Cold Skin (2018)

Starring: Ray Stevenson, David Oakes, Aura Garrido
Director: Xavier Gens


Premise:
In the early 1900's a man takes a job on a remote island in Antarctica to observe weather. The only other person on the island is the lighthouse keeper. Soon he realizes there are creatures that rise from the seas every night the two must fight.

My Take:
An original and strange tale that is beautifully filmed.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Hoopla

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Vampariah (2017)

Starring: Aureen Almario, Kelly Lou Dennis, Arlene Joei Deleon, Alex Benjamin
Director: Matthew Abaya


Premise:
A member of an secret organization who hunts creatures to keep the world safe finds out she is part human and part monster. Now she must fight her former employer or die.

My Take:
I went in thinking this was a movie made in the Philippines but it's actual made in the US by Filipino Americans and uses one of the biggest mythical creatures of the country - the aswang. It ended up being better than I anticipated and a fun little movie.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Amazon Prime

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The Flatwoods Monster: A Legacy of Fear (2018)

Director: Seth Breedlove


Premise:
An investigation on the stories in Braxton County, WV involving mysterious, alien creatures.

My Take:
Another fine entry in the Small Town Monster series

Rating: So Good

Watched: Amazon Prime

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Primal Rage (2018)

Starring: Casey Gagliradi, Andew Joseph Montgomery, Marshal Hilton
Director: Patrick Magee


Premise:
A couple get into an accident in the Pacific Northwest and find themselves at the mercy of a group of local hunters and a mysterious creature in the woods

My Take:
Sort of  different take on the Bigfoot movie. The creature and its lore is far more interesting than the cardboard cut out characters.

Rating: In the Middle

Watched: Showtime

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Attack of the Killer Donuts (2016)

Starring: C. Thomas Howell, Justin Ray, Kayla Compton
Director: Scott Wheeler


Premise:
Chemicals turn ordinary donuts into blood thirsty creatures.

My Take:
I knew what I was potentially getting into when I started watching this movie. Unfortunately, it's worse than imagined.

Rating: (Big Time) Warning

Watched: Showtime

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The Woodsman (2012)

Starring: Eric Garcia
Director: Christian Cisneros


Premise:
A hiker making a TV show stumbles upon a mythical creature in the forest of Belize.

My Take:
There's a whole lot of nothing in this flick but some how it managed to keep my interest.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Amazon Prime

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The Great Wall (2016)

Starring: Matt Damon, Tian Jing, Willem Dafoe, Pedro Pascal, Andy Lau
Director: Yimou Zhang


Premise:
Mercenaries get captured by an army guarding the Great Wall of China and learn that it was built to keep an army of creatures from making it to the province capitol.

My Take:
It is a visually stunning movie with some great action sequences, but there really isn't much substance to the movie.

Rating: Warning

Watched: HBO

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Jeepers Creepers 3 (2017)

Starring: Stan Shaw, Meg Foster, Brandon Smith, Gabrielle Haugh, Chester Rushing
Director: Victor Salva


Premise:
A team of hunters are determined to stop the Creeper before his cycle is up and he disappears for another 23 years.

My Take:
The movie picks up from the end of the original and really acts like number 2 in the series. It has some fun moments with the kills and gore. Plus we get a little more on the lore of the Creeper.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: SyFy

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Shin Godzilla (2016)

Starring: Hiroki Hasegawa, Jun Kunimura, Satomi Ishihara, Yuataka Takenouchi,
Director: Hideaki Anno, Sjomji Higuichi


Premise:
A creature rises from the sea and makes it's way towards Tokyo.

My Take:
There's a lot of politician walking around talking about how to stop Godzilla and very little of actual Godzilla destroying stuff. And the effects aren't the best, but then again, they never were in Godzilla movies

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly, John Goodman, Shea Whigham, Toby Kebbell
Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts


Premise:
A monster chaser finds dangerous creatures on an unexplored island in the South Pacific.

My Take:
I pleasantly surprised with the remake of Kong. It managed to his most of the usual lore while adding it's own unique spin on the tale.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD

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The Mist, Season 1 (2017)

Starring: Morgan Spector, Alyssa Sutherland, Gus Birney, Frances Conroy, Russell Posner, Okezie Morro, Danica Curcic, Darren Pettite


Premise:
Residents of a community fight for survival when a mysterious mist invades the town.

My Take:
The series is takes the elements of the short story and makes it a new tale, The series manages to be fairly interesting if not a tad predictable. It's heavy on the drama and man vs man theme while low on the creatures.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Spike TV

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The Void (2017)

Starring: Aaron Poole, Kenneth Welsh, Kathleen Munroe, Art Hindle, Ellen Wong, Daniel Fathers,
Director: Jeremy Gillespie, Steven Kostanski


Premise:
A cop finds a wounded man on the road and takes him to the hospital. Soon after hooded figures surround the building and the few people inside start losing their minds. And that's just the beginning of the strangeness.

My Take:
Great practical effects combined with an intense, head scratcher of a story. Dont look for a lot of answers to what is going on and just enjoy the mess up the movie takes you on.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix Instant

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Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them (2016)

Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Katerine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Colin Farrell, Alison Sudol, Samantha Morton, Ezra Miller, Jon Voight
Director: David Yates


Premise:
A young wizard holding a suitcase containing magical creatures arrive in New York during the 20's and enters a battle between the unseen world and the normals.

My Take:
A spin off, prequel to the Harry Potter franchise the movie has it's charm and is much more of a darker narrative than I expected. Superb special effects are the hallmark of the film.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: American Airlines Flight

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Blood Beach (1980)

Starring: Burt Young, John Saxon, David Huffman, Marianna Hill
Director: Jeffrey Bloom


Premise:
There's something sucking people under the sand at a popular California beach.

My Take:
It's a hokey 80's horror movie that ends up being a tad enjoyable even though it's a bad.

Rating: Warning (but good fun)


Watched: Youtube

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Meridian: Kiss of the Beast (1990)

AKA: The Raving

Starring: Sherilynn Fenn, Charlie Spradling
Director: Charles Band


Premise:
After inheriting her father's castle in Italy, an American student finds out her family her cursed and she is the next in line.

My Take:
It's sort of a standard fair with it's story. There's sort of a romance story that coincides with the family curse. As with most Charles Band movies expect nudity and a high cheesiness factor.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Hulu

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A Director's Cut: Monsters in the Woods: (2012)

Starring: Glenn Plummer, Linda Bella,
Director: Jason Horton


Premise:
A film crew shooting a monster in the woods soon find themselves under attack of real monsters.

My Take:
This is a throwback B movie all the way. And it's not very entertaining and commands a lot of disbelief.

Rating: Warning


Watched: Amazon Instant




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Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People (1963)

Starring: Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, Hiroshi Koizumi
Director: Ishiro Honda


Premise:
Survivors from shipwrecked vessel make it to an island where they wait for help. After finding mushrooms to eat they start mutating.

My Take:
I found the movie to be a tad boring overall and slowly paced.

Rating: Warning




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