Troll 2 (1990)

moviesleftfordead May 27, 2012

Troll 2 (1990) Much has been said about this poorly acted, poorly written non-sequel. Happily, there's just never enough to say because there are so many standout moments. From the…

kenyon May 21, 2012

Scalps (1983) Despite the shoddy editing, novice acting and the murky video, Scalps actually has a few things going for it. Mainly it's the eerie music/score. Somewhere in the California…

kenyon May 21, 2012

Humongous (1982) Primitive maniac kills a bunch of people who are stranded on a backwoods island. Comparisions to Friday the 13th part 2 surface, but even in part 2 we…

Mosquito (1995)

kenyon May 17, 2012

Quick Cut -- MosquitoCampy, fun gore via giant mosquitos. Cast includes Gunnar Hansen (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) who pays homage to himself by picking up a chainsaw. Fun times, unless you…

kenyon May 14, 2012

Open Water 2: Adrift (2006) The original Open Water had no cause for a sequel, even one that gets no theatrical release. Of course, Adrift isn't a sequel at all,…

Faces of DEPTH

moviesleftfordead May 7, 2012

Interview with director Edward Payson. by Kenyon Hopkin.Following his award-winning music documentary Unsigned (2011), director Edward Payson's latest film The Cohasset Snuff Film is a "found footage" story regarding a…

kenyon Apr 29, 2012

Monster in the Closet (1986) Horror-comedy from Troma with intentional movie cliches. The monster--which is actually kinda cool--hides in closets, grabs people and throws clothes out of the closet. After…

kenyon Apr 26, 2012

Lake Mungo (2008, Australia) More like Lake DUMBO. This melodramatic "mockumentary" about the haunting of a drowned girl serves to pleasure itself by showing a ghost in camera footage that…

kenyon Apr 22, 2012

Cannibal Holocaust (1980) If there has ever been a film that you can call "not for the squeamish," it's Cannibal Holocaust--hell, it was banned in like 50 countries. A groundbreaking,…

kenyon Apr 15, 2012

The Cabin in the Woods (2012) Following months of buzz and high expectations, Cabin mostly succeeds in adding fresh life to horror. Not that it's entirely horror. While making references…