Reviewed by Matt Boiselle, MoreHorror.com

How many ways can you find to describe a turd of a movie ? Does the idea of someone that obviously feels its audience must be completely devoid of common sense annoy you as an avid horror movie fan ? Is there a place for a movie that has done nothing other than piggyback itself on the shoulders of a classic title, for no other reason than getting its name out there in the vast annals of the zombie cinematic catalog ? If you for no good reason want to waste 85 minutes of your time, please feel free to get your mitts on Night of the Living Dead: Resurrection, and then shame yourself for doing so.

I tried to stay away from all advanced press about this movie before its release so that I wouldn't have been swayed into not checking it out....now I wish I had done a little bit of legwork before renting this total waste of time. At first glance, we have the makings of a very low budget film, almost as if someone enabled a movie-making App on their IPhone and shot away, attempting to install some grain into the celluloid in order to make it look as if it was filmed many years ago....colossal fail #1. Secondly, anyone that has been exposed to the zombie phenomenon could tell you that if a member of your family has been bitten, they are pretty much as good as dead - now I know that a certain level of grief could set in...but the last thing that should be done is to run the person a warm bath, cradle them in your arms, with their teeth aimed directly at your jugular, telling them "it's all going to be okay"...catastrophic mistake #2.

by David Harkness, MoreHorror.com

To celebrate today's DVD and Digital Download release of The Wicked (review), Image Entertainment has kindly allowed us to give away two copies of the DVD.

To enter, simply email thewickedgiveaway[at]morehorror.com with the subject line The Wicked Giveaway. In the email, simply include your full name and physical mailing address. You must be 18 to enter and live in the U.S. Sorry, no PO Boxes. Good luck!

SYNOPSIS:
A group of curious teenagers decide to seek out their town’s local legend and go on the hunt for a child-eating witch, not realizing they could be her next meal! Directed by Peter Winther, the film stars Devon Werkheiser (Beneath the Darkness), Justin Deeley (90210), Nicole Forester (The Double), and Cassie Keller (A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas). The DVD release is set for April 30th. THE WICKED will also be available via digital download.

Local stories warn that deep in the woods, a witch with a ravenous hunger feeds on the flesh of the young. In an abandoned house in the woods, she hunts her victims…and if you try to enter, you'll never see daylight again. When another child goes missing, a group of local teenagers decide to find out if the urban legend is true.

Reviewed by Chris Wright, MoreHorror.com

'Demons 2' (1986) Review
Directed By: Lamberto Bava
Written By: Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava, Franco Ferrini, Dardano Sacchetti

Starring: David Edwin Knight (George), Nancy Brilli (Hannah), Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni (Sally Day), Bobby Rhodes (Hank), Asia Argento (Ingrid Haller), Virginia Bryant (Mary the Prostitute), Anita Bartolucci (Woman with Dog), Antonio Cantafora (Ingrid’s Father), Luisa Passega (Helga), Davide Marotta (Demon Tommy), Marco Vivio (Tommy), Michele Mirabella (Hooker’s Client), Lorenzo Gioielli (Jake), Lino Salemme (Security Guard), Maria Chiara Sasso (Ulla)

If you feel Demons (1985) was a good movie, you will certainly be entertained by its sequel. “Demons 2” is just as over the top as the original with plenty of gore and thrills. Lamberto Bava does a good job carrying a similar plot over from the first film in a slightly different setting for this one. Argento and Bava make a good film duo and I wish they had done more movies together.

The plot is a group of people are having a party in a 12 story high rise apartment building when demons infest the entire building turning people in to demons along the way. The demons begin to enter the apartment building through a television. Similar to the first film, the plot doesn’t make too much sense overall. Despite the lack of sense, viewers won’t be disappointed because the carnage and blood bath more than makes up for it.

The characters in this particular film are campier than its predecessor. They are all fairly likable though not a single one will stand out throughout the movie. The fast pace and the atmosphere keep the movie moving so it is rather difficult to get bored during it. If I had to pay attention to it, the acting would be sub par half the time.

Reviewed by Matt Boiselle, MoreHorror.com

The strikeout with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth with your team down by a run....a dropped TD pass in the end zone that could have sealed a Super Bowl win....or that punch that missed a bully's face, in order to get him off of your back for good....these scenarios are called "missed opportunities" - like things we wish we had said, or done, or basically just acted upon in order to make a certain situation better. There isn't a better way to categorize 13 Eerie other than a "missed opportunity".

Upon initially viewing the trailer online my interest was peaked - zombies created by biologic testing hunting down future forensic students on a training exercise ? I'm in ! - So I plunked down 10 bucks at my local Wal-Mart and strolled off thinking I was in for something special........not quite. The only thing interesting thing was the look of disgust that the haggish looking cashier gave the DVD cover when she rung it up....lady, you have NO idea.

