HorrO's Gory Reviews

It calls in the yakuza when the municipal office in charge of demolishing an old building and replacing it with a modern complex fails due to paranormal activity. The employee in charge seeks out a girl who can assist only to find her laying on the ground and bleeding. Soon they band together in search of a spirit who needs to be retrieved. Starring: Nozomi Bando, Aina Yamada, and Naoto Kataoka,  Directed by: SABU A New York Asian Film Festival Review      “Dancing Mary” isn’t the scariest movie, but people are surely scared of Mary (Nozomi Bando). Mary is a dancer, who has died and now haunts an old dance hall. The dance hall needs to be demolished, but no one real wants to take on this assignment in the government offices. The task ultimately falls on Kenji Fujimoto (Naoto Kataoka), who might not be the best employee around. Soon enough he realizes that this is going to be much harder than he thought because of Mary.   Kenji gets wind ...

Thrown into the face of death only to emerge unharmed, the characters of Immortal are left staring at eternity in the face with uncertainty and fear like they’ve never imagined. The film follows Chelsea, a high school track star who comes clean about sexual misconduct with her coach only to find out her confession might be too late, Gary and Vanessa, a young, expecting married couple who scheme a morbid solution to their financial issues, Ted, a man filled with sorrow who agrees to euthanize his cancer-ridden wife Mary, and Warren, a young man with little direction in life who is forced to discover his new gifts after a tragic accident. Starring: Tony Todd, Dylan Baker, Mario Van Peebles, and Lindsay Mushett Directed by: Tom Colley, Jon Dabach, Danny Isaacs, and Rob Margolies Written by: Jon Dabach      Some people live life to its fullest, and others live in fear. No matter how you live life it’s certain that it will end in death. However, what if ...

Set in the past, in which a family gets a visit from a strange little girl with a frightening prediction. Starring: Farah Ahmad, Mhia Farhana, and Harith Haziq Directed by: Emir Ezwan Written by: Nazri M. Annuar, Emir Ezwan, and Amir Hafizi A New York Asian Film Festival Review       Honestly, I can’t say I have watched many horror movies out of Malaysia. However, in the few I’ve seen I can say they don’t mess around. I mean this story opens with a young girl covered in blood doing something very mysterious! Their stories seem to involve family in one way or another, and can get extremely dark and creepy. That’s certainly a good place to start describing ROH (Soul).     This movie features a small family unit, Mak, the mother (Farah Ahmad), and her young children, Along (Mhia Farhana) and Angah (Harith). The aforementioned young girl follows her kids home one day, and eventually leaves them with a deadly message. They have no wh...

Struggling young lovers, Tom and Eve, must endure a 30-day scientific experiment. Room, board, $50,000 and a month alone together in research facility housing. What could possibly go wrong. Starring: Francois Chau, Tara Westwood, Chloe Carroll, and Jim Schubin  Directed and written by: Phillip G. Carroll Jr.   Ah the honeymoon phase, a time for a couple to really get to know each other. It can come with a lot of fun in and out of the bedroom. It also comes with some decisions to be made about their future. In “The Honeymoon Phase,” Tom (Jim Schubin) and Eve (Chloe Carroll) have a big decision of their own to make. They’re presented with the opportunity to take part in an experiment, and receive $50,000 along with a few other perks.   Thinking the money would help with future plans for a family, the couple decides to give the experiment a chance. They go through an orientation before settling in their new apartment for the next month. It has everything...

Where The Scary Things Are Episode 61: UNCLE PECKERHEAD We bring in director Matthew John Lawrence, David Littleton, and Jeff Riddle from the new horror film, UNCLE PECKERHEAD. This was a rock and roll hell of a great time. Muse talks soundtracks from horror movies in the Sinister6, HorrO breaks down the Horror News, and Chris gives us the review for Uncle Peckerhead. Listen here, or watch below: WhereTheScaryThingsAre.com Apple apple.co/326YgfA Spotify spoti.fi/3jYcmGc IHeart ihr.fm/33cLKL7

Nigel is on his way to meet his partner's daughter, Emily, for the first time and he hopes to make a big impression. Starring: Chris Butler, Alex Kapila, Mia Hemerling, Peter Terry, and Joe Capella  Directed and