Reviews
Monster Seafood Wars is a Delightfully Goofy Throwback [Fantasia Review]
With a title like Monster Seafood Wars, you pretty much know what you’re in for. And yet, prolific director Minoru Kawasaki’s movie, the script for which he co-wrote with regular collabo...
Evil Boy is a Cringey Exploitation of Feral Children [DVD Review]
Feral children are lost or abandoned, left to fend for their own, often in wilderness. Many are adapted by animals. Reintegration into their respective societies is difficult if and when they are disc...
Who the Heck is Hail to the Deadites For? [Fantasia Review]
Over the past few years, there’s been an unfortunate influx in fan documentaries. By this, I don’t mean fan made films, but rather films about fans. It’s unfortunate because there...
Special Actors is a Worthy Successor to One Cut of the Dead [Fantasia Review]
One Cut of the Dead is a tough act to follow. Shin’ichirô Ueda’s lively, gory, and super-meta take on zombie movies and the perils of low budget filmmaking was a massive hit not just...
A Mermaid In Paris Is A Bittersweet Siren Song [Fantasia Review]
A Mermaid In Paris, is a multimedia project from writer/director Mathias Malzieu (Jack And The Cuckoo Clock Heart, lead singer of the band Dionysos). In addition to the feature film currently screenin...
The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw is Mildly Entertaining [Fantasia Review]
The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw is set in a devout religious community that, similar to The Village, exists without modern conveniences in spite of the fact it’s actually the early ...
Sleepaway Camp Excels at Being So Bad it’s Good [Retrospective]
Sleepaway Camp is one in a long line of summer camp slashers to see release in the wake of Friday the 13th. But there is one thing that sets it apart from the legion of Friday imitators: It was t...
The Undertaker’s Home is Chillingly Effective [Fantasia Review]
Argentinian horror is enjoying a bit of a moment, with Terrified scaring the pants off Shudder audiences and The Bar making them laugh and scream in equal measure while, just a few years ago, the live...
Intensity: More Reasons High Tension Ripped Off Dean Koontz [The Rabid Dog’s House]
The Rabid Dog’s House is a recurring feature at Wicked Horror where contributor Justin Steele uncovers hidden gems, lost classics, and overlooked indie offerings. Flying solo or with his c...