The premise of the movie is as previously stated - 6 future FBI forensic undergrads are brought to a remote island for a "training exercise", where they are to examine multiple crime scenes, complete with decomposing bodies that were supplied by our friends at the U.S. Government. Evidence is to be collected, with absolutely NO risking of anyone contaminating each crime scene. Suffice to say, things take a downward spin when some unknown toxic sludge is spilled about by a less than careful bus driver (and class cook), which results in the "dead" bodies coming back to life (including some jacked up steroid looking prisoners).

by Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com

Bill Oberst Jr. is back on the set ready to terrorize all who lay eyes upon him. Oberst stars in the upcoming fetish movie from Shane Wheeler, The Fetish Set.

We are hearing promises of spankings, blood and murder. That sounds right up our alley so check out the full details below as well as some first look photos from the set. Enjoy!

From The Press Release
"The Fetish Set," an edgy independent thriller written and directed by Shane Wheeler, just wrapped shooting in San Antonio TX. The feature film tells the story of four fetish actresses who come to Texas for the yearly kink convention. Hoping for adventure and easy money, the girls get much more than they bargained for when they realize they are being stalked by a serial killer.

The project has been in development for almost three years, and is the first episode in a trilogy. The film explores the underground fetish scene and the secret lives of the women who make a living selling kink, and juxtaposes carnal sexuality with scenes of brutal violence and gore.

The film stars horror icon Bill Oberst Jr. (Take This Lollipop, Children of Sorrow, Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies) as Jack, the wicked and sadistic killer chasing after the girls: Glenda Galeano (Eenie Meenie Miney Moe, Flea Market Finish Line, Mi Corazin Insiste), Sarah Nicklin (Nun of That, Disco Exorcist, Beg), Tomiko (Massacre on Rocky Ridge, Raven Beauty Murders, KWOON), and Julia McAlee in her horror debut (Bummer Summer, Dead of Night, "Got Rights" campaign).

by David Harkness, MoreHorror.com

Magnolia Pictures has unveiled the official poster for V/H/S/2. The follow up film to V/H/S releases on iTunes/On Demand June 6, 2013 and in theaters July 12, 2013.

About V/H/S/2
Directed by Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard, Edúardo Sanchez, Gregg Hale, Timo Tjahjanto, Gareth Huw Evans and Jason Eisener

Synopsis: Inside a darkened house looms a column of TVs littered with VHS tapes, a pagan shrine to forgotten analog gods. The screens crackle and pop endlessly with monochrome vistas of static—white noise permeating the brain and fogging concentration. But you must fight the urge to relax: this is no mere movie night. Those obsolete spools contain more than just magnetic tape. They are imprinted with the very soul of evil.

From the demented minds that brought you last year’s V/H/S comes V/H/S/2, an all-new anthology of dread, madness, and gore. This follow-up ventures even further down the demented path blazed by its predecessor, discovering new and terrifying territory in the genre. This is modern horror at its most inventive, shrewdly subverting our expectations about viral videos in ways that are just as satisfying as they are sadistic. The result is the rarest of all tapes—a second generation with no loss of quality.

by Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com

Jessica Cameron’s new film Truth or Dare has been making waves lately. A new teaser trailer and cast announcements have been released. Check out all the details below.

From The Press Release:
“TRUTH OR DARE” UNLEASHES A NEW TEASER TRAILER - Jessica Cameron’s Announces Two Additional Actors & Their 2nd Teaser

Jessica Cameron’s new film has a new teaser trailer today which can be seen below:

“Truth or Dare” is about 6 college kids who find internet stardom when they make “Truth or Dare” videos with a violent twist. It is all fun and games until their number one fan decides he wants to play...

Actors Shelby Stehlin, and Jesse Wilson have joined the cast which includes the Scream Queen herself, Jessica Cameron, along with Devanny Pinn, Heather Dorff, Ryan Kiser, and Brandon Van Vliet.

Special Effects artist Carrie Mercado is the key makeup/sfx person on “Truth or Dare” and has spent the last 3 months working on the effects for the film.

Principal photography begins on April 25th for Jessica and her producers, Jonathan Higgins & Buz Wallick. This is what Jessica had to say about the shoot:

“I am so happy with the wonderful team that we have assembled and I cannot wait to share my twisted little vision with the word.”

by David Harkness, Morehorror.com

Jared Lee Masters, mastermind behind the upcoming horror slasher ‘Teachers’ Day’, continues to grind forward on the film. The film is about 2/3 done and has a planned wrap date of early May.

Take a look at the full details below.

From the Press Release:
Once every six or seven years; a motion picture is made that leaves you tingling from amazement, tickled by humor, tantalized by sensationalism, tormented by horror, and tranquilized by fear. The film that's adding up this time: Teachers' Day. Viewers will be instantly immersed into a world of hot pink, ring-pop terror, a rekindling of the sugarcoated adolescence you never had, because your parents were going through a messy divorce (and you were a nasty little rebel). Teachers' Day is an American made slasher-comedy, conceived in the swamps of predictable director Jared Lee Masters' sordid mind. A crock-pot of comedic characters. Camp … with class.

