Films such as Saw and Hostel became the focal point for the recent sub-genre that many have dubbed “torture porn.” Since the genre’s inception, a ton of independent and studio-based direct-to-DVD films have been made that fall into this category. I, personally,...
Wearing its influences on its sleeve with overt references to John Waters (abundant pink flamingos), Herschell Gordon Lewis (vivid Southern monsters) and EC horror comics, this screen adaptation of the Imperium Comics franchise refreshingly comes up with an unusually...
Following the success of Creature from the Black Lagoon and Revenge of the Creature, Jack Arnold issued Tarantula, a film which, much like his previous films, retains a Universal Monster sensibility yet, in creating a cautionary tale involving scientifically-created...
Directed by Francis Xavier DeGennaro What do you get when a dyslexic musician with a heart condition who can’t write and has no film experience sets out on a path of artistic direction that spirals from creativity to insanity? A dicey proposition at best – all of the...
I witnessed a trailer for this on my horror ventures across the web. TORTURE ME NO MORE, sounds savage. Lets take a gander and see what we come up with. A music video first off for the movie itself. I guess he’s good at music direction and video work? Some scenes...
After watching THE TORTURED you’re inclined to think that they should add stickers to all the DVD sleeves right below the marketing strap line “from the producers of SAW” that say, simply, and sarcastically, “yeah, you don’t say”. Overwrought from the get-go, this is...
