Spotted those shiny boxed horror movies in your local Tesco? Craig's watched them. All of them.
There's a certain type of horror film fan who enjoys a challenge. Perhaps they like a sense of adventure with their films. Perhaps there's also an element of gambling. It starts small. Low odds. For example, they might buy a boxset of the Alien Quadrilogy. Four seemingly reasonable films but there's an element of both chance and endurance. Can you sit through nearly eight hours of Alien films? And, if you can, how many of them will you like? Eventually not only does the thrill become harder to chase as the product's effect gets weaker (anyone who's bought Hellraiser boxsets will know the rules of diminishing returns) but there are only a finite number of franchises in the world and the hardened need to find new, strange ways of getting their kicks.
So bear with me.
There's a certain type of horror film fan who enjoys a challenge. Perhaps they like a sense of adventure with their films. Perhaps there's also an element of gambling. It starts small. Low odds. For example, they might buy a boxset of the Alien Quadrilogy. Four seemingly reasonable films but there's an element of both chance and endurance. Can you sit through nearly eight hours of Alien films? And, if you can, how many of them will you like? Eventually not only does the thrill become harder to chase as the product's effect gets weaker (anyone who's bought Hellraiser boxsets will know the rules of diminishing returns) but there are only a finite number of franchises in the world and the hardened need to find new, strange ways of getting their kicks.
So bear with me.
- 10/2/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
Stars: Deanna Cramer, Liz Jones, Elizabeth Kell, Mandi Kreisher, Kevin McClatchy, Owen Szabo | Written by Deb Havener | Directed by Brad Helmink, John Rauschelbach
[Nb: With The Lodge set for a long-awaited Blu-ray release next week, here's a repost of my review from the films DVD release back in January 2013]
The Lodge sees a couple’s quiet weekend break turn into a nightmarish fight for survival – think a low-budget The Shining meets The People Under the Stairs by way of Hostel and you’ll be somewhere close. The film follows Michael (Szabo) and Julia (Kell), who are staying at a secluded lodge on a weekend away. The pair discover that they are not alone when they encounter caretaker Henry (McClatchy). When he acts suspiciously, the couple investigate but the closer they come to revealing Henry’s secret, the more unlikely they are to make it out alive…
I’ve seen plenty of low-budget, and no-budget, horror movies over the years, some of which turn out to be hidden gems and some (Ok, maybe a lot) of which...
[Nb: With The Lodge set for a long-awaited Blu-ray release next week, here's a repost of my review from the films DVD release back in January 2013]
The Lodge sees a couple’s quiet weekend break turn into a nightmarish fight for survival – think a low-budget The Shining meets The People Under the Stairs by way of Hostel and you’ll be somewhere close. The film follows Michael (Szabo) and Julia (Kell), who are staying at a secluded lodge on a weekend away. The pair discover that they are not alone when they encounter caretaker Henry (McClatchy). When he acts suspiciously, the couple investigate but the closer they come to revealing Henry’s secret, the more unlikely they are to make it out alive…
I’ve seen plenty of low-budget, and no-budget, horror movies over the years, some of which turn out to be hidden gems and some (Ok, maybe a lot) of which...
- 4/5/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The Lodge
Stars: Deanna Cramer, Liz Jones, Elizabeth Kell, Mandi Kreisher, Kevin McClatchy, Owen Szabo | Written by Deb Havener | Directed by Brad Helmink, John Rauschelbach
Originally lensed in 2008 and only now getting a DVD release in the UK, The Lodge sees a couple’s quiet weekend break turn into a nightmarish fight for survival – think a low-budget The Shining meets The People Under the Stairs by way of Hostel and you’ll be somewhere close. The film follows Michael (Szabo) and Julia (Kell), who are staying at a secluded lodge on a weekend away. The pair discover that they are not alone when they encounter caretaker Henry (McClatchy). When he acts suspiciously, the couple investigate but the closer they come to revealing Henry’s secret, the more unlikely they are to make it out alive…
I’ve seen plenty of low-budget, and no-budget, horror movies over the years, some of...
