, even if you're not really a fan of the first hour, such as I was, just keep watching it and it will pay off in the long run. Hence why I am giving it a 7 out of 10.

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Pontypool (2008)

An odd plague starts taking over the small Ontario town of Pontypool where Grant Mazzy, a radio show host, is on lock down in the local station.

As he is reporting the odd behavior of the towns folk on his morning show, he learns that he may be the root cause of it all and must make a choice.

Does he keep quiet and save those who are yet to be affected or does he relay the necessary info over the air waves and risk infecting the entire population.

Directed by Bruce McDonald, written by Tony Burgess, starring Stephen McHattie, Lisa Houle, Georgina Reilly and Hrant Alianak.

Pontypool was based from a book  titled "Pontypool changes everything" which is the second book in a trilogy written by Canadian author Tony Burgess.

I heard nothing but great things not only in regards to the book, but the film adaptation as well. It took me a while to get around to it but I finally picked myself up a copy. And my only regret is not having done so sooner.

I highly enjoyed this movie to the fullest extent possible due to its originality, the concept behind it, the fact that it's taking place in the same province I reside in and it's ability to make me use my imagination in the fullest extent possible.

They use a series of descriptions to inform you as to what is happening with the citizens of Pontypool and how their behaviors and reactions are impacting the city as opposed to having a full out gore-filled movie. With the exception of one visual scene and the remainder being sound, there are basically no special effects being used through the film.

With that being said and I have to stop talking about this one in order not to kill the surprise of it all for anybody and just go out and give it a 9 out of 10.

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You're Next (2011)

I have been waiting a while to do this one, but here it finally is and it's thanks to my friend Matt for making the request.

You're next is simply about a family who have gathered for their parents 35th wedding anniversary. But to their misfortune, they are targeted by a group of bandits who start killing off each family member one by one.

Directed by Adam Wingard, written by Simon Barrett, starring Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, Wendy Glenn, A.J. Bowen and Joe Swanberg.

Now, I am not going to give any more detail about this movie as I do not wish to ruin any part of this film for anybody. Instead I will give you a list of why you should watch this movie for yourselves.

Right from the start you get all you need to create a perfect slasher film, just like they used to make back in the 80's. The music on queue, the "no cell reception" aspect was done in the most intelligent way possible, with full explanation to boot.

Add in your necessary soft core nudity, simple reason why the killings are taking place, some pretty good acting, a whole hell of a lot of well done gore filled scenes and you have yourself an excellent homage to the 80's that's sure to please any fan of old school slasher flicks.

Predictability was the only problem I had with this film, but it gave it the full slasher movie effect and I can respect that.

Now with all that being said I have to easily give this beauty a 9 out of 10. If you think that it's higher than it should be, that just means you aren't a real slasher fan!

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Exorcismus (2010)

Exorcismus follows two stories. One of which is about a teenage girl named Emma who starts going through a series of odd events, most of which she can not remember having happened to her.

She believes it has something to do with her recent use of illicit drugs, but soon finds out she is dealing with a much stronger force.

The second story is about Emma's uncle, a priest who has been excommunicated from the church following an unfortunate event in which a young girl had died while an exorcism was being perfomed on her.

Directed by Manuel Carballo, written by David Munos and starring Tommy Bastow, Stephen Billington, Doug Bradley and Sophie Vavasseur.

The begining of this movie really sucked me in and got me wanting more right from the get go. A lot of the scenes that they show you from the start are bits and pieces of how the story has unfolded, so as the film progresses you start putting different scenes together to come up with new conclusions as to what started Emma's whole situation.

The procedure for the exorcism was done in a neat manner where they did different sessions and when Emma was back to "normal" after completion her sessions, she would be at the dinner table eating. This helped them avoid going the "feeding tube" route.

This I really liked because it also allowed Emma to leave her home and progress the story line in other aspects.

Most of the story was fun to follow and watch till you arrive to the end of the film. The last 15 minutes in particular you notice the quality of the story drop dramatically as well as the quality of the effects used. The idea behind the ending was good, it just did not play out as well as they thought it would.

For the most part the film was good with the exception of the aformentioned ending, I will admit however that it was not a finish that I was at all expecting to see, nor did I think I would ever see in a film of this nature.

I believe this film is deserving of a 5 out of 10 due to how it played out but again, and I can not stress this enough, the ending should have been restructured and due to that, it's giving it an obviously lower rating.

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