Short of the Week #20: Violeta
I wanted to go back in time a bit for this week's entry. One of the first short films I reviewed here was Marc Riba& Anna Solanas' 2006 short, Violeta. With its disturbing visuals and almost...
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Evil Shed.
This week it’s Charles Philip Moore’s 1990 effort Demon Wind.After the death of his father, Cory (Eric Larson) is beckoned to his ancestral home only to find that it is cursed by demonic forces.I have...
View ArticleShort of the Week #21: The Sun Has Died
Having spent a lot of time in VR of late, I was reminded of one of my favourite POV horror short films, Daniel Bødker Sørensen's The Sun Has Died from 2015. I love the tension built in this piece. The...
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Grounded Forever.
After recently watching threeterrifictitles in director Gary Sherman's back catalogue, I decided to add his 1989 thriller Lisa to the list this week.A boy-crazy fourteen-year-old named Lisa (Staci...
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Society at Shock Stock.
I'm finally getting around to posting this. The Witch Finger Podcast put up the episode they recorded at Shock Stock in April where we all revelled in the gooey awesome-ness of Society. Click on the...
View ArticleShort of the Week #22: The Banishing
This week I'm posting one of my favorite shorts from 2014, Erlingur Thoroddsen's The Banishing.I adore pretty much everything about this piece, from the performances of its young leads to its tight...
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A Slayin' We Will Go.
This week's VHS is J.S. Cardone’s infamous 1982 slasher The Slayer.Kay (Sarah Kendall) and her husband, brother and sister-in-law are stalked by an unseen monster after becoming stranded on an island...
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Summer Preview.
I picked up a sweet haul at last weekend's Rue Morgue Flea Market.You can expect these babies to show up in this summer's VHS Fridays line-up so stay tuned! Have a great week kiddies.
View ArticleShort of the Week #23: Russian Roulette
As diplomatic relations between the free world continue to circle the bowl, I figure we could use some levity. I saw Ben Aston's 2014 short film Russian Roulette a few years ago now and it continues to...
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Come Out & Play
This week’s VHS is Manny Coto’s 1989 effort Playroom.An archaeologist (Chris McDonald) returns to the site of his family's murder many years later only to encounter the same evil.Playroom was a rather...
View ArticleShort of the Week #24: Junko's Shamisen
This week I wanted to post a short film that I first saw way back in 2010. Part of Toronto After Dark's Canadian shorts programme that year, Junko's Shamisen by director Sol Friedman blew me away with...
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Where Indeed.
This week's VHS is Bruce Malmuth's 1986 effort Where Are the Children?A mother (Jill Clayburgh) desperately tries to find her two children after they are abducted for their backyard.I dug this one out...
View ArticleShort of the Week #25: Kookie
Last week, my favourite short film from 2016, Justin Harding's Kookie, dropped online.I adore this short for many reasons, but foremost is how adeptly Harding is able to juggles laughs and scares. He's...
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A Fate Worse Than Death.
This week's VHS is Victor Halperin's 1932 film White Zombie.A wealthy plantation owner's plan to steal a young woman from the arms of her fiancee backfires when he enlists the help of an evil witch...
View ArticleShort of the Week #26: Autopilot
This week's short is Dario Ortega's Autopilot based off the Reddit /nosleep short story of the same name.I posted this short today because tragically, in a case of life imitating art, this story...
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That Worked Out Well.
This week's VHS is Alfred Sole's 1976 thriller Alice Sweet Alice.After a young girl is murdered at her communion ceremony, her sister Alice (Paula Sheppard) becomes the prime suspect. But is she...
View ArticleShort of the Week #27: Chairs
The newest episode of Poppy Seed Place entitled “Chairs” dropped last week. Here it is below.I love these little vignettes, they never cease to make me smile.
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Southern Inhospitality
This week’s VHS was Armand Mastroianni’s 1986 effort The Supernaturals.A platoon of recruits (headed by Nichelle Nichols of Star Trek fame) out on maneuvers come across the site of a Confederate...
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Fantasia Beckons.
Here begins my yearly trip - the eleventh! - to Montreal for the Fantasia Film Festival.Things will be a little different this year though, as this will be the first time that I'll be going as...
View ArticleShort of the Week #28: Snake Bite
I'm a few days into my Fantasia trip and having a ball, but I've a few moments to spare to post this edition of Short of the week, Tim Hyten's Snake Bite.It came to mind because I first saw it two...
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