Patchwork (2015)

Starring: Tory Stopler, Tracey Fairaway, Maria Blasucci, Eric Edelstein, James Phelps
Director: Tyler MacIntyre


Premise:
Three woman awaken from a night of partying to find out they have been patched together to create one "perfect" woman. Now they want revenge on the person who did this for them.

My Take:
A somewhat entertaining twist on the Frankenstein theme.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix Instant

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The Shaft (2001)

AKA: Down

Starring: Naomi Watts, James Marshall, Eric Thal, Ron Perlman, Michael Ironside, Dan Hedaya, Edward Herrmann
Director: Dick Maas


Premise:
An express elevator at one of New York's most famous landmarks starts to malfunction and causes multiple mysterious deaths. An elevator repairman and a reporter try to get the cause as what is happening.

My Take:
There's a little bit of everything tossed into this flick and not of all it works well together either. Surprisingly the movie has aged well since it was made.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Showtime

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Lady Frankenstein (1973)

Starring: Rosalba neri, Paul Muller, Joseph Cotten, Peter Whiteman
Director: Mel Welles


Premise:
After Dr. Frankenstein is killed by his creation; his daughter picks up the experiments where he left off.

My Take:
A fun take on the Frankenstein story

Rating: So Good

Watched: Amazon Prime

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Corruption (1968)

Starring: Peter Cushing, Sue Lloyd
Director: Robert Hartfod-Davis


Premise:
After his model wife is accidentally burned and disfigured; a doctor goes to extreme lengths to restore her beauty.

My Take:
The material is dated and most of the performances are over the top. Peter Cushing is amazing as always and manages to keep the viewer watching.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Amazon Purchase

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Crow's Blood, Season 1 (2016)

Starring: Anna Iriyama, Yuki Kashiwagiena, Cristina Valenzuela, Rena Kato


Premise:
A doctor who campaigns against cloning and regenerative techniques changes his mind when his daughter is in a fatal accident.  The procedure works but also changes his daughter into something no one ever suspected.

My Take:
I like the story but it gets a little confusing and hard to follow as the time line jumps around too often. It's definitely an East meets West horror mash up with lots of great visuals and creepiness. It also leaves the door open for future seasons.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: El Ray

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Frankenstein (2015)

Starring: Xavier Samuel, Carrie Anne Moss, Danny Huston, Tony Todd
Director: Bernard Rose


Premise:
A team of scientists make a human in a laboratory. They consider it a failed experiment and terminate it; only to have the creation escape and set out on the world.

My Take:
Another take on the Frankenstein tale placed in modern times and from the monster's point of view. The cast is good but the story fails and remains rather mundane.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Netflix DVD

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A Cure For Wellness (2017)

Starring: Dan DeHaan, Mia Goth, Jason Isaacs
Director: Gore Verbinski


Premise:
An executive is tasked with retrieving the company's CEO from a remote wellness center in the Swiss Alps. He gets in an accident and stays for recovery. While there he starts to suspect the center isn't exactly what it seems to be.

My Take:
The movie is slow, methodical, and quite odd then it's takes a big turn in the final act goes balls out crazy with it's ending. One that doesn't quote work for me.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix

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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Miss Osbourne (1981)

Starring: Udo Kier, Patrick Magee, Marina Pierro, Howard Vernon
Director: Wakeruab Viriwczyj


Premise:
During the engagement party of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Fanny Osbourne, the guests are treated to an intruder with murder on his mind.

My Take:
A rather sexual take on Jekyll & Hyde story that at times is fascinating and at time down right ridiculous. At least it keeps the viewer engrossed.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Shudder

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The Hybrid (2014)

AKA: Scintilla

Starring: John Lynch, Antonia Thomas, Morjan Alaoui, Craig Conway, Jumayan Hunter
Director: Billy O'Brien


Premise:
A team of mercenaries are hired by a company to eradicate a human-alien hybrids being created in an underground lab.

My Take:
A watchable but slowly paced movie where everything the director is going for doesn't quite work. At least for this viewer.

