#Alive Brings New Twist to Zombie Films
Let’s just say it. The zombie movie is the junk food of horror films. Think of the greatest horror films of all time – The Shining, Alien, The Exorcist, Psycho, King Kong…the list goes on. While those films have been dissected for their insights into human nature and...
Bridge Curse Drags in Middle but Delivers in End
The best scene of the new Taiwanese horror film The Bridge Curse comes early in the film. Six college students are on a cursed bridge supposedly haunted by a rage-filled spirit. One of them gets left alone on the bridge – of course. When he drops his cell phone...
“Host” Makes the Most of its Legitimate Scares
In the opening scene of British horror film Host, a 20-something types away on her computer in a mundane apartment. At this point, I’m not expecting much. But I wasn’t expecting much before. The found-footage film is called Host after all. Not Black Host. Not Killer...
How Z Puts a New Twist on Imaginary Friend Films
Elizabeth and Kevin Parsons live in a cookie-cutter, two-story home in suburban America with their 8-year-old son, Joshua. Are you bored yet? Well, don’t worry. Joshua has an imaginary friend. His name is Z. Why he’s named Z, I don’t know, but that’s his name. The...
How Monstrum Stacks Up to Other Creature Features
Backstory A woman with her 3-year-old daughter is surrounded by soldiers who are ordered to open fire on her and other villagers. The mother desperately tries to flee and begs for her life, but is killed by an arrow while clutching the girl. They fall among what looks...
About Casey: Casey Burrin is a horror fiction writer who wrote novel Night Terrors. Casey’s horror blog focuses on horror film, TV and events focusing on the genre.
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