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Thriller Date Published: 01-15-2024 Geneticist Lucien Roux’s cutting-edge experiment to clone Neanderthals blurs lines between ambition and ethics after the clones are stolen and forced to play a brutal and violent game dubbed Neanderball. Haunted by the realization that his hubris overpowered his morality, Lucien knows he must fix what he’s done….
Weekly Movie Recommendation–Always short so you can get right to the movie. Title: Creature from the Black Lagoon(1954) Summary: Scientists find an unknown creature living in the jungle. A battle ensues between the invading humans and the solitary Gill Man. What I Liked: The creature! This movie classic isn’t visually slick, but it’s more about…
Christmas Horror Date Published: November 2, 2023 Publisher: Deadbolt Books How well do we really know the people sleeping next to us in bed at night? After a tragedy strikes the Barnes family, Sarah’s husband Tom begins acting strangely. It starts with wild mood-shifts and accusations at their thirteen-year-old daughter, but quickly escalates to the…
Weekly Movie Recommendation–Always short so you can get right to the movie. Title: Slay Bells (2018) Summary: Two video bloggers and their friend visit an abandoned Christmas-themed park and uncover a story they never imagined. What I Liked: Slay Belles has humor, action, and characters who are just plain guilty pleasures, especially Cherry. The Santa…
Weekly Movie Recommendation–Always short so you can get right to the movie. Title: Subspecies V: Boodrise (2023) Summary: An exploration of the origins of the vampire Radu from the Subspecies franchise. What I Liked: Radu. Gotta love Radu. He’s a compelling vampire architype. This movie explores his life from his unsettling birth, through his “human”…
Weekly Movie Recommendation–Always short so you can get right to the movie. Title: The Gravedigger (2019) Summary: A gravedigger and a fortune teller befriend the Frankenstein monster. What I Liked: Frankenstein is one of my favorite books, and the Gravedigger fits well as a “missing” chapter from the original story. There’s so much I like…
Weekly Movie Recommendation–Always short so you can get right to the movie. Title: Bled (2009) Summary: A vampire trapped in another dimension uses and artist and her friends to satisfy its hunger in our world. What I Liked: My favorite thing about this erotic horror movie is the unique storyline. This isn’t a typical vampire…
Weekly Movie Recommendation–Always short so you can get right to the movie. Title: Perfect Skin (2018) Summary: A troubled young woman is abducted by a tattoo artist who wants to make her his creation. What I Liked: There’s a lot going on in this movie. It’s more than a typical abduction/torture movie. There’s moral ambiguity…
Christmas Horror Date Published: November 2, 2023 Publisher: Deadbolt Books How well do we really know the people sleeping next to us in bed at night? After a tragedy strikes the Barnes family, Sarah’s husband Tom begins acting strangely. It starts with wild mood-shifts and accusations at their thirteen-year-old…
Weekly Movie Recommendation–Always short so you can get right to the movie. Title: When a Stranger Calls (2006) Summary: While babysitting in a secluded house, Jill and the kids are terrorized by a serial killer. What I Liked: This movie has one of the creepiest houses ever. It’s not a typical old mansion, but a…
Weekly Movie Recommendation–Always short so you can get right to the movie. Title: The Black Demon (2023) Summary: An unsuspecting family clashes with a shark seeking retribution. What I Liked: The mom, Inez (Fernanda Urrejola). She means business when it comes to protecting her kids. The shark is decently scary, and I like the idea…
Weekly Movie Recommendation–Always short so you can get right to the movie. Title: The Gates (2023) Summary: The spirit of a killer haunts the prison where he was executed, and three paranormal investigators risk everything to control him. What I Liked: With Richard Brake (31, 3 From Hell) as the main antagonist William Colcott, this…