Posts tagged Reviews
GEIGER HARDCOVER: Deluxe Edition Coming Next Month

Image Comics and Ghost Machine appear to have exceptional timing. In the wake of the success of the Fallout live-action series looks like the perfect time for them to release the deluxe hardcover edition of the first volume of their nuclear apocalypse tale, Gieger.  Coming out in early June, this deluxe edition not only collects issues #1-6, it also includes never-before-collected selections from Geiger 80-Page Giant #1, and over 30 pages of bonus material.

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - THE CAT AND THE CANARY (EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT BLU RAY)

Eureka Entertainment’s Masters of Cinema series debuts its inaugural release of The Cat and the Canary. Do you dare challenge your own tastes and perceptions for the benefit of historical context and understanding?

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MIND BODY SPIRIT (2023) Meditates On The Horror Of Fitness Influencers

One of the most vain niches of influencer culture is the well-being and lifestyle influencers. The ones who tell you to go vegan, or do HIIT workouts that are perfectly curated to inspire envy and self-doubt. This is the sub-culture that Welcome Villan’s newest film Mind Body Spirit is steeped in.

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INFESTED (2022) Is A Few Legs Short Of Greatness

The list of spider-theme horror films isn’t a long one, and in 2024 we have already had more spider films released than the last 10 years combined. One of these films is the Shudder Original, Infested. Directed by Sébastien Vanicek, the new heir to the Evil Dead franchise, is “Infested” creepy and crawly?

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CINDERELLA'S REVENGE (2024) Is Bloody And Twisted, But Not Much Else

We got word of the new fairy tale turned horror movie, Cinderella’s Revenge, and we were keen to see how this story would be twisted and terrifying. Does it live up to those modest expectations, or is “Cinderella’s Revenge” another middling attempt at reviving nostalgia?

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - THE ABANDONED (UNEARTHED FILMS BLU RAY)

Perhaps it is time we re-expand our horizons and give ghosts another chance, which is why we are taking in Nacho Cerdà’s 2006 supernatural horror film, The Abandoned. Now with a slick new special edition from Unearthed Films will this scare us into believing in supernatural horror or remind us why we don’t?

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Dead and Gone Fishing?: "The Fisherman" by John Langan Takes A Look At The Intensity Of Grief

A literary masterpiece diving into the intensity of grief unlike anything I've ever read before, including Stephen King’s Pet Sematary (blasphemy, I know). Langan exposes and explores the hidden thoughts and dark feelings associated with loss in a nautical folktale that spans decades. Using two storylines that span decades, Langan interweaves the story of 'Der Fischer,' a German legend that has the power to bring the dead back to life. However, they do not return as they were in life; instead, they haunt and attack in search of victims to help bring power to Der Fischer.

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VOD of the Dead - DAMAGED (2024)

Over time, DTV became VOD now that physical media isn’t as ubiquitous as it once was, but that hasn’t stopped these films from continuing to be churned out. One such film is Damaged, from Lionsgate starring Samuel L. Jackson. Is this VOD thriller a diamond in the streaming rough, or is this more of a skidmark on the streaming superhighway?

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - NIGHT OF THE BLOOD MONSTER (BLUE UNDERGROUND BLU-RAY)

This historical horror story comes from none other than Jess Franco and one of his go-go leading men, Christopher Lee. In Night of the Blood Monster (aka Bloody Judge), we get to see the duo teaming up for a horrifying recount of Judge Jeffreys with a brand new Blu-Ray and 4K UHD disc out now from Blue Underground. Is this sordid tale a hallmark of the genre, or is it just another rehash of a film best left forgotten?

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Shout It From the Rooftops! The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy Is Popping Up Near You!

A dark room, delicious themes drinks, costumed servers, and four of Edgar Allan Poe’s greatest stories masterfully performed? Yeah. You are not going to want to miss this!

I am of course talking about the Edgar Allan Poe Cocktail Experience! Traveling from city to city across the United States and Worldwide. Bringing to life a chilling cocktail experience dedicated to everyone’s favorite father of poetic horror, Edgar Allen Poe. Four of his most famous stories are retold by Poe Historian performers.  Their “Macabre Mixologist” crafts special drinks that compliment each tale of terror. 

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - LISA FRANKENSTEIN (UNIVERSAL BLU-RAY)

In 2024, nostalgia is now at epidemic levels as you can’t go too far without seeing a reboot, rehash, or revival of beloved series and characters. It’s also the backdrop for the Diablo Cody-penned and Zelda Williams-directed Lisa Frankenstein. A clever name, but is it just that or is there more to this nostalgia trip horror comedy?

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - POSSESSOR (SECOND SIGHT FILMS 4K UHD)

In Possessor, Brandon Cronenberg broke out to a much wider audience catapulting him into the stratosphere of young horror filmmakers. Now, Second Sight Film has worked its physical media wizardry and given this modern landmark film the deluxe edition it deserves. Is this set worth making space for?

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