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Transylvania Tapes (DVD) – Latest project from the talented independent soul Brad Sykes takes us to Bucharest! A dramatic horror found footage/documentary mash up that follows a young woman Mara was born in Romania but moved to L.A. when she was very young. After a family member died in the past year she found tapes of what her mother made in 1997 looking for a possible family property but disappeared mysteriously. Mara travels across the world to make a documentary about her following in her mother’s footsteps to also hopefully find some answers. Mara’s mother was an actress and in theater during the 80s and was very popular in the area as she uses this to help track down some old peers of her mother’s to interview. As Mara gets deep with some of these interviews a curse is mentioned several times which of course Mara refuses to listen to warnings about looking for her mother. The film is quite intriguing and beautiful as this somewhat found footage film comes off genuine compared to many from the past. What also helps this project along is the actor that plays Mara; Valeria Badiuc absolutely has a natural charm that lures you in to be interested in her journey. Now I was a little upset Charles Band or his castle were not in the film and the film runs a little long for me at 109 minutes but Ms. Badiuc’s performance and Mr. Sykes using the beautiful landscape and buildings as a character itself lends this to be a must watch independent film in 2026! I give this light mash up 3 out of 4 stars.
The Devil’s Hacksaw (Tubi) – This was a premise that excited me before the release and the trailer looked great. The plot revolves around a crazy dude in 2001 who kidnaps a school bus full of kids as he then commits suicide scarring his son who was also on the bus for the long term. Because of the incident the kid is committed to an asylum only to escape of course present day! This scarred individual slaughters his way through the quiet town with a bit of humor about his actions along the way. This is one of your more mean spirited Indy slashers that I feel you will enjoy it more than I did if you don’t see the trailer first as I can only give this project 2 out of 4 stars.
Rippy (Tubi) – Yinz had me at Michael Biehn where his old ass is needed to go fight a big ass zombie kangaroo! Of course this is an Australian production where after several odd deaths a sheriff must live up to their father’s legacy to save their small community that’s being terrorized by this monstrous thing. This beast is almost unstoppable after mutating from the local water stream and feasts on humans constantly. Yes it is a huge mess but this is a fun monster mess that all horror fans can get behind if yinz give it a chance as I give it 2 ½ stars.
Harmony Falls (Tubi) – A small town sheriff calls in a cryptozoologist Ian McDermott near Mount St. Helens because of stories and recent animal attacks that don’t exactly add up. If it makes sense this turns out to be a very dry maybe even more boring werewolf film that makes you question everything that was filmed as I can only give this project a ½ star out of 4.
Tunnels (Tubi/YouTube) – Depending the source you of reading material about this late 80s project it was suspected to be some kind of weird TV pilot? A couple of reporters get curious about the various rat stories under their building and go investigating. Instead of finding some weird rat creature the duo uncovers some weird plot of the homeless getting snatched up and being sold as slaves overseas. This easily could have gone all in on the CHUD formula but chose to do something very convoluted that gets the viewer lost as I can barely give it a ½ star.
There’s a Zombie Outside (Tubi/DVD) – Directed by the wonderfully talented Michael Varrati pits four friends renting a house for a weekend that happens to be just a movie project for an actor Ben. Ben is literally having trouble determining what reality is and what’s not as he keeps seeing a zombie outside of his window as he tries to keep a grasp on reality. Ever since his movie Ben has been having personal troubles and friends are worried what is exactly going on with him? Varrati does exceptional work to tell a quite unique zombie tale that doesn’t fit the mold of the usual zombie genre fare as I give it 3 out of 4 stars.
Jimmy and Stiggs (Blu-ray) – Jimmy believes he is being attacked or abducted by aliens after taking several drugs and pissing off his woman. Trapped in his apartment Jimmy record his possible abduction for research purposes that convince him he needs to prepare for the aliens. Stiggs stops by and finds he quickly becoming part of this drug-crazed alien attack in Jimmy’s apartment that turns into one of the biggest mess of goo in recent memory. The filmmaker’s love for such a project ‘Bad Taste’ warns you immediately what you are in for an amazing bonkers filled gag movie where Jimmy must fight off aliens! I absolutely respect the complete chaos this film is as I gotta give it 3 stars and a must see for horror fans so they can discuss!
Piranha Women (Tubi) – A Full Moon project that I believe was supposed to be a series of films or something for streaming but ended up being a one off mash-up from Fred Olen Ray and Charles Band. Alexia looks into an experimental treatment for her condition that not only causes her to be separated from her boyfriend but may cause death for other people. The concerned boyfriend Richard looks into her doctor only to find that bodies are starting to pile up on the shores of the local bay. It’s a quick sexy horror thing that is forgotten as quickly as you watch it as I give it 1 ½ stars.
The Dark Lurking (Tubi) – A 2009 Australian low budget flick that has survivors locked down in a secret research station where some old creatures have resurfaced. For any chance of survival that is left they must climb several levels to the surface to even have a chance being rescued from the horror that was unleashed. A mix of Aliens, Event Horizon, and Doom is the best way to explain this creature filled horror as I give it unimpressive, could have been more 1 ½ stars.
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