‘Immaculate’ Misconception: A Bleeding Mess of Holy Horror
A nun-in-training prays to the Immaculate Mother Mary. Then she immediately steals keys from an ailing Mother Superior to escape the convent in panicked fashion. At the Continue Reading
Author Brian Simerl
Rotten Mask Fucker on the Prairie: Revisiting the Disturbing Darkness of Little House on the Prairie – Sylvia Parts 1 & 2
Little House on the Prairie. How to describe it to those who are too young to remember such innocent, trusting times? It was an American Continue Reading
First Moon Review: A Bloody Clash of Faith and Fangs
The trope/sub-genre of the “evil church” continues strong with writer/director Peter McLeod’s First Moon (2025). This sub-genre grew legs around the oppressive times of Covid Continue Reading
A Storm is Coming… and So is Chilly Killy – Read the Killer Script Now!
A bloody, high-seas revenge tale, Chilly Killy blends slasher horror with eco-thriller elements, delivering a harpoon-wielding killer hellbent on punishing commercial sealers and whalers. Set Continue Reading
Laura Palmer’s Final Days: Fire Walk with Me and the Darkness Beneath David Lynch’s Twin Peaks!
The first two seasons of Twin Peaks left everyone intrigued and mystified. No wonder. TV at best is a 100-piece puzzle. But with David Lynch Continue Reading
Fading in the Glow: A Haunting Journey Through Spectrum Horror, Identity, and Dread in ‘I Saw the TV Glow’!
A buddy of mine had a funny take on I Saw the TV Glow that I’ll steal: ‘I don’t need to watch a movie about Continue Reading
‘Terrifier 3’ Unwraps a Holiday Bloodbath that Slashes Expectations!
It’s Halloween time again and that means another… hey wait? This film is a Christmas slasher… released before Halloween in theatres… and it’s beating Joker Continue Reading
Nature’s Wrath: Rediscovering ‘Prophecy’ (1979) and the Lost Art of Environmental Horror!
Whatever happened to environmental horror? I mean really. “Save the environment.” The Native Americans and keep America beautiful. Deliverance. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Continue Reading
Quadrant (2024) Review: A Blood-Soaked Descent into Virtual Fear and Desire!
I’ve been watching Charles Band movies since before I knew who Charles Band was as a director and have wanted to watch Charlies Band movies Continue Reading
‘Hellraiser: Inferno’ Review – A Haunting Spiral of Guilt and Damnation!
Dimension Films were at it again at the turn of the new century, only this time without the master of horror, Clive Barker, at the Continue Reading