Behind the Scenes of Your Favorite Horror Films: Sinister (2012)

Full Moon Fever March 31 Death Moon pt 2 (Neo Pagan)

Tonight's full moon is brought to you by the Creepercast with the recommended Full Moon Feature of the evening...

A shape-shifting monstrosity sets its sights on researchers at a futuristic NASA "hypersleep" laboratory.

Directed by J. S. Cardone (Wicked Little Things; The Forsaken; The Slayer) for Charles Band’s Full Moon Productions. The film stars Louise Fletcher (Invaders from Mars; Strange Behavior; Exorcist II: The Heretic), David Beecroft (Octopus; The Rain Killer; Creepshow 2), James Hong (R. I. P. D.; The Jitters; The Vineyard), Frederick Flynn (8mm 2; The Forsaken; Shadowhunter), Shawn Weatherly (Amityville: It’s About Time), Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. (Dolls of Voodoo; Scooby-Doo; Leprechaun 4: In Space).

Shadowzone has the distinction of being the second release by Full Moon Entertainment. It was released on VHS by Paramount Home Entertainment on February 22, 1990.

On this day in horror history.... March 31st, 2006

On this day in horror history.... James Gunn releases his first feature length film, 'Slither'. Written and directed by the man who now has a seat at the big Hollywood table, this is a cult classic in every sense. Still deeply seated in his early Troma roots, James threw everything including the kitchen sink into this one. If you've never seen it, do yourself a favor and go pick this one up tonight.

Jeff Reviews '[AUX]' (2017)

Whilst playing in the woods, two young boys discover the entrance to a mysterious military bunker that had remained hidden since WWII…

[AUX] is a 2017 British action horror film directed by John Adams from a screenplay co-written with Peter Adams for Evolutionary Films. The main cast includes John Rhys-Davies (The Half Dead, Medium Raw), Tanya Franks, Jack Derges, Rosie Fellner, and so many more.

[AUX] is a gruesome action horror which begins when two young boys playing in the woods discover the entrance to a military bunker undetected since World War II. At this point its hard to write a review without entering spoiler territory since there is a Nazi zombie tease that turns out to be more than that. Lets just say at about 20 minutes in I was thinking "Nazi zombie? Always a win!" But again, [AUX] is more than that, its also a British crime proceedural as the cops involved believe they are investigating a series of brutal murders and don't buy much into a Red Snow type zombie running around gutting people. Ovbviously there is one stupid cop blunder after another as the investigation continues despite John Rhys-Davies, playing the aged and frail Jack, warns them that Bob the zombie is more than they can handle. I'm not really sure how Davies' Jack put together that the murders in the area had to do with his past coming back to haunt him. The best part of the whole film is obviously Davies, who seems to have co-oped Michael Caines accent for the role. In typical fashion the army is called in who also underestimate the situation as we learn zombie Bob is also pretty clever with traps. The grenade trap was pretty cool and a moment of poetic justice folows a cop who is chastised for stepping into a bear trap and crying about it. In the end old man Jack is the only one that can save them by facing his past sins. Thus the tagline "His country needed him". Despite the oft times lapse in acting, [AUX] is a excellent representation of horror tropes with a slightly unexpected twist.

Released 10 November 2017 in the UK. No word yet as to stateside release but worth your random zombie collection.

Your March 31st Horror for the Day by Shaenon K. Garrity

Shaenon K. Garrity, the self-professed Mayor of Horror Movies, is mostly a cartoonist who just happens to watch a lot of scary movies while drawing cartoons. Check out her thematically appropriate horror movie for each day of the year at Horror Every Day. Continue to visit the Creepercast every day for that days featured Horror offering.

A Terror Time Out Featuring: Evil Dead (1981)

"You bastards, why are you torturing me like this? Why?"

With a trip into the Michigan wilderness, Bruce Campbell begins his transformation into horror icon.

