‘Dead Waves’ is Creepy, Thoughtful, and Occasionally Hilarious

Japanese movie, AKA Shiryôha. Usui is the director of a popular supernatural TV show called Spirit Sightings. He is contacted by Tsuyoshi, who wants his apparently possessed sister Runa to get a free televised exorcism. Runa is opposed to the idea, and for good reason: the dead waves, which are “Radio waves believed to harborContinue reading “‘Dead Waves’ is Creepy, Thoughtful, and Occasionally Hilarious”

‘Stitches’ (2001) is Low-Budget, Tacky Fun

Not to be confused with the clown movie of the same name from 2012; this is a 2001 straight-to-video. It’s directed by Neal Marshall Stevens, better known as a writer–his credits include Thirteen Ghosts and Head of the Family. Mrs. Albright (Elizabeth Ince) is a demon posing as an old woman whose bag is trickingContinue reading “‘Stitches’ (2001) is Low-Budget, Tacky Fun”

‘Nightmare Man’ is a Hot Mess

Ellen (Blythe Metz) has just bought a fertility mask, hoping it will put some spice in her marriage to Bill (Luciano Szafir). Unfortunately, it just brings her bad dreams—so bad that she has to take medication and eventually needs to go to a mental hospital. On the way there, Ellen and Bill’s car runs outContinue reading “‘Nightmare Man’ is a Hot Mess”

1987’s ‘The Gate’ Offers a Bodacious Mix of Humor and Horror

About young Glen (Stephen Dorff) and his big sister Al (Christa Denton), who are home alone for the weekend. With the help of their friend Terry (Louis Tripp), they accidentally turn a hole in the backyard into a portal to hell. Seems the combination of a geode, some blood (Glen cuts himself), levitation (fun atContinue reading “1987’s ‘The Gate’ Offers a Bodacious Mix of Humor and Horror”

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