Author Archives: B.C.

30 Days of Night (2007)

Set in a remote Alaskan town, just entering a 30 day period of darkness, a clan of sadistic vampires take this opportunity to attack. The town sheriff and a handful of townspeople fight desperately for their lives. 30 Days of … Continue reading

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Red Mist (aka Freakdog) (2008)

Kenneth, a disturbed hospital worker, has a crush on Catherine, a doctor in training, but is picked on by everyone else. After a night of partying, Kenneth is left in a coma, but that doesn’t stop him from seeking revenge … Continue reading

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Let the Right One In (aka Låt den rätte komma in) (2008)

Young Oskar (Kare Hedebrant) has a lonely existence, bullied at school and neglected at home. He finds a ray of hope one night when he meets a strange girl, Eli (Lina Leandersson), who has just moved to his apartment block. … Continue reading

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Grotesque (aka Gurotesuku) (2009)

A sadistic doctor abducts a young couple on their first date and tortures them in turn as the other watches helplessly. He cruelly offers one of them a chance to go free… This review is about the unrated version of … Continue reading

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Deadgirl (2008)

Cutting class for the day two senior high school kids, Rickie a wannabe rebel, and J.T. a borderline sociopath, go to an abandoned asylum on the edge of town to drink beer and break stuff. During these intellectual pursuits they … Continue reading

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Fido (2006)

I watched Fido recently, having missed it when it first came out and having put it off for one reason or another after that. I usually jump at the chance to watch anything zombie related, and I have been known … Continue reading

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The House of the Devil (2009)

Set in the 1980’s, House of the Devil, has an authentic retro feel throughout. The story unfolds as Samantha, a college student, accepts a ‘babysitting’ job from a creepy couple in an isolated house on the night of a full … Continue reading

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Cell by Stephen King

A signal transmitted by cell phone turns all who hear it into murderous maniacs. Nowhere is safe, least of all the streets, but Clay, Cells main character, must brave them if he is to see his son again.King has written … Continue reading

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La Horde (aka The Horde) (2009)

La Horde is perhaps one of the most thrilling zombie movies I’ve had the pleasure to watch in recent years. I was glued to the screen as I watched the cops enter a run down apartment complex seeking revenge on … Continue reading

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Rammbock (aka Siege of the Dead) (2010)

Rammbock, or Siege of the Dead as it’s called outside of Germany, is a well thought out, intelligent zombie movie of similar grain to 28 Days Later and its sequel.The movie begins with Michael, our ‘hero’ arriving at his girlfriends … Continue reading

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