Your Required Holiday Horror Film for Passover, Friday. March 30th: 'The Reaping' (2007)

Katherine Morrissey (Hilary Swank), a former Christian missionary, lost her faith after the tragic deaths of her family. Now she applies her expertise to debunking religious phenomena. When a series of biblical plagues overrun a small town, Katherine arrives to prove that a supernatural force is not behind the occurrences, but soon finds that science cannot explain what is happening. Instead, she must regain her faith to combat the evil that waits in a Louisiana swamp.

Your March 30th Horror for the Day by Shaenon K. Garrity

Shaenon K. Garrity, the self-professed Mayor of Horror Movies, is mostly a cartoonist who just happens to watch a lot of scary movies while drawing cartoons. Check out her thematically appropriate horror movie for each day of the year at Horror Every Day. Continue to visit the Creepercast every day for that days featured Horror offering.

Breaking News: The Master of Creeps Joins Zombie's Devil's Rejects Sequel

We have just learned from a reliable source (Bill Oberst Jr.'s Facebook Page) that our patron saint, the Master of Creeps, has officially joined the cast of Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects sequel, 3 FROM HELL! There has never been a better horror actor to receive such an honor. Though we agree some of us have been kind of luke-warm on the idea of DR sequel, we're starting to get excited by the project given Zombie's taste in actors. Keep checking in with us here at Creepercast.com for continued stalking of the project and our Master.

my thoughts on.... 'From Hell to the Wild West'

As with all of my reviews of films for The Creepercast, I fully recommend that you check each and every one of them out. I am one man and this is my opinion. I've seen plenty of movies that received reviews that were the complete opposite of how I saw the film. These writers, directors, producers and actors all put a lot of time and love into these projects. They deserve to be seen and appreciated for what they are. Everyone has a dream and I fully support the people that take the time to make theirs a reality. With that being said....

About two weeks ago, something happened to me that's never quite happened before. I saw a trailer for a film called, 'Death Kiss'. Now, that's not the strange part of the story. What was strange is that the main actor in it looked exactly like a personal favorite of mine, Charles Bronson.... who passed away in 2003. This was a new film though. I was confused at first and then remembered a post on Reddit about a face swap software that was allowing everyday people to take on the visages of celebrities. I assumed that this was the next phase of that technology. Full length films with long gone movie stars. I quickly learned how wrong I was. This was an actual man named Robert Kovacs Brunzi. Someone who bears almost an unnatural similarity to the late Mr. Bronson. So much so, that every time I see him, I have to do a double take. It's uncanny! After watching the trailer and sitting with this moment of shock for a while, I found out this wasn't his first film. He also starred in another piece from last year called, 'From Hell to the Wild West'. A curious title, that only makes sense once you put it in the context of the film's story line. Needless to say, I had to jump on this one and see if he could hold his own against his near legendary counterpart. I fired this one up last night and sat back to enjoy a simpler time in my life, when all that mattered what Charlie and me and losing ourselves in a couple of hours of escapism. This was the result.

The story takes place in the old west and during the opening credits, the last words you see before the film begins, is that this is based on a true story. Okay, so now I'm intrigued. We open on a long haired gentleman stomping through the woods, as he digs up a mask that's supposed to be a stitched together thing. In reality, it looks like it's a manufactured Halloween mask from Party City. (Sorry, Party City) He's stalking a woman who'd getting water down by the stream. He pulls out a large butcher knife and heads down to carry out some nefarious deeds. Meanwhile, a man by the name of Buchinski (Charles Bronson's birth name, by the way and played by Robert Kovacs Brunzi) who's doing some stalking of his own. He's out to kills this man and stop his reign of terror. But Buchinski is ALSO being stalked by a lawman, who stops him from killing the madman and causes Buchinski to become the hunted madman suspect. The madman kills the woman and gets away. Cut to two more woman showing up at the local saloon. The town is all but abandoned, except for the lawman, I guess. The two woman are soon victims of the madman too. This leads me to question why anyone even comes to this town anymore? Fast forward to a college student doing some research on an old slave woman's diary, which has led hear to believe that the madman is Francis Tumblety. A real life person, who was thought to have possibly been Jack the Ripper. She tells her professor the tale and he soon believes that she may be right. A bunch of other killing and chases happen and things end.