Stars: Deanna Cramer, Liz Jones, Elizabeth Kell, Mandi Kreisher, Kevin McClatchy, Owen Szabo | Written by Deb Havener | Directed by Brad Helmink, John Rauschelbach
Originally lensed in 2008 and only now getting a DVD release in the UK, The Lodge sees a couple’s quiet weekend break turn into a nightmarish fight for survival – think a low-budget The Shining meets The People Under the Stairs by way of Hostel and you’ll be somewhere close. The film follows Michael (Szabo) and Julia (Kell), who are staying at a secluded lodge on a weekend away. The pair discover that they are not alone when they encounter caretaker Henry (McClatchy). When he acts suspiciously, the couple investigate but the closer they come to revealing Henry’s secret, the more unlikely they are to make it out alive…
I’ve seen plenty of low-budget, and no-budget, horror movies over the years, some of...
- 1/12/2013
- by Phil
- Nerdly
The 2011 PollyGrind Film Festival recently wrapped up in Las Vegas, and the madman behind the scenes, Chad Clinton Freeman, checked in with Dread Central to share with us exclusively the winners of this year's fest.
Reveling in everything from arthouse to grindhouse to everything in between, PollyGrind has quickly made a name for itself as one of the up-and-coming premiere genre fests out there due to the success of each year of programming. This year's big winners (and flicks that will no doubt go on to find audiences soon) include the highly controversial The Bunny Game, The Super, Dear God No!, The Gruesome Death of Tommy Pistol and Ratline.
"I was very happy with the quantity of quality films and the diversity I was able to program this year," Freeman said. "Being able to world premiere films like Mondo Sexxxx: The Terry Kobrah Story and The Gruesome Death of Tommy Pistol,...
Reveling in everything from arthouse to grindhouse to everything in between, PollyGrind has quickly made a name for itself as one of the up-and-coming premiere genre fests out there due to the success of each year of programming. This year's big winners (and flicks that will no doubt go on to find audiences soon) include the highly controversial The Bunny Game, The Super, Dear God No!, The Gruesome Death of Tommy Pistol and Ratline.
"I was very happy with the quantity of quality films and the diversity I was able to program this year," Freeman said. "Being able to world premiere films like Mondo Sexxxx: The Terry Kobrah Story and The Gruesome Death of Tommy Pistol,...
- 10/27/2011
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
This Friday, August 26th, at Laemmle Sunset 5 in West Hollywood, California, there will be a "farewell" midnight screening of writer/director Edward E. Romero's Butterfly in advance of the film's appearance at the upcoming American Film Market in November. Read on for the details.
Butterfly, written and directed by Edward E. Romero, stars Mandi Kreisher, Jay Laisne, Ron Roggé, Garrett Penwell, Jeff Linnartz, Sky Kelley, Zachary Wharton, Wendy Kelley, and Eileen Dietz. It was produced by Margo Romero for Blank Page Entertainment, Inc., with executive producers Martin Cummins and Jeff Linnartz.
Synopsis:
What's the difference between an image of real death and one that you fake? Nick Cole (Laisne) is a straight-to-dvd horror director with a questionable past. Laney (Kreisher) is an over-zealous fan with a flare for the macabre. When Laney kidnaps Cole to show him her latest project -- a series of artistic snuff films -- it...
Butterfly, written and directed by Edward E. Romero, stars Mandi Kreisher, Jay Laisne, Ron Roggé, Garrett Penwell, Jeff Linnartz, Sky Kelley, Zachary Wharton, Wendy Kelley, and Eileen Dietz. It was produced by Margo Romero for Blank Page Entertainment, Inc., with executive producers Martin Cummins and Jeff Linnartz.
Synopsis:
What's the difference between an image of real death and one that you fake? Nick Cole (Laisne) is a straight-to-dvd horror director with a questionable past. Laney (Kreisher) is an over-zealous fan with a flare for the macabre. When Laney kidnaps Cole to show him her latest project -- a series of artistic snuff films -- it...
- 8/24/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Title: “The Lodge” (2008) Starring Elizabeth Kell, Owen Szabo, Kevin McClatchy, and Mandi Kreisher Produced by Brothers Shamus Pictures Written by Deb Havener Directed by Brad Helmink and John Raushelbach Score: Technical: 99, Writing: 95, Acting: 90, Overall: 95% I recently got a chance to get my hands on “The Lodge”, an okay little thriller, on DVD. I hadn’t heard of it before getting it, and wasn’t quite sure what to make of it but the muted sense of doom I got from the cover, which both impressed me by not being a rip-off of some other “classic” movie poster, but also pretty much spelled out the tone and a decent part of the plot of the movie; Cabins in the woods are not to [...]...
- 10/24/2008
- by Costa Koutsoutis
- ShockYa
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