Fans of Lucio Fulci, direct-to-video midnight movies, or terror touchstones striking fond fright film memories, “Beyond the Gates” is made with precisely you in mind.
THERAPY FOR A VAMPIRE (2014 - German)
With more subtlety than slapstick, clever characters ably acted by a carefully tuned cast pepper personality into even the drabbest of moments.
MARK OF THE WITCH (2014)
“Mark of the Witch” employs such an excessive use of slow motion that it would probably fill barely half an hour at regular speed.
ANDRON (2015)
Alec Baldwin is the main attraction in “Andron,” if only to wonder how a star of his stature ended up in a choppily-edited production of such low-budget caliber.
FENDER BENDER (2016)
“Fender Bender” provides reason to lose sleep the next time you hand over personal info to the driver who just clipped your side-view mirror.
HALLOWEEN: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS (Producer's Cut - 1995)
The “Halloween 6: Producer’s Cut” is still an imperfect movie, though moderately less so than its much-maligned “Theatrical Cut” counterpart.
THE CURSE OF SLEEPING BEAUTY (2016)
Although aesthetically appealing as a film, “The Curse of Sleeping Beauty” undercuts itself as a feature by trying to pull double duty as a TV pilot.
HALLOWEEN: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS (Theatrical Cut - 1995)
Its slight charms bolstered by the benefit of fresh eyes in retrospect, the theatrical cut of “Halloween 6” is more than the meager movie many remember.
HALLOWEEN 5: THE REVENGE OF MICHAEL MYERS (1989)
“Halloween 5” visually mimics many of the memorable setups from John Carpenter’s original, but it is missing the same soul of stylistic suspense.
PHANTASM IV: OBLIVION (1998)
To appreciate “Phantasm IV: Oblivion,” you first have to forgive all of the corners cut in putting the film together.
MOST LIKELY TO DIE (2015)
Having zero personality as either a clever chiller or self-aware parody, “Most Likely to Die” is simply an uninventive movie 20-30 years behind its time.
PHANTASM III: LORD OF THE DEAD (1994)
Revisiting these misfit characters and their weird world carries a magnetic appeal that can be difficult to articulate to anyone outside its influence, no matter if the movie is mediocre.
THE OFFERING (2016)
“The Offering” has no room remaining on its recycled template of tame terror to include an original stamp of its own.
PHANTASM II (1988)
“Phantasm” may be the only series where nonlinear narratives are specifically part of the structure and continuity is as expendable as a Red Shirt on the Enterprise.
HOUSE OF DARKNESS (2016)
The hitch to “House of Darkness” is recognizing that it is a movie made to slot in between “Seduced by My Sister’s Husband” and “I Swiped Right on a Stalker.”
SHARKANSAS WOMEN'S PRISON MASSACRE (2016)
Can the movie be considered any “good?” Depends on your definition of the word “good.” Maybe it also depends on your definition of the word “be.” Or “the.”
SCHERZO DIABOLICO (2015 - Spanish)
“Scherzo Diabolico” is so fearless about melding two moods that otherwise shouldn’t work together, it creates a uniquely appealing viewing experience not soon to be forgotten.
KRAMPUS (2015)
A wicked, wild, even whimsical take on holiday traditions that is as much of a fable about family values as it is an energetic and eerie terror tale.
RESTORATION (2016)
It’s the right way for Zack Ward to cut his teeth as a neophyte in genre entertainment generation. “Restoration” just isn’t the most thrilling thriller that this genre has ever seen.
BITE (2015)
“Bite” takes the fear of where that weird bump on your arm came from and amplifies it to an extreme certain to have you brushing a bit harder next time you feel a phantom tug on your skin.
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.