Let me just get this out of the way, this was not a good movie. Not by any stretch of the imagination. The best part of this film, is Brunzi. He channels the hell out of his inner Bronson and for the roughly hour and a half run time, I felt like it's the late 70's again. Other than that, this was pretty abysmal, even by low budget standards. I believe this was someone's “great” idea for a film that couldn't get funding and thew in Brunzi to sell the idea. It's a confusing premise, that's overwrought with too many ideas and not enough proper execution. It was basically a serial killer film, set in the old west, relying on a real life character that meets a former action star. The title gives all of that away, but you wouldn't know it, until you saw the film. If you are familiar with the Jack the Ripper case, he signed a letter 'From Hell'. This was also the title of the Johnny Depp film, made by The Hughes Brothers. It's lazy, I'm sorry. It also kind of turns Jack the Ripper into a slasher villain. I don't think ol' Jacky boy would ever utilize a meat cleaver in his handiwork. I also don't think Jack just ran around an old west town wearing a mask and killing anyone and everyone that wandered into it. That's not his style. They also elude to how smart Francis Tumblety was. This character in the film, literally just runs after women and kills them Ala Jason Voorhees. While that works for Mr. Voorhees, it doesn't work here. There's also some major anachronisms here. The two women who show up to the town to take a job at the local saloon, look and sound like they just stepped out of a CW spin off show. (Sorry to the CW) Not too mention that the action sequences look like they were staged by my nephew, who's 4 years old. Right down to two shots, that the film makers probably thought were clever, but weren't. One with a POV shot from the front of a rifle of the hero of the story and then one from the other end of the rifle like a first person shooter. It's lazy and didn't work for 'Doom' and doesn't work here. Oh yes and probably the worst use of a Wilhelm Scream ever put to film. Finally, poor Mr. Brunzi is overdubbed by a Charles Bronson impersonator. I've heard him speak and he may not sound like Charles, but that's because he isn't Charles. They could have skipped that part and probably saved some money.

I wanted to like this, I really did. It was just too much, too little and too awful. While I loved seeing my beloved Charles Bronson back on the screen in a new film, it could have been in a much better film. I mean, Robert is almost an exact duplicate of Charles. From his posture, to the way he holds a gun and right down to his build. It's creepy. That was the selling point. That's where I think 'Death Kiss' may succeed. Granted, I don't expect it to be a good film, but at least it knows what it wants to be. For this film, it's a 2 out of 4 star film. The extra star is for Bronzi. Maybe 'From Hell to the Wild West' would've been served better if it had just stuck to the Francis Tumblety story alone? I don't know. I mean, that story is kind of intriguing. But when you throw in all the other elements, it just kind of implodes on itself. I sincerely hope that we get more films from Robert in the future and for what it's worth, every one has to start somewhere. In his case, I guess starting at the bottom of the barrel means he has no where to go but up.



If you want to see Charles Bronson in his prime, check out: 'Death Wish' (1974), 'Hard Times' (1975) or 'The Mechanic' (1972)

Creepercast Presents YouTube Horrors with 'The Homicidal Homemaker'

At least once a month we will showcase a YouTube channel that caters to horror fans with entertaining and informative content. This month's featured channel is...

The Homicidal Homemaker

"Where Home Economics Meets Horror!" Step into The Homicidal Homemaker's kitchen...if you dare! All recipes are original creations and feature cinematic vignettes before and after each cooking segment. Have a cooking question you'd like to see featured on the show? Send an email to ask@thehomicidalhomemaker.com!'

As you can see, The Homicidal Homemaker is a fun world of cooking the appropriate creations for a night of horror watching mayhem. Though it doesn't look like The Homicidal Homemaker posts very often there are more than a dozen recipes to learn from. Check out everything Homicidal Homemaker on their YouTube channel or Website.

100% Creepercast Approved!

Your March 29th Horror for the Day by Shaenon K. Garrity

Shaenon K. Garrity, the self-professed Mayor of Horror Movies, is mostly a cartoonist who just happens to watch a lot of scary movies while drawing cartoons. Check out her thematically appropriate horror movie for each day of the year at Horror Every Day. Continue to visit the Creepercast every day for that days featured Horror offering.

