By Melissa Antoinette Garza I try my best to stick up for modern horror. I know there’s a lot of films out there that suck, but I don’t automatically hate a movie because it’s newer. If anything, I give movies made today a lot more leeway than those […]
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All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006) – Teenage Thrill Killers Horror Movie – Netflix/Rebox Suggestion
Reviewed by Melissa Antoinette Garza Prior to viewing, I had heard many rave reviews toting All the Boys Love Mandy Lane as an unknown low-budget gem with everything to offer. Some called it original while others boasted it was the next Last House on the Left. Whether friends, people […]
Thr3e (2006) – Horror/Suspense Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza A few weeks ago, while I was in Georgia there was a buy-two-get-one-free horror DVD sale at Movie Stop. My awesomely cool and single brother-n-law Joey bought me a gift card for my birthday so I got to go a little crazy and get a […]
Natalie’s Lose Lose (2013) – A Low-Budget Horror Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza The movie opens with our main character Natalie (Danielle Adams) gagged and bound to a chair in a fairly empty room decorated only with a white bookcase that has very little upon it and dirty cabinets. Everything within the small confines has a purple hue […]
The 28th Day: The Wrath of Steph (2013) – Possession Horror Film Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza The best part of writing horror reviews is when a low-budget gem is found. Any true fan of the genre would agree that the amount of money spent on the production matters far less than the plot, characters and pace. If the story is solid, […]
Stoker (2013) – Horror Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Over the last decade, there have been more positive reviews regarding South Korean filmmaker Chan-wook Park than nearly any other writer or director worldwide. Park’s work has been revered and appreciated by the harshest critics and most cynical bloggers. His loyal fans view him as a […]
The Life Zone (2011) – Netflix Instant Watch – Political Horror Movie
By Melissa Antoinette Garza A little over two years ago, there was an episode of The Colbert Report which discussed a film I had never heard of. Stephen Colbert was poking fun at the fact that it was written by a pro-life activist and openly pushed the political agenda. […]
he Tortured (2010) – Horror Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Over the years, I have been very outspoken about movies that claim to be horror but are in-fact torture porn. Quite frequently, I have bashed the Saw franchise, Hostel or any of the hundreds of copycats. Whether mainstream or indie, low budget or blockbuster, I just […]
Class Reunion Massacre (1978) – (a.k.a. The Redeemer: Son of Satan!) Horror Movie Review
Reviewed by Melissa Antoinette Garza This is one of the movies that terrified me as a child. My cousin Traci and I had rented it from a video store up the street. It had the coolest cover and we just had to see it. It’s funny. I know so many […]
The Bay (2012) – Horror Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza I had wanted to see The Bay since I originally saw the trailer. When I heard it incorporated the events that happened a few years back when a massive amount of birds fell from the sky and thousands of fish floated to the surface dead. […]
Evil Dead (2013) – Horror Remake Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza I had a pretty bad week and my husband being a very sweet person took me to see the remake of Evil Dead. The original is one of the few films that actually terrify me. Black Christmas (1974), The Strangers (2008), Demons (1985) and Children […]
Grave Encounters 2 (2012) – Found Footage Horror Sequel Movie Review – Netflix Instant Watch
By Melissa Antoinette Garza I just reviewed Grave Encounters yesterday anticipating the release of the sequel on Netflix. Well it became available today, so I thought it was a good time to check that out as well. I was pleasantly surprised with the original and was hoping for the […]