Shudder Review: The Queen of Black Magic (2021)

Directed by: Kimo Stamboel. Starring: Ario Bayu, Hannah Al Rashid, Miller Khan. Runtime: 1h 39 min. A remake of the little seen Indonesian 1981 film of the same name, The Queen of Black Magic, director Kimo Stamboel updates the setting of the story to an orphanage. Three men – Hanif (Ario Bayu), Anton (Tanta Gintig) … Continue reading Shudder Review: The Queen of Black Magic (2021)

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The Filmcraziest Show – Nicholas Vince, Natasha Killip, Joe Hallett and Chris Regan, “Paintball Massacre” (2020)

For this episode of The Filmcraziest Show I was joined by some of the team behind the new horror/comedy Paintball Massacre, including producer/actor Joe Hallett (who plays Aiden Jones in the film), actress Natasha Killip (who plays Lauren Bryce in the film), writer Chris Regan, and actor Nicholas Vince (who plays Somerset the Barman in … Continue reading The Filmcraziest Show – Nicholas Vince, Natasha Killip, Joe Hallett and Chris Regan, “Paintball Massacre” (2020)

The Filmcraziest Show – Aaron B. Koontz for “The Pale Door”

In The Pale Door, after a train robbery goes bad, two brothers, Duncan (Zachary Knighton) and Jake (Devin Druid), leading a gang of cowboys must survive the night in a ghost town inhabited by a coven of witches. The film is directed by Aaron B. Koontz and is written by Cameron Burns, Koontz and Keith … Continue reading The Filmcraziest Show – Aaron B. Koontz for “The Pale Door”

The Filmcraziest Show – Robert Benjamin and Ben O’Toole, “Bloody Hell”

On this episode of The Filmcraziest Show I chatted with writer Robert Benjamin and actor Ben O'Toole for their new film Bloody Hell, which premiered on demand on January 14 (here are some options for rent or purchase) and will be available on Blu-Ray and DVD on  January 19.  The plot: Rex Coen (Ben O’Toole) finds himself in a crazy situation during a bank robbery and decides to take the opportunity to play hero and save the hostages. Instead, he’s hailed by a hero by some and a lunatic by others and is sent to jail. Once he’s released, he leaves this mysterious past behind for better pastures in Finland. But in Bloody Hell, Finland is way worse. The film is directed by Alister Grierson, written by Robert Benjamin, and stars Ben O'Toole (pictured in the featured image), Meg Fraser, Caroline Craig, Matthew Sunderland and Travis Jefferey. 

Shudder Review: Hunted (2020)

Directed by: Vincent Paronnaud. Starring: Lucie Debay, Arieh Worthalter, Ciaran O’Brien. Runtime: 1h 27 min. Minor spoilers follow. In Hunted, Eve (Lucie Debay) is on a work trip in an anonymous European town. She goes to a bar one night where she meets a character simply called The Handsome Guy (Arieh Worthalter), a smooth-talking gentlemen… … Continue reading Shudder Review: Hunted (2020)

The Filmcraziest Show – Naomi Grossman, American Horror Story

Here’s kicking off 2021 with an exciting episode of The Filmcraziest Show where I was joined by Naomi Grossman to talk about all things American Horror Story and her experiences playing Pepper and everything else. On the episode, we discuss Samantha Crowe and satanism and preparing for that character; the audition process for Pepper; the … Continue reading The Filmcraziest Show – Naomi Grossman, American Horror Story