The Guest, 2014. Directed by Adam Wingard. Starring Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Brendan Meyer, Leland Orser, and Lance Reddick. SYNOPSIS: A family is in mourning after their son is killed in action while away in the military. Soon after this loss, a mysterious stranger by the name of David arrives, claiming to be a squad […]
Comic Book Review – Nailbiter #17
Zeb Larson reviews Nailbiter #17… NEW STORY ARC. A brutal new serial killer strikes! Nailbiter takes us in a new direction with this story arc, mostly leaving Buckaroo behind to focus on the new killer in Atlanta. In a lot of respects, this new direction is a good thing, a chance to leave behind the […]
Retro Video Game Review – Super Metroid
Andy O’Flaherty reviews Super Metroid… Super Metroid. Anybody who owned a SNES back in 1994 is probably nodding their head right now while thinking “yep…. there’s one of the greatest games ever made right there…” Following on from the Game Boy’s Metroid II (1991) and continuing the series established by Metroid (Famicom – 1986), the third […]
Movie Review – House of Flying Arrows (2016)
House of Flying Arrows, 2016. Directed by Daniel Harris and Daniel Mendelle. SYNOPSIS: A documentary tracing darts’ evolution from humble beginnings through to the glamorous heyday of the 1980s and on into the lucrative professional era. Have you ever tried to play darts while not at the pub, or at the very least slightly inebriated? Don’t, […]
Movie Review – Light Years (2015)
Light Years, 2015. Directed by Esther May Campbell. Starring Beth Orton, Muhammet Uzuner, Sophie Burton, James Stuckey, Zamira Fuller, Mike Wright, Mickey Morris, Ewan Cooke, Graeme Hogg and Fouad Cilmi. SYNOPSIS: Rose longs to see mum, but nobody will take her. Ever. Dad disappears to work. Sister waits for a boy on a damp golf […]
October Horrors Day 31 – Pieces (1982)
Pieces, 1982. Directed by J. P. Simon. Starring Christopher George, Edmund Purdom, Paul L. Smith and Linda Day. SYNOPSIS: Ten-year-old Timmy is scolded by his mother for playing with a rather saucy jigsaw, whereupon Timmy violently and suddenly kills his mother with an axe. Forty years later, a serial killer is stalking a university campus, […]
Comic Book Review – Quilte #1 Halloween ComicFest Edition
Rachel Bellwoar reviews Quilte #1 Halloween ComicFest Edition… A horrifying new one-shot from the creative team – and taking place in the universe of – And Then Emily Was Gone! Dr. Karla Quite is a revered psychologist who uses her unique psychic gifts to treat patients afflicted with recurring nightmares. But when tasked with helping […]
Comic Book Review – Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Vol. 1
Chris Cooper reviews Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Vol. 1… Dive into the first collection of our best-selling, modern, ongoing Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series! After escaping Rita Repulsa’s mind control, Tommy Oliver, the Green Ranger, joins the Power Rangers to combat the onslaught of evil attacks plaguing Angel Grove. Any semblance of a normal life […]
October Horrors Day 23 – Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Return of the Living Dead, 1985. Directed by Dan O’Bannon. Starring Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa and Thom Mathews. SYNOPSIS: A mismatched group of chemical plant workers, punks and a mortuary worker find the living dead knocking at their doors in ever increasing numbers following the accidental release of a mysterious toxin that has […]
Comic Book Review – Spidey #1 Halloween ComicFest Edition
Tai Freligh reviews Spidey #1 Halloween ComicFest Edition… Think you know everything about Peter Parker’s early days? Think again. It’s action, adventure and a rip-roaring romp in classic Marvel style as Spidey swings onto shelves this winter! Featuring adventures from throughout the web-slinging wonder’s younger years, it’s a return to the days of overdue homework, not […]
