Fright Fest 2017 Review #15 – Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)

October 29, 2017April 11, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 1990, 1990s, Anthology, christian slater, david johansen, deborah harry, fright fest, Horror, james remar, julianne moore, Killer animal, mummy, steve buscemi, william hickey, witch

tales from the darkside.png — This film’s subject matter might make it a hard cell for some

Subgenre: Anthology

Summary: A boy tells three spooky tales to stall the witch who wants to eat him. Continue reading →

Fright Fest 2017 Review #14 – Jigsaw (2017)

October 28, 2017April 11, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 2010s, 2017, deathtrap, fright fest, gore, Horror, jigsaw, saw, torture porn

Subgenre: Torture Porn

Summary: Years after John Kramer’s death, a copycat stages another one of his brutal death games. Continue reading →

Fright Fest 2017 Review #13 – The Houses October Built (2014)

October 26, 2017April 11, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 2010s, 2014, Found Footage, fright fest, haunted house, Horror, road trip

*I’m giving you a night doll, to tell you how I feel*

Subgenre: Found Footage

Summary: A group of friends set out to find the country’s most extreme haunted house. Continue reading →

Fright Fest 2017 Review #12 – The Wailing (2016)

October 23, 2017April 11, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 2010s, 2016, demon, foreign, fright fest, Ghost, Horror, posession, South Korea, the wailing

Subgenre: Possession / Foreign

Summary: The arrival of a mysterious foreigner in a South Korean village coincides with a series of gruesome murders. Continue reading →

Fright Fest 2017 Review #11 – Prophecy (1979)

October 21, 2017June 26, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 1970s, 1979, bear, creature feature, fright fest, Horror, Killer animal, Maine, monster, mutant, Nature, Prophecy, talia shire, woods

Subgenre: Monster / Killer Animal

Summary: A mutated bear terrorizes a couple in the Maine woods. Continue reading →

Fright Fest 2017 Review #10 – The Ring (2002)

October 20, 2017April 11, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 2000s, 2002, fright fest, Horror, naomi watts, remake, seattle, the ring, urban legend, vhs, videotape

Subgenre: Ghost

Summary: A cursed videotape kills its victims seven days after they watch it. Continue reading →

Fright Fest 2017 Review #9 – Happy Death Day (2017)

October 17, 2017July 5, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 2010s, 2017, blumhouse, college, fright fest, happy death day, Horror, jessica rothe, slasher

Subgenre: Slasher / Mystery

Summary: A coed relives the day of her murder over and over again. Continue reading →

Fright Fest 2017 Review #8 – Shadow of the Vampire (2000)

October 16, 2017April 11, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 2000, 2000s, dracula, fright fest, Horror, john malkovich, nosferatu, shadow of the vampire, vampires, willem dafoe

Subgenre: Vampire

Summary: A series of misfortunes and strange occurrences befall the production of F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu. Continue reading →

Fright Fest 2017 Review #7 – Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter (1984)

October 13, 2017April 11, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 1980s, 1984, corey feldman, Crispin Glover, friday the 13th, fright fest, jason, slasher, teen

f13-final-chapter-02 — A truly *hack*y effort

Subgenre: Slasher

Summary: Jason’s back for another round of lakeside killings. Continue reading →

Fright Fest 2017 Review #6 – Hocus Pocus (1993)

October 11, 2017April 11, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 1990s, 1993, bette midler, children's movie, disney, fright fest, Halloween, hocus pocus, kathy najimy, salem, Sarah Jessica Parker, witch

hocus pocus.jpg — I heard this movie had teeth, but this is ridiculous!

Subgenre: Witch / Family

Summary: Three colonial-era witches return three hundred years later to wreak havoc. Continue reading →

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Month: October 2017