Syndrome Saturday: Hell Riders (1984)
Grab your weapon of choice, join your gang of trouble-makers, and watch “Hell Riders”, the weird and sleazy exploitation offering from Vinegar Syndrome. Low budget, biker gangs, Adam West of Batman...
View ArticleWeird Wednesday: El Vampiro Y El Sexo (1969)
This Weird Wednesday, we head South of the Border to take on the legendary pro wrestler and crime-fighter, Santo in “El Vampiro Y El Sexo”. El Santo is a legendary Mexican professional wrestler and...
View ArticleChattanooga Film Fest: Eat Brains Love (2019)
Promising themes and romantic developments are pushed aside for a typical road adventure, rom-com in the disappointing zombedy “Eat Brains Love”. Director Rodman Flender (Idle Hands) brings the Jeff...
View ArticleSeverin Sunday: Paganini Horror (1988)
Severin Films invites you to rock out with the biopic turned horror movie “Paganini Horror”, a rediscovered 1980s era Italian horror film. Horror and rock music have traditionally gone together like...
View ArticleWeird Wednesday: Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1972)
The monstrous creation “Dracula vs. Frankenstein” is a bad movie you need to see — doing everything wrong while putting a spell on you just the same. The most famous characters in literature and movies...
View ArticleReel Review: Fulci For Fake (2019)
The excellent documentary “Fulci for Fake” gives genre fans a rare but still shrouded look at the life and unheralded early work of the horror master. Lucio Fulci (director of legendary horror films...
View ArticleWeird Wednesday: The Awakening (1980)
An atmospheric adaptation of a Bram Stoker story starring a screen legend, this British horror film is subdued, but the insane finale is worth the wait. When I think of horror/fantasy movies and Weird...
View ArticleReel Review: Scare Package (2019)
“Scare Package” is a warm but bloody blanket horror fans can wrap themselves in for two hours and be reminded of why they love the horror genre. The anthology is a staple of horror movies. From Tales...
View ArticleFantasia Film Fest: Yummy (2020)
Fantasia is well known for showcasing international horror films to great success, and the Belgium horror film “Yummy” is another must see genre gem. Yummy, from writer/director Lars Damoiseaux and...
View ArticleFantasia Film Fest: Climate of the Hunter (2019)
If you’re in the mood for something off-beat, treading familiar ground but on a different path, Mickey Reece’s “Climate of the Hunter” fits the bill. Director Mickey Reece opens his latest film,...
View ArticleFantasia Film Fest: Monster Seafood Wars (2020)
Minoru Kawasaki brings his newest movie, “Monster Seafood Wars” — a kaiju and culinary comedy/fantasy — to Fantasia for its international premier. Discredited scientist, Yuta, is delivering the best...
View ArticleFantasia Film Fest: Special Actors (2019)
The sophomore feature by director Shinichiro Ueda, “Special Actors” is a compelling follow up to his meta zombie cultural zeitgeist “One Cut of the Dead”. Shinichiro Ueda’s One Cut of the Dead took the...
View ArticleReel Review: The Undertaker’s Home (2020)
“The Undertaker’s Home” is a stunning debut that will not only haunt you emotionally but will also get deep under your skin to scare the life out of you. Be prepared to look over your shoulder, and...
View ArticleReel Review: For The Sake of Vicious (2020)
Few movies meet the expectations of their title more than Canada’s “For The Sake of Vicious” from co-directors Gabriel Carrer and Reese Eveneshen. Set on Halloween night, a nurse is on her way home to...
View ArticleReel Review: The Oak Room (2020)
A masterclass in storytelling, the utterly engaging “The Oak Room” features stellar performances and writing reminiscent of the genre’s best. Let’s sit down, you and I, as I spin a yarn about the...
View ArticleFantasia Film Fest: Detention (2019)
Based on a Taiwanese video game, the chilling soundscape and unforgettable visuals of “Detention” may haunt your head, but its story will haunt your heart. Director John Hsu’s Detention is set in 1962...
View ArticleSeverin Sunday: Aenigma (1987)
While far from his best, “Aenigma” remains essential viewing for Fulci fans, and Severin delivers a feature-rich treasure for fans and collectors alike. With renewed interest in the career of Lucio...
View ArticleWeird Wednesdays: “Rats: Night of Terror” (1984)
“Rats: Night of Terror” from the maestro of weird, Bruno Mattei, may not be an objectively great film, but it delivers plenty of wonderfully weird fun. If Weird Wednesday had a hall of fame, Italian...
View ArticleSyndrome Saturday: The Eleventh Commandment (1987)
While more sordid drama than horror, “The Eleventh Commandment” on Blu-ray from VinSyn is worth owning for collectors, even if it is slim on bonus features. One of Vinegar Syndrome’s newest Blu-ray...
View ArticleNightstream 2020: New Virtual Mega Film Fest
Morbidly Beautiful is proud to offer accredited, in-depth press coverage of the new for 2020, collaborative virtual film festival, Nightstream. 2020 has presented many challenges to filmmakers and film...
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