Synopsis: When a group of young friends commemorating their high school graduation take a trip to the remote Black Lake, their celebration turns into a nightmare with the sudden appearance of a bloodthirsty, underwater predator. Stuck in a leaking boat with no oars, the teens face the ultimate tests of friendship and sacrifice during a terror-stricken […]
Impressive Visuals In ‘R.I.P.D.’ Almost Make Up For The Film’s Glaring Weaknesses…Almost
Synopsis: Veteran sheriff Roy Pulsifer (Bridges) has spent his career with the legendary police force known as R.I.P.D. tracking monstrous spirits who are cleverly disguised as ordinary people. His mission? To arrest and bring to justice a special brand of criminals trying to escape final judgment by hiding among the unsuspecting on Earth. Once the wise-cracking […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Valley Of The Zombies’, A Very Different Kind Of Zombie Movie
Over the course of film history, zombies have evolved from the reanimated Haitian voodoo corpses in White Zombie to the swarming disease infected victims in World War Z. They have rambled aimlessly in Night of the Living Dead and sprinted purposefully in 28 Days Later. In 1946, Republic Pictures showed the world a zombie that […]
‘The Conjuring’ Is A Modern Throwback To A Time When Ghosts Were Loud And Movies Were Terrifying.
Synopsis: Release Date: July 19, 2013 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Horror, Thriller Film Review Production “Before there was Amityville, there was Harrisville.” So states the promotional push for The Conjuring, the based-on-a-true-story spook film from director James Wan (Saw, Insidious). The film is the story of the Perron family, Carolyn (The Haunting‘s Lili Taylor) […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Wolf Blood’, The First Werewolf Movie…Kinda
Just about every modern horror movie archetype has roots that can be traced back to the silent film era. Nosferatu the vampire chilled audiences a full decade before Bela Lugosi made Dracula into a household word. Frankenstein hit the silent screens in 1910, twenty years before Boris Karloff’s iconic performance. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari […]