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There are few questions in life that are as important and impactful as the question of what happens when we die. People spend theie whole lives in quest of that great truth never coming close to an answer they find suitable. Too many lose sight of their own lives in pursuit of an answer as… Continue reading AFTER DEATH – documentary review
Well, crap. Color me shocked here because I just watched one of the best found footage movies I have seen in a minute and it's on YouTube. It flew in under the radar, though I vaguely recognized the name of it but I had never seen it and it never makes the core lists of… Continue reading RORSCHACH – found footage review
Since I watch so many found footage films I figured I'd go offroad a little for the next two reviews. I decided to see what YouTube had to offer. I am looking for feature films as there are far too many short form found footage pieces on there to try to go through. I adore… Continue reading CASSETTE – found footage review
This feels like another of those films that people will stumble across wondering…is this real? No, it’s not. That should be clear if you watch it but, if you happen upon it blindly and aren’t certain then your pal Spooky Chris is here to tell you to rest easy. It’s only a film. It’s only… Continue reading THE COHASSET SNUFF FILM – found footage review
Can I just start by saying how happy I am that Hammer Films is back? The legendary British film company was a monumental part of horror history as it took classic monsters and made them more visceral and terrifying. There have been some Hammer Films released in recent years and it’s good to see them… Continue reading DR. JEKYLL – Movie Review
Hey gang, I was given a chance to check out the new Hammer film DOCTOR JEKYLL starring Eddie Izzard and will get a review of it up next week. Until then, check out the trailer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyPUuM4COMU
There is a subtle art to the mockumentary (LORD, how I hate that term). If the filmmakers don't take the subject and the film itself seriously then it becomes parody or worse. The best ones walk the line so tightly that you'd be hard pressed to know it wasn't real if you walked in on… Continue reading THE BLUE HOUR – The Disappearance of Nick Brandreth – Found Footage Review
The found footage subgenre is an interesting one because it existed for years in other forms before it made its way to film. One could posit that ANY film that featured a first-person perspective could lean towards that but it’s the idea that it is footage that captures something almost forbidden and then discovered later… Continue reading FOUND : An Anthology of Found Footage Horror Stories – Found Footage Book Review
It would seem safe to assume that most horror movie fans have at least HEARD of the seminal classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, the film that modernized how the living dead were captured and presented in pop culture and media. The crazy thing is that as influential as that film was the makers of… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW – NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD ‘90 – The Version You’ve Never Seen
As someone who has made short films before I have a ton of respect for anyone that gets their film made. ESPECIALLY on the deep-indie level. My first short I lost a chunk of my cast after shooting about half of the movie. I had a long moment where I wanted to hang it up… Continue reading WE FOUND SOMETHING – found footage review
Well, hello! I am not sure anyone else gets much out of these posts but darn it, I do, so that’s all that matters. I figured though that I have a lot of movies and love a lot of movies folks haven't seen and with video stores gone and not everything streaming there are a… Continue reading Yet MORE Movies You May Not Have Seen – part three of whatever
Before I start, just so we're clear - this is a movie. This is not real. There is no serial killer filming victims and these are those tapes. Let me break it down. No family would agree for that sort of footage to be released. Could the killer release it online? Sure, but it'd be… Continue reading AUDITION – found footage review
Man, if someone hadn't invented woods there'd never have been found footage movies. That's my biggest revelation at the end of 2023. Think of it, from BLAIR WITCH on there have been dozens of found footage films made in, around, and about the woods. Those big old spooky places are just too fertile for creepy… Continue reading THE LOST VLOG OF RUBY REAL – found footage review
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