I knew my lucky streak of great and recent horror films would break eventually and that day has come!
I heard a lot of hype surrounding Hunted, a Shudder exclusive that dropped on January 14th, 2021. I decided I’d give it a shot, even though I had my doubts. I should’ve listened to my inner voice!
Check out my thoughts on the movie right here.
Did you enjoy Hunted? Or did you dislike it, as well? I’d love to hear your thoughts in a comment – here or on YouTube – or you can always hit me up on social media!
Well, in my effort to tackle more modern horror I’m batting 2 for 2!
The Empty Man is a film that I absolutely would’ve bypassed if it weren’t for reviews from my pals from REGIONFREE, Lorne Dixon and pizowell, letting me know it was worth a watch.
My general vibe going in was that it was a teen supernatural horror flick that would be like a Slender Man movie or something, but it is nothing like that! It is a supernatural detective procedural psychological horror film. Yes, that many adjectives!
It’s all those things, but never boring or hard to understand (except maaaaaybe the well-built twist ending!) and really I can’t recommend it enough!
Check out my thoughts in the video below and please sound off on your thoughts if you checked out the movie! You can leave me a comment on the video, this blog post, or via any of my social media outlets.
I’ve been telling myself for a few years that I need to get caught up on the latest horror film releases.
Back in the early ’10s (people say that, right?) I got out of horror big time. I was so sick of all the remakes, thinly-veiled remakes, and derivative stuff that was getting churned out of the Hollywood machine.
In recent years, we’ve seen a serious uptick in quality horror films and it’s made me want to go back and revisit some of the movies I’ve missed and also entices me to try out some of the more current offerings.
With a site called RETRODEF it will come as no surprise that my default is always to go with an old classic instead of something new, but I really need to rectify that and support new and burgeoning horror films and filmmakers.
So, to kick off my new initiative I recently took in The Dark and the Wicked, written and directed by Bryan Bertino (of The Strangers fame), and starring Marin Ireland, Michael Abbott, Jr., with a cameo by Xander Berkeley.
It’s a very bleak supernatural horror film that puts a spin on a few familiar horror tropes. Check out my video and let me know what you think!
