Last Shift - Movie Review - Shocktober 2017

Day 9 - Last Shift The Pick: Netflix got me again with their short, 30 second looping trailers with the pumping, genre-appropriate music. I was further intrigued by the face of the man or creature that appears on the cover art for the film. The satanic overtones proved to be too enticing, and Last Shift ended up playing on my television for this, the ninth night of Shocktober 2017. The Film: Directed by Anthony DiBlasi, Last Shift tells...

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House on Willow Street - Movie Review - Shocktober 2017

Day 8 - House on Willow Street The Pick: I've had to admit to being shallow on at least a few different occasions in my life, several of which were explaining previous movie picks for this Shocktober 2017 season. It should come as no surprise then, dear reader, that House on Willow Street was chosen based solely upon the strength of its poster art. More accurately, I chose this film based on the font choice on said poster. Look at that...

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The Void - Move Review - Shocktober 2017

Day 7 - The Void The Pick: I found The Void on Netflix as I was flipping through, looking for Shocktober films. I quickly fell in love with the poster art; who doesn't love the promise of tentacles in their horror movie? Further, the backdrop of space hinted pretty strongly to me that I was in for some sort of cosmic terror story line that would likely do H.P. Lovecraft proud. The Film: Written and directed by Jeremy Gillespie and...

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Lights Out - Movie Review - Shocktober 2017

Day 6 - Lights Out The Pick: Lights Out began life as a 5 minute short film, which I had the pleasure of stumbling across on one of my many journeys across the vast wilderness that is the internet. So impressed by the originality and execution of this short film, that I even wrote a quick blurb about it in a much earlier article on this very website! That said, I've been interested in this particular film for longer than I ever knew...

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I am the Pretty Thing that Lives in the House - Movie Review - Shocktober 2017

Day 5 - I am the Pretty Thing that Lives in the House The Pick: This particular film has been on my radar for some time now. I remember watching a full trailer for it around the time that it originally dropped on Netflix, and I recall being intrigued by it even then. I think I may have read some less favorable reviews for the film, which resulted in delaying my watching of it, but that's what Shocktober was built for! The Film: I am...

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