Akuma Promo Trailer

Set for release sometime in 2012 is Akuma, a horror film that deals with dark forces. As the promo trailer points out, the character Akira has moved to the United States. Akira had hoped to escape whatever demons she had in her personal life. Unfortunately, those demons followed her to the U.S. and those demons,…

Hellraiser: Revelations Movie Review

Two young men, Nico and Steven, leave Los Angeles to cross the border into Tijuana, Mexico. They’re seeking some fun and they videotape their journey with a cheap camcorder. In the early-goings of 2011’s Hellraiser: Revelations, the film uses elements of found-footage. However, the found-footage is a red-herring as most of the movie is shot…

Michael Myers Techniques: Knife In Back Lift

This second entry in the Myers Techniques series serves to prove that what Dr. Loomis saw in Michael Myers’ eyes was indeed pure darkness. There is definitely an inhuman quality to stabbing someone from behind and then raising them up off their feet with one arm. This method demands great physical power from Michael and it speaks to his diabolical nature. Michael Myers first…

Similarities in Rick Rosenthal’s HalloweeN II & Halloween: Resurrection

Both Halloween II (1981) and Halloween: Resurrection (2002) share the same director, Rick Rosenthal. However, these films have several other common elements. To begin with, Laurie Strode outsmarts Michael Myers in both films in the same way. She convinces Myers that she’s asleep in a hospital bed, when it fact Laurie has put a bunch of pillows…

Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings Trailer

The fourth entry in the Wrong Turn franchise, Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings, turns back the clock and is a prequel to the first movie from 2003. This film will likely be released later in this month of October. Wrong Turn 4 will be a direct-to-video release, as were Wrong Turn 2: Dead End and Wrong Turn 3:…