Splinter is the typical horror story of a group of people trapped inside a building (a gas station) while a creature fights to get in. The creature itself is unique with adequate explanation, but this is an otherwise standard horror flick lifted by some truly intense sequences, before pulling the viewer out with aggravating camera [...]

The vampire movie has been done to death, so unless you’re willing to rewrite a new history (Underworld) or take a different approach (the intolerable Bloodrayne), why bother? 30 Days of Night is far too cliché-ridden and doesn’t offer the audience enough backstory to fill in the blanks. While the action is fun, the overwhelming [...]

The Saw series has become a yearly tradition. This will probably continue until the box office dries up, and that can’t be much longer. Saw IV is the breaking point.
It’s slowly becoming apparent that the original set-up is beginning to weigh heavily on the series. The most interesting aspect of this sequel are its flashbacks [...]

An admittedly blatant rip-off of Halloween, Friday the 13th is an undeniable classic of the genre for a number of reasons. It set a standard of teenagers out in the woods, slowly being picked off by a killer of unknown origin. Despite what feel like genre conventions today, the original film is still a fun [...]

Subtle is not a word you can associate with Midnight Meat Train. It has no qualms about showing bodies ripped apart, cut open, or the back of people’s heads smashed in. Horror and gore fanatics will have a blast here, at least until the final twist in the end that comes completely out of left [...]

Underworld was a pure action movie. With the rules set up by the first film, including a brief history and the changes to typical vampire/werewolf lore, Underworld Evolution can settle into summer-movie mode. Never does the film find itself in a dull moment.
That’s a definite problem for those looking for some more history to expand [...]

Small town? Check. Creepy kid? Double-check.  Bad movie? Triple-check.
The Reaping manages to hold its audience for a while. Hilary Swank deals with a number of (incorrect) biblical prophecies concerning the plague, all while writing them off as her hardened atheist views push her towards the scientific explanation. The bloody river, dead cattle, recurring visions, and [...]

Vacancy isn’t trying to reinvent the thriller/horror genre. It opens with a list of movie clichés, from the car breaking down “in the middle of nowhere,” to the only visible building being a creepy, rundown motel. Even when it begins a frantic pace, the scenes are familiar and predictable. What Vacancy is trying to do [...]

Kate Beckinsale stars in this energetic, myth-based horror movie, setting the comic world on fire by donning black leather in her fight against a werewolf horde. While weak in story, the stylish gunfights create memorable visuals, and the superb werewolf suits are worth watching for fans of practical effects.
Part of the problem with both of [...]

Ignoring the somber, slow pacing of the original 28 Days Later, this faster and energetic sequel hits every note on its way to success. While some will be turned off by the lack of deep rooted fear – the core of the original – 28 Weeks Later still maintains an authentic, eerily real feel for [...]