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 →

Fright Fest Review #16: The Howling (1981)

October 19, 2015April 11, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 1980s, 1981, dee wallace, fright fest, joe dante, october, the howling, werewolf

Sure, she's cute, but she's a real bitch when it's that time of the month. — Sure, she’s cute, but she’s a real bitch when it’s that time of the month.

Subgenre: Werewolf

Summary: After a traumatizing encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman visits a rural retreat plagued by werewolves. Continue reading →

Fright Fest Review #15: Deathdream (1974)

October 15, 2015April 11, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 1970s, 1974, Deathdream, fright fest, october, Vietnam, Zombies

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no animate son... — It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no animate son…

Subgenre: Zombie

Summary: After being killed in Vietnam, a young man returns home to his family. Continue reading →

Fright Fest Review #13: May (2002)

October 13, 2015April 11, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 2000s, 2002, Anna Faris, fright fest, Horror, May, october

You may have thought I was going to make a pun here.

Subgenre: ?

Summary: A socially awkward young woman grows increasingly detached from reality. Continue reading →

Fright Fest Review #12: Dead & Buried (1981)

October 12, 2015April 11, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 1980s, 1981, Dead & Buried, fright fest, Horror, New England, october, Zombies

At least they're not Patriots fans! — They may be killers, but at least they’re not Patriots fans.

Subgenre: Zombie

Summary: Tourists passing through the New England town of Potter’s Bluff keep getting murdered, but even more disturbing is what happens afterwards. Continue reading →

Fright Fest Review #11: Session 9 (2001)

October 11, 2015April 11, 2020 Kevin Fentress Movie Reviews 2000s, 2001, David Caruso, fright fest, Horror, Josh Lucas, october, psychological, Session 9

You have no idea how hard it was for me not to make a CSI: Miami joke here. — They’re gonna do this job…asbestos they can.

Subgenre: Psychological

Summary: An asbestos abatement crew experiences strange occurrences when cleaning a defunct mental hospital. Continue reading →