Mr. Bruce Kade has embodied the demanding role of the Teachers' Day villain; the bloodthirsty Mr. Anderson, a high school history educator, gone wrong. Why does he snap, and set out to slaughter silly schoolgirls at their slumber party? Is it a complicated plot for revenge, or a senseless, chaotic killing-spree? Kade brings an intensity to the performance with such realism, such force, that even the actresses on set are scared to film with him, as much as you’ll be scared, when you witness this once in a lifetime shockwave of a motion picture.

The experience is also elevated by the effervescent Savvy Matlow, as Jess, a 17-year-old hottie who's inner desires are compromised by her prudish image. Danika Galindo, the feline who's beautiful in any light, and spectacular from any angle, with a charm that she could really abuse if she wanted to, takes on the role of Steph, a simple sweet heart, caught between lost inhibitions and budding immaturity. Nikole Howell was cast as Devon, because the character description called for one specific thing: a dream. She’s also responsible for sowing the new hip-hop single by Sean G. “Fruit on My Belly” released by Gold Mag Enterprise, which features Howell on the track. Lindsay Lamb plays Laura not only because she wears pajamas well, but also for the simple fact that the film needed a character that was as convincingly feisty as she was discreet. If goodness came in the form of a pill it would have to be a capsule big enough to fit the likes of Yasmine Soofi, a teenage tempest, who takes on the role of Alex, a spoiled sex kitten, conniving her latch-on lover, Luke, played by newbie gem Andrew Phillips. Courtney Rood controls the fundamentals of nubile psychology, in the role of Erin, a darn good example of the whimsical, suburban gal. Too bad they'll all be helplessly terrorized in Teachers' Day, which premieres in Hollywood on Friday, December 13, 2013, thanks to Frolic Pictures and Dismal Productions.

Reviewed by Jesse Miller, MoreHorror.com

Meet Simon (Brady Corbet), a lonely 20-something dude who has just arrived in Paris for the week to nurse a broken heart, search for himself and maybe even reconnect with someone new.

However, there is something else behind those eyes of Simon, something dark, twisted and sinister that ever so slowly reveals itself over the course of the film as we follow him around.

Simon Killer is Writer/Director Antonio Campos’s second feature film and it is indeed a dark, twisted and sinister film, one that very slowly builds tension from the opening shot onwards and makes for some very uncomfortable viewing.

The plot of the film is sparse and information slowly drips out over the course of the 100 minute running time, making Simon Killer a long, low-key and hard slog that challenges the audience into watching Simon and trying to understand or perhaps identify with him ever so slightly in a way.

Filmgoers going into this film expecting some sort of slasher will be sadly mistaken – this is pretty much a slow-burning thriller/drama – an arty thriller-drama, if you will – and as such, the film acts a long and drawn out character study of Simon, a budding sociopath with a broken heart.

So yes, it’s arty in its presentation of it’s terrific use of camera angles, it’s gorgeous cinematography that lights up a sex club in dazzling shades of red, it’s delicious indie music that pulsates through the sensual and graphic sex scenes – bravely performed by the actors here – and the structure of the story that examines these characters in a confronting and unique way.

Reviewed by Marcey Papandrea, MoreHorror.com

Sushi Girl is a delicious film; it perfectly shows why independent cinema is where my heart lies. The film is unusual, it's raw, it's funny, it's gory and it is a damn good time. My experience with watching this film is possibly the most unique one I have ever had.

I met some of the cast Noah Hathaway, James Duval and Andy Mackenzie and the director Kern Saxton at Supanova Expo, after chatting to them I made the promise I'd watch the film that night and return the next day to discuss it. So the very next day I got to discuss the film with those guys again, and also Tony Todd. What a thrill that was, chances like that don't come by often. It was a real pleasure to tell them all I loved the film, nothing beats the smiles and energy that comes with that.

As I do with most films I watch, I tried to remain as in the dark as possible with Sushi Girl. I wanted to be surprised, I wanted an experience and that is exactly what I got. This is a film that unfolds in a specific way, the mystery and characters kept me engaged. I'd rather not spill the beans too much, so I'll keep it simple in pure Marcey style.

Our story begins with Fish (Noah Hathaway) leaving prison, where he had just served a term. Duke (Tony Todd) is setting up a unique dining experience, with several guests invited including Fish. There's unfinished business involving diamonds and this situation ain't going to get any prettier.

The way this film starts off is fantastic, I had no idea what I was in for but there was a very cool cameo that got me excited. The situation that plays out is intense, we don't know much but the hints and clues are there and it really is something cool when you can start to unravel these things. What works so well is the chemistry between all the actors, and how each of their characters interact with each other. A lot is revealed just through this, and if you are paying attention you'll certainly pick up on hints about their relationships between each other. The dialogue here is great, it is a very intriguing script (written by Kern Saxton and Destin Pfaff) and it certainly had me hooked.