Fright Fest Review #27: Noroi: The Curse (2005)

October 29, 2015April 11, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 2000s, 2005, foreign, Found Footage, fright fest, Horror, J-Horror, Japan, Noroi, october, The Curse

Subgenre: Found Footage / Foreign

Summary: A documentary filmmaker investigates a series of paranormal occurrences. Continue reading →

Fright Fest Review #26: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)

October 27, 2015April 11, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 1990s, 1998, fright fest, H20, Halloween, Horror, Jamie Lee Curtis, josh hartnett, ll cool j, michael myers, october, slasher

Fans of water will find themselves sorely disappointed by this movie.

Subgenre: Slasher

Summary: Twenty years after the events of Halloween, Michael Myers returns to terrorize Laurie Strode, who’s now the head of a secluded private school. Continue reading →

Fright Fest Review #25: Silver Bullet (1985)

October 26, 2015April 11, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 1980s, 1985, Corey Haim, fright fest, Gary Busey, Horror, october, Silver Bullet, stephen king, werewolf

“Thanks Uncle Gary! Now I’m gonna go cap some Bloods!”

Subgenre: Werewolf

Summary: When series of murders plagues his hometown, a young boy suspects a werewolf is responsible. Continue reading →

Fright Fest Review #24: Prince of Darkness (1987)

October 25, 2015April 11, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 1980s, 1987, devil, fright fest, Horror, john carpenter, october, posession, prince of darkness, satan

Subgenre: Devil

Summary: A priest discovers an ancient canister in an abandoned church, one that may contain Satan himself. Continue reading →

Fright Fest Review #23: Altered (2006)

October 24, 2015April 11, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 2000s, 2006, alien, altered, fright fest, october, sci-fi

I've heard of EarthBound, but this is ridiculous! — I’ve heard of EarthBound, but this is ridiculous!

Subgenre: Alien

Summary: Four friends, intent on getting revenge for their abduction by aliens, kidnap and imprison an extraterrestrial. Continue reading →

Fright Fest Review #22: The Devil’s Backbone (2001)

October 24, 2015April 11, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 2000s, 2001, foreign, fright fest, Ghost, Guillermo del Toro, Horror, october, Spain, The Devil's Backbone

I've heard of movies bombing, but this is ridiculous! — I’ve heard of movies bombing, but this is ridiculous!

Subgenre: Foreign / Ghost

Summary: A young boy sent to an orphanage during the Spanish Civil War soon discovers that it’s haunted. Continue reading →

Fright Fest Review #21: Alligator (1980)

October 23, 2015April 11, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 1980, 1980s, Alligator, Chicago, creature feature, fright fest, Horror, Killer animal, october

That's not gatorade... — That’s not *Gator*ade…

Subgenre: Killer Animal

Summary: A giant mutated alligator wreaks havoc in Chicago. Continue reading →

Fright Fest Review #20: The Brood (1979)

October 21, 2015April 11, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 1970s, 1979, body horror, david cronenberg, evil child, fright fest, Horror, october, the brood

Subgenre: Killer Children

Summary: While a man tries to expose the psychologist working with his wife, deformed children commit a coinciding series of murders. Continue reading →

Fright Fest Review #19: My Bloody Valentine (1981)

October 21, 2015April 11, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 1980s, 1981, fright fest, Horror, My Bloody Valentine, october, slasher, Valentine's Day

Subgenre: Slasher

Summary: On the twentieth anniversary of a series of Valentine’s Day murders, the killer returns to his hometown to wreak havoc. Continue reading →

Fright Fest Review #17: Basket Case (1982)

October 20, 2015April 11, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 1980s, 1982, basket case, cojoined twins, fright fest, Horror, october, siamese twins

Subgenre: Exploitation

Summary: A young man and his deformed conjoined twin seek revenge on the doctors who separated them. Continue reading →