Jeff's Really Short Reviews Presents: LEATHERFACE (2017)

Always a sucker for prequels despite feeling they are usually unneccessary, I had great hopes for LEATHERFACE especially when I saw Tobe Hoopers name as Executive Producer. I mean, a blessing from the Hoop can't mean its bad, right? Actuall LEATHERFACE was a fantastic film with story elements and filming techniques we've learned to love. There's plenty of Rob Zombish elements that brings to mind Halloween, and The Devil's Rejects, as well as Natural Born Killers and, of course, the first two Texas Chainsaw Massacres. Where it fell apart for me, and so far I'm the only one I've complained to that hasn't been able to let it go. The mystery element, as in who is the kid that will become Leatherface, is an annoying misdirection that does not fall in line with what we know about our favorite antogonist. I did appreciate the facat they went all in on there concept, but discovered I'm a purest when it comes TCM. I at least appreciate the film enough to not want to ruin it so check it out and tell me waht you think!

Available now on all video formats, LEATHERFACE is a worth addition to your TCM collection as long as your OK with reasonable expectations being destroyed in the end.

Jeff's really short reviews are designed to breifly highlight those movies that Jeff either loves, or in some cases, hates, without any fluff in between.

Your March 28th Horror for the Day by Shaenon K. Garrity

Shaenon K. Garrity, the self-professed Mayor of Horror Movies, is mostly a cartoonist who just happens to watch a lot of scary movies while drawing cartoons. Check out her thematically appropriate horror movie for each day of the year at Horror Every Day. Continue to visit the Creepercast every day for that days featured Horror offering.

Creepercast Presents Horror in Unexpected Places: Toy Story 3 (2010) - The Toys Go to Hell

Horror can pop up in the strangest places in non-horror films and somehow affect us more than an entire horror film depending on the context. Join us as we showcase one of these moments with this months offering...

Toy Story 3 (2010) - The Toys Go to Hell

When the great god Andy turns his back on the Toy Story toys, they lose faith and punished when the run away to the land unwanted toys. Their new companions are disfigured cult members and the only this could end is a Dante-ish trip to Hell.

Your March 27th Horror for the Day by Shaenon K. Garrity

Shaenon K. Garrity, the self-professed Mayor of Horror Movies, is mostly a cartoonist who just happens to watch a lot of scary movies while drawing cartoons. Check out her thematically appropriate horror movie for each day of the year at Horror Every Day. Continue to visit the Creepercast every day for that days featured Horror offering.

Tommy Wiseau's Next Film is Scary Love

THR reports that Wiseau’s next film is Scary Love, wherein he plays the lead character, a bounty hunter in search of his long-lost love across a bleak Los Angeles.

Scary Love is described as “a science fiction tale told in the style of classic B-movies and outfitted with practical special effects, laser beams and lunatic ideas which are guaranteed to make it the next big midnight movie hit.”

Check out the first teaser below, which promises to put Wiseau into a Blade Runner-style world. The film has already been shot, with no release details available at this time.

Maybe it's partially because we're hoping this is fake, is it just me or does the announcer sound like the dude from Honest Trailers?

Your March 26th Horror for the Day by Shaenon K. Garrity

Shaenon K. Garrity, the self-professed Mayor of Horror Movies, is mostly a cartoonist who just happens to watch a lot of scary movies while drawing cartoons. Check out her thematically appropriate horror movie for each day of the year at Horror Every Day. Continue to visit the Creepercast every day for that days featured Horror offering.

Creepercast Presents A Horror Moment from: Ils aka Them (2006)

Your March 25th Horror for the Day by Shaenon K. Garrity

Shaenon K. Garrity, the self-professed Mayor of Horror Movies, is mostly a cartoonist who just happens to watch a lot of scary movies while drawing cartoons. Check out her thematically appropriate horror movie for each day of the year at Horror Every Day. Continue to visit the Creepercast every day for that days featured Horror offering.

my thoughts on.... 'Veronica'

As with all of my reviews of films for The Creepercast, I fully recommend that you check each and every one of them out. I am one man and this is my opinion. I've seen plenty of movies that received reviews that were the complete opposite of how I saw the film. These writers, directors, producers and actors all put a lot of time and love into these projects. They deserve to be seen and appreciated for what they are. Everyone has a dream and I fully support the people that take the time to make theirs a reality. With that being said....

Ouija boards and possession are nothing new in cinema. We've seen this story so many times, ever since William Friedkin's 'The Exocist' opened the door. Over the years, we've come to grow a bit tiresome of the tale, at least in the circles I run in. For the overall viewing public, these movies must be doing something right because Hollywood keeps pumping them out. Then, you have a film like 'Veronica'. Co-written and directed by the amazing Paco Plaza, the man gave me the '[REC]' franchise. A series of plague films that set my teeth on edge and redefined the genre, not unlike Danny Boyle's '28 Days Later'. Therefore, the bar was pretty high, even before I pushed 'Play' on my Netflix queue. A Spanish director that knows how to direct tension and terror, without ever really allowing the viewer the chance to get too comfortable. Because of all of this, I came into this film with high expectations despite the track record of similar films in the past. What's funny about film watching in this day and age, is the influence of social media. Long before you ever even begin to start watching something, you've been influenced by posts from other like minded viewers. I may be partially at fault here, as I'm a member of countless horror themed pages, but I try to avoid reading too much about new films, so as to not spoil anything for me. What this film was being buzzed about, was how truly scary it was. It was almost as though it was being heralded as the next 'Babadook'. A film that took someone else explaining why it was so significant to me, to really appreciate it for what it was. It seemed to be bleeding into my feed from everywhere. That just fueled my curiosity and caused me to put up some barriers, believing it couldn't be what they were saying it was. For the casual viewer, maybe, but for a long time horror fanatic and fanboy.... it takes a lot to impress me anymore. That's not to say that I don't love a ton of the new things that are coming out, but it's been awhile since I've seen something that truly terrified me. The world is just too scary as it is to have anything imagined put a sense of fright into me. Thus began my journey into the world of 'Veronica'.

This film tells the story of a 15 year old girl named Veronica. (played by the impressive for her age, Sandra Escacena). She's the matriarch of her family, not by choice, but by necessity. Her mother is working constantly to support her three other siblings, which forces Veronica to be the mother of the household. Getting them up for school, bathing them, feeding them and generally being their only caregiver. During the day of a solar eclipse, she and two friends, sneak into the basement of their school to use a Ouija board to hold a séance to contact Veronica's dead father. As the eclipse is told to be a potent time for the spiritual world to connect to ours, the girls mistakenly unleash a demon (or sorts) who begins to plague Veronica's everyday existence. She gains some help from the blind nun at the school, who warns her to protect her brother and sisters from the evil force, as her mother is completely oblivious to it all. Things begin to escalate and soon she realizes that the only way to undo the evil she has wrought, is to try and re-create the situation that allowed it into the world to begin with. What she wasn't expecting was what horrors might still be yet to come.

This film opens with a call to the police for help. As they arrive in Veronica's apartment, the look of terror on their face speaks volumes. We rewind to 3 days earlier and the story goes from there, telling us the events that led up to the beginning. Despite the worn out plot device, this film still feels fresh to me. I give a lot of credit to Paco's direction and his ability to make the actors working for him be believable in unbelievable situations. By setting the tone at the outset of the story, he creates a constant sense of dread throughout the piece. Even through we don't know where the story will go or what the fate of all of our characters are, you still can't help be feel trapped in a world that is beyond your control. Not unlike Veronica herself. In a way, the film is almost a meditation on becoming an adult and having the reality of being a grown up thrust upon you, when you're not ready. How overwhelming it feels to be in a position of authority, when you're just kid yourself. I don't know if that was his intention, but if you read between the lines of the story, it becomes very clear. That's where this film sets itself apart from all the other films after 'The Exorcist'. It's almost as if the evil is a metaphor for growing up. For Veronica's absentee father or for her being a late bloomer. Not yet a woman, but required to do the job of a full grown one. It didn't really hit me until late in the third act, but that's where this draws a lot of comparisons to 'The Babadook'. Using the “monster” of the film as a visual representation of the terrors of something else. Something far too real. Because of this, I give him a lot of praise and adoration. It also proves my point, once again, that horror is becoming smarter. It's not just about teens in the woods who want to do drugs, get drunk and have sex, only to be killed by the masked madman. It's now about telling a modern day parable. Wake up folks. This isn't your parents horror anymore. This is the stuff that wins Academy Awards. (I'm looking at you Jordan Peele). Is this at that level? No. But I have to give it credit, where credit is due.

