Blu-ray Review: Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009) Directed by: Yoshihiro Nishimura and Naoyuki Tomomatsu Starring: Yuki Kawamura, Eri Otoguro and Takumi Saito Review by: Robert Saucedo If you’ve ever wanted to watch a live-action Archie comic made by filmmakers who had seemingly taken copious amounts of acid, watched nothing but early Sam Raimi and [...]

Let Me In (2010) Release Date: October 1, 2010 Directed by: Matt Reeves Starring: Chloe Moretz, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Richard Jenkins, Elias Koteas Review by: Britt Hayes 12 year old Owen is a strange looking little boy who loves to sneak candy behind his mother’s back and use his telescope to spy on neighbors. Tormented mercilessly [...]

by Britt Hayes (WARNING: This article contains spoilers for True Blood season 3, episode 11.) Last night’s penultimate episode set the framework for the explosive and blood-soaked finale. At least I hope it’s blood-soaked – after all this faerie and were-panther-meth business, I’m not sure we’ll get the bang we got with Mary Ann last [...]

by Britt Hayes (ed. note: Recaps are a new edition to the site. This is the first True Blood recap, and we apologize for starting late in the season. This recap covers episode 9 of season 3. SPOILERS below!) This week begins with Eric’s prompt return – family crown in hand at last – to [...]

by Brutal As Hell Staff Intro by Marc Patterson The vampire film is one of the most universally loved sub-genres of horror. Its appeal extends well beyond a fan base of gore loving horror hounds into the arena of casual genre fans out for a good Friday night fright. What is it about the vampire [...]

by Ben Bussey Out now on region 2 DVD is Blood. Not to be confused with Blood: The Last Vampire, this is an ‘an erotically charged vampire shocker’ from director Ten Shimoyama (Shinobi). I should think the words ‘vampire samurai’ say it all, but the plot involves a “Detective Hoshino (Kanji Tsuda) whose latest assignment [...]

Suck (2009) SXSW 2010 Directed by: Rob Stefaniuk Starring: Jessica Pare, Rob Stefaniuk, Mike Lobel, Paul Anthony, Malcolm McDowell, Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, Dave Foley, and Chris Ratz. Review by: Britt Hayes The Winners are a rock band made up of friends Joey, Sam, Tyler, and Jennifer, and managed by douche bag Jeff (Dave Foley). [...]

Centurion (2010) SXSW 2010 Directed by: Neil Marshall Starring: Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Imogen Poots, Olga Kurylenko, David Morrissey Review by: Britt Hayes The general of the 9th legion of Roman soldiers, Virilus (West), has been given orders to take his men into Pict territory in what is now Scotland, and finally bring an end [...]

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2009) SXSW 2010 Directed by: Eli Craig Starring: Alan Tudyk, Tyler Labine, Katrina Bowden, Jesse Moss Review by: Britt Hayes Tucker and Dale are two redneck friends with a dream to own their very own vacation house in the woods by the lake. They sink their life savings into a [...]

by Bryce Holland Holy shit! It’s been well over two months since I last put together an installment of “Blood Between the Panels” (or as I like to call it, “The Best Damn Horror Comics Review Column Written by Me), but I am back ready to kick ass and chew bubblegum, but since I’m all [...]

It’s Alive (2008) Studio: Millenium Films/First Look Pictures Directed by: Josef Rusnak Cast: Bijou Phillips, James Murray, Raphael Coleman, Owen Teale, Ty Glaser Review by: Britt Hayes Those familiar with the 1974 Larry Cohen classic killer baby film It’s Alive will undoubtedly be familiar with this story, and some may even be excited: Larry Cohen [...]

Daybreakers (2010) Studio: Lionsgate Release Date: January 8, 2010 Directed by: The Spierig Brothers Starring: Ethan Hawke, Sam Neill, Willem Dafoe, Isabel Lucas Review by: Britt Hayes It’s the year 2019, and in the not-too-distant future vampirism has overtaken society like a disease. There are less than 5% of humans left alive, and it is [...]

by Britt Hayes Welcome to the final part of our first annual holiday gift guide. I’m going to run things down a little differently in this edition. In the DVD and Blu-ray sections, I’ll start with bargains, move to regular priced items, and then to boxed sets and pricey editions (if any). For books, it’ll [...]

Thirst (2009) Directed by: Park Chan-wook Cast: Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-bin, Kim Hae-sook, and Shin Ka-hyun Studio: Focus DVD Release Date: November 17, 2009 Review by: Britt Hayes I’m not a huge fan of vampire movies, books, anything; but over the last two years, you might think I was with how much I loved Let [...]

Eulogy for a Vampire (2009) Directed by: Patrick McGuinn Written by: Andre Salas Cast: Ryan G. Metzger, Sal Bardo, Wilson Hand, Darin Guerrasio, Damacio Ruiz, David McWeeney, Angelo Tursi, Craig Philip Lumsden Review by: Britt Hayes In a secluded monastery, a young student named Anthony falls in love with another young student named Florian. When [...]

by Britt Hayes October has been an insane month for horror releases, for obvious reasons. There have been some great titles, and some awesome surprises, but looking at the grand scope for this month’s releases, I find myself underwhelmed. Here we are in our last week, and I think it’s the best yet: Black Devil [...]

by Britt Hayes Ghost House pictures has officially announced the 30 Days of Night: Dark Days cast and synopsis. As we reported earlier this week, the cast includes Kiele Sanchez (Lost, A Perfect Getaway), Diora Baird (Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning), Mia Kirshner (The Black Dahlia, Party Monster), Harold Perrineau (Lost), and Rhys Coiro (Entourage). [...]