Wolf Creek, Season 1 (2016)

Starring: John Jarrett, Lucy Fry, Dustin Clare


Premise:
After her family is slain while on vacation in the Australian Outback the surviving family member hunts down the man responsible.

My Take:
Capturing even more grittiness then the film it's based on, this series manages to continue the story of the notorious serial killer Mick Taylor and tell a new story centering around a survivor of one of his attacks. The desolation of the terrain is captured beautifully and becomes a character itself. This short series is a highly entertaining way to continue this saga.

Rating: So Good


Watched: Pop TV




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Kids Go into the Woods... Kids Get Dead (2012)

Starring: Leah Rudick, Andrew Waffenschmidt,
Director: Michael Hall


Premise:
A group of friends head up to an uncle's house near the woods only to be hunted down by a crazed killer.

My Take:
The movie is set up like a show with a host presenting the movie and taking breaks. It's dumb, not funny, and not needed. Then you have the actions in the movie playing out like a book the main character is reading. Except he spends two days reading it before realizing what is occurring. It's simply sad.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Amazon Instant




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Landmine Goes Click (2015)

Starring: Sterling Knight, Kote Tolordava, Spencer Locke
Director: Levan Bakhia


Premise:
Three finds go camping in European Georgia. One of them steps on a landmine. A local man stumbles upon them, only to torture instead of help.

My Take:
There's actually a lot more story here than the synopsis. While there is physical torture; there is far more psychological torture going one. The movie relies heavily on the situation and the actors; and both succeed.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Hulu




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House Where Evil Dwells (1982)

Starring: Susan George, Edward Albert, Doug McClure
Director: Kevin Connor


Premise:
A family moves into a house in Japan that happens to be inhabited by ancient ghosts. Soon they are constantly reliving the horrors of the house

My Take:
This flick comes off like a bad made for television movie.  It didn't hold much interest.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Amazon Instant




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American Horror Story: Roanoke [Season 6] (2016)

Starring: Sara Paulson, Cuba Gooding Jr, Lily Rabe, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Evan Peters, Lady Gaga, Wes Bentley, Denis O'Hare, Cheyenne Jackson, Adina Porter, Andre Roberts


Premise:
A couple buy a house in rural North Carolina only to find out it is haunted by the first settlers that came there and cursed to all.

My Take:
The season is broken down into two connected parts. The first part with the tale as a docudrama television show is far more appealing than the bat shit craziness in the second half of the series when the producers decide to make a "Big Brother" type sequel in the house and throw way too much at the viewers. It becomes horror cliches after cliche, which tends to be the norm for the series.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: FX




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The Stakelander (2016)

AKA: Stake Land 2

Starring: Conor Paola, Nick Damici
Director: Dan Berk, Robert Olsen


Premise:
After vampires kill his family, a man searches for his the man who saved him as a child to help get revenge.

My Take:
This sequel to Stake Land, picks up a few years later with the same characters. While it remains entertaining it's missing the spark which made the first one so great.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: SyFy





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Lust of the Dead 3 (2013)

AKA: Rape Zombie 3



Starring: Yui Aikawa, Asami
Director: Naoyuki Tomomatsu


Premise:
The continuing saga of survivors battling a disease that turns males into sex crazed zombies.

My Take:
It took to number three in the series for me to start getting turned off in the series. Nothing really new occurs and little is added to the story in this one.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Amazon




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Monsters and Mysteries Unsolved, Season 1 (2016)

Premise:
Investigations on the paranormal, supernatural,  and world of cryptids.

My Take:
With episodes focusing on animal apocalypse, Bermuda Triangles, hauntings, life after death, and more there is a decent amount of interesting episodes. Though there are done with the usual style of Destination America shows, so it's not top quality.

Rating: In the middle

Favorite Episode:
"Monsters of the Deep" - focuses on mythical sea creatures seen around the globe

Watched: Destination America




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