Rating: Warning (but watchable)

Watched: Showtime

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Devil's Pass (2013)

Starring: Holly Gross, Matt Stokeo, Luke Albright, Gemma Atkinson, Ryan Hawley
Director: Renny Harlin


Premise:
A team of researchers head into the remote mountains in Russia, which is the site of great mystery called the "Dyatlov Pass Incident" from years ago, in order to try and find evidence to what may have happened.

My Take:
Better than a lot of found footage movies. Though the format does get a tad annoying towards the end. Still it's an intriguing story with characters that dont act completely stupid.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Hulu

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Get Out (2017)

Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Alison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener, Caleb Landry Jones, Stephen Root, Lakeith Stanfield, LiRel Howery, Betty Gabriel
Director: Jordan Peele


Premise:
A Caucasian girl brings her new African American boyfriend home to meet the parents. Soon it becomes obvious to the boyfriend that family might not be what it appears.

My Take:
The movie does a great  job of creating tension and dread. You feel a twist is coming but I never guessed exactly what it was. A great cast all around helps to keep the story feeling grounded.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix DVD

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No Telling (1991)

Starring: Miriam Healy-Louie, Stephen Ramsey, David Van Tieghem
Director: Larry Fessenden


Premise:
A couple move to a rural area for the summer so the husband can work on his experiments/drug creation for a pharmaceutical company.

My Take:
More of a relationship drama with a touch of ecology horror and a splash of mad scientist thrown in the mix. It all finally comes together in the final few scenes of terror.

Rating: In the middle


Watched: Shudder

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Penny Dreadful, Season 3 (2016)

Starring: Eva Green, Timothy Dalton, Josh Hartnett, Billie Piper, Harry Treadaway, Rory Kinnear,  Reeve Carney,  Wes Studi, Sarah Greene, Patti LuPone


Premise:
A group of unlikely individuals come together to fight off a supernatural threat which wants to bring death to Victorian era London.


My Take:
I found this final season to be rather uneven but at least with it ending the writers nicely wrapped up nearly every character in a fitting manner. I think my biggest issue with this show has been all the characters/monsters and wanting the "end of days" story not to fizzle off as quickly as it did.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Showtime

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The Twilight People (1972)

Starring: John Ashley, Pam Grier,
Director: Eddie Romero


Premise:
A scientist tries to make a new race of human-animal hybrids

My Take:
A cheap take on "Island of Dr, Moreau". It's not a very good movie. At least one can see Pam Grier as a panther woman.

Rating: Warning




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Strange Blood (2015)

Starring: Alexandra Bard, Robert Brettenaugh
Director: Chad Michael Ward


Premise:
A scientist believes he has come up to the cure for all disease. To prove it works he starts testing on himself.

My Take:
There is too much boring dialog and lack of character development despite the fairly interesting story.

Rating: Warning


Watched: Hulu




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Stung (2015)

Starring: Jessica Cook, Matt O'Leary, Cliffton Collins Jr, Lance Henriksen
Director: Benni Diez


Premise:
A group of people at a party find it over ran with giant, deadly killer wasps.

My Take:
The movie has some fun moments and managed to keep me mostly entertained.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix Instant




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Tusk (2014)

Starring: Michael Parks, Justin Long, Johnny Depp, Haley Joel Osment
Director: Kevin Smith


Premise:
A podcaster goes to rural Canada to interview a man who claims to have lived an amazing life full of tales. He soon is held hostage by the man who has plans to turn him into a walrus.

My Take:
The movie has a crazy story and contains some of the typical Kevin Smith banter. Parks chews up the scenery with ease delivering a stand out performance. The other characters do their job.

Rating: In the middle


Watched: Amazon Prime

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Island of the Fishmen (1979)

AKA: Screamers

Starring: Barbara Bach, Joseph Cotten, Richard Johnson
Director: Sergio Martino


Premise:
A group of prisoners survive a shipwreck only to end up on an island with a scientist who is creating his own race of mutant men.

My Take:
Sort of the standard fair in the sub-genre which just isn't that interesting.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Netflix DVD rental

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