While this was by no means a perfect film, it was above the flood line of so many other horror movies I've seen as of late. I'm not a fan of possession films or Ouija board films, but this ended up being so more than that. The direction, the art department, the script and especially the actors. They all brought their best to the table and lifted each other up in the overall piece. I don't believe this is the incredibly scary film that the internet would lead you to believe it to be. All that aside, I still really enjoyed it and feel that it's deserving of a 4 out of 5 star rating. There were few issues with the CGI and practical effects, but even that is forgivable. Actually, there was one moment that was pretty damn creepy. It's early on after Veronica has come home from the séance. She's turned off the television and you're watching her movements through the reflection on the TV. As she turns to walk away, you see a man/thing standing behind her and his head turns and watches her, as she walks away. He then turns and follows. It's very effective. Not a new plot device, but one that when utilized properly, can yield pretty unnerving results. This is currently streaming on Netflix and I recommend you give it a watch. Turn off all the lights, kick on the surround sound and cuddle up under your safest blanket. I think you'll have a good time and it will give you something to talk about around the water cooler in the morning.



If you like this, check out: 'The Exorcist' (1973), 'The Babadook' and 'The Last Exorcism'

Jeff Reviews CURSE OF THE WITCH'S DOLL (2018)

"Following a series of inexplicable events, a woman comes to believe that a doll possesses the soul of a vengeful witch."

CURSE OF THE WITCH'S DOLL is a 2017 British supernatural horror film written and directed by Lawrence Fowler. The Up A Notch Productions film stars Helen Crevel, Neil Hobbs, and Philip Ridout. Originally called "Conjuring the Witch's Doll" the filmmakers/distributors attempted to ride the popularity of Annabelle and The Conjuring. Dropping the obvious tease that it is somehow related to the successful franchises, CURSE OF THE WITCH'S DOLL advertising still promised an evil doll worse than Annabelle threatening "Back in your box, Annabelle."

Adeline Gray’s attempt to escape the Blitz bombing leads her to a derelict, creepy manor in the woods of the English countryside. When Adeline’s young daughter Chloe goes missing, a series of inexplicable events lead her to believe a haunted doll holds a vengeful soul; the soul of a murdered witch. As the plot thickens we learn these past events still haunt Adeline, now called Mary, as she struggles with reality and fantasy while in an asylum. The doll is still a central focus and may be controlling her doctor as well. Our goal as voyeurs is to figure out if the evil doll is a really a thing if Adeline/Mary is truly insane, and what time period we are truly in. It's an eclectic mystery well blended to keep us on our toes and hinged on the dolls next move.

CURSE OF THE WITCH'S DOLL is a proper British film with slow deliberate pacing, dark and dingy scenes, and morose atmosphere. It is very Hammer like while attempting to be on par with The Woman in Black 2, right down to the basic story elements of a woman seeking asylum from the war in 1942 in a creepy old country manor presumably run by an equally creepy gentleman with possible notorious intent. All actors are brilliant in proper British fashion and definitely helped create the atmosphere you'd expect from a 70's era Hammer film. Extra credit goes to Doris for being a very convincing mentally unstable witness to the evil doll, even the tension in this scene is palpable. As characteristic of the films the filmmakers are paying homage too, there's little to no blood and gore, just artful builds in tension, implying what will happen next, and then fade out to next scene. Though an enjoyable horror film, its boast that it is somehow better or more evil then Annabelle is hardly proven. There's nothing particularly scary as much as it is intriguing and less of a mind game than it is a hotbed for conjecture as to what is really going on. The doll is pretty cool though, the craftsmanship is excellent and the stop-motion isn't ridiculously overzealous.

CURSE OF THE WITCH'S DOLL is a worthwhile homage to Hammer style filmmaking. In the US, High Octane Pictures released CURSE OF THE WITCH'S DOLL on VOD February 2nd, DVD March 6th and SVOD on June 5th.

Behind the Scenes of Your Favorite Horror Films: Ils aka Them (2006)

The "true story" in which the film was based upon involved an Austrian couple that was murdered by three teenagers in their vacation home in Romania (IMDB).

On this day in horror history.... March 24th, 1939

On this day in horror history.... my favorite of the Sherlock Holmes films, 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' is released. Portrayed by Basil Rathbone, this film is just as engaging today as it was when it was released. He may not be by the books, with the character, but he owns it all the same.

Jeff Reviews BAD APPLES (2018)

On Halloween night, two malevolent children terrorize a young and innocent couple in their home, subjecting them to an evening they will never forget.

BAD APPLES is written, produced and directed by Bryan Coyne (Utero; Infernal). The movie stars Andrea Collins (The Hospital), Brea Grant (Dexter), and Graham Skipper (Beyond the Gates). Coyne's work thus far seems to favor evil and babies. In Inferno when a girl starts acting strangely, unexplained phenomena starts happening. For Utero Coyne will be exloring the world of pre-partum madness as an agoraphobic unwed mother finds her psyche unraveling as she becomes convinced that her unborn child is more monster than human. BAD APPLES is a familiar story as on Halloween night, two “bad apples” decide to play some wicked tricks on the one house in a suburban cul-de-sac that is not celebrating Halloween. They also kill a few other non-holiday friendly people along the way. In keeping with his current theme, Coyne starts us off with the murder of a pregnant woman. Fast forward to our two girls in masks and then let Halloween festivities commence.

BAD APPLES is a true independent, low budget horror. You can tell by the production quality that not a lot of money was behind the film. Despite some audio issues, and the lapse in actingor over acting, the overall outcome was not horrible. We tend to gauge lower budget horrors on a different scale, looking more at the overall quality of the work rather than the episodes of lapse in production and acting. As previously mentioned, it is a well known story, so the storyline isn't hard to follow. If you  let yourself you can even forgive Coyne for sticking safely to a tried and true pattern. If you let the film carry into its world you can even appreciate the slight tweeks. It helps that Richard Riehle cameos as the girls Principal, and that Brea Grant and Graham Skipper's portrayal, though slightly over the top, is actually believable and the characters likable. The masks are sufficiently creepy. Especially after being worn for awhile and splatters of blood added to their effect. The setup for a sequel is obvious, and when we learn the history of the house through exposition it probably wasn't needed. But in the end one tease I have for you should be enough to make you want to see it... pumpkin chest.

Distributor Uncork’d is the champions of ultra low budget horror these days. BAD APPLES was released on VOD via Uncork’d Entertainment on February 6, 2018.

Your March 24th Horror for the Day by Shaenon K. Garrity

Shaenon K. Garrity, the self-professed Mayor of Horror Movies, is mostly a cartoonist who just happens to watch a lot of scary movies while drawing cartoons. Check out her thematically appropriate horror movie for each day of the year at Horror Every Day. Continue to visit the Creepercast every day for that days featured Horror offering.

A Terror Time Out Featuring: Sinister (2012)

"Before the Stevensons moved here, they lived where the Miller family murders happened. Holy shit."

A reinvention of the demonic ghost film complete with a thrilling murder mystery plot.

On this day in horror history.... March 23rd, 1964

On this day in horror history.... a character actor for the ages, Peter Lorre, dies. Best known for his bulging eyes and broken English, he was a regular in many films of the era. Sadly, he shuffled off this mortal coil on March 23rd, 2964. Rest in peace, Mr. Lorre.