“The Damned” is the sort of ho-hum horror where some indeterminate amount of time later, your memory will be unable to recall if you actually saw it or not.
DOCTOR WHO: AN ADVENTURE IN SPACE AND TIME (2013)
This is a love letter written to the series as well as to a passionate fanbase hungry for a proper way to honor their favorite program’s half-century birthday.
AT THE DEVIL'S DOOR (2014)
Those who still cannot shake the sickly feeling of evil crawling on the underside of the skin left by “The Pact” will find “At the Devil’s Door” lingering long in the mind in a suitably similar way.
THE POSSESSION OF MICHAEL KING (2014)
You might think you've seen this movie countless times before, (but) “The Possession of Michael King” is a smarter, more sinister take on a demonic possession tale.
LIVID (2011 - French)
With “Livid,” co-directors Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo opt to craft an open-to-interpretation dark fairy tale rooted in Guillermo del Toro-like horror fantasy.
JERSEY SHORE MASSACRE (2014)
If a parody of Jersey Shore stereotypes framed as a ... slasher movie piques one’s curiosity, it is hard to imagine that “Jersey Shore Massacre” does not meet whatever expectations might come with the concept and a cast that includes Ron Jeremy.
THE PURGE: ANARCHY (2014)
“The Purge” was a narrowly concentrated home invasion horror. “Anarchy” expands that universe by taking the Purge onto the streets for a more open world look at the widespread effects of the concept.
SEPTIC MAN (2013)
With only overused gross-outs to fill in the blanks, the film doesn’t offer enough personality to fulfill the promise of its off-the-wall premise.
THE PACT (2012)
Without cobwebs, creaks, or Victorian parapets, “The Pact” manages to make a grim haunted house out of an average, modern home in suburban California.
KILLER LEGENDS (2014)
The material is ultimately so narrow that I can’t help but feel as though “Killer Legends” is like four half-episodes of “48 Hours Mysteries” strung together for a feature-length film.
CROPSEY (2009)
“Cropsey” bears all the trappings of a traditional horror tale. Except this is a true crime thriller with a deeper theme of what takes place when myth melts into materiality.
AFTERMATH (2012)
It doesn’t have anything “new” to say regarding the same human survival scenario that horror has been exploring since Ben and Barbra first went into that Pennsylvania farmhouse in 1968.
THE PERFECT HOUSE (2012)
Viewers have to prepare for a middling horror anthology that is at least better than “Creepshow 3,” but still leagues below top tier efforts like “V/H/S/2.”
BENEATH (2013-II)
The movie comes close to competing on a level with “The Descent” ... although some subtle missteps keep “Beneath” on a mostly steady simmer instead of allowing it to heat up to a full sizzle.
BLOOD LAKE: ATTACK OF THE KILLER LAMPREYS (2014)
In being so patently rote and broadly bland, it misses out on having any bite, wit, or snap that can otherwise make a mediocre monster movie moderately charming.
BUNNYMAN MASSACRE (2014)
If the dumb hiking woman forced me at gunpoint to watch one of these films again, I would choose “Bunnyman” simply because its idiocy is mildly laughable, whereas the sequel’s is just annoyingly pointless.
CITY OF LUST (2013)
“City of Lust” is flawed, occasionally bewildering, and often cheesy. Yet somehow, it has a “je ne sais quoi” appeal I can’t quite put my finger on.
KILLERVISION (2014)
The B-movie interludes are the primary creative hook for the story, and they don’t do anything to increase interest in the film, much less read as authentic period pieces.
THE ADDICTED (2013)
Previously known by the title “Rehab,” “The Addicted” doesn’t just waste the viewer’s time, it also wastes its own.
DEEP IN THE DARKNESS (2014)
“Deep in the Darkness” won’t have you reaching for a pen and paper to write mom a letter, but it is a better thriller from Chiller Films than the usual beast beneath the sea/trees/earth mill runner.
Everyone else who has no problem with a fright flick that feels like “Lizzie McGuire” decided to get dark with a PG-13 Halloween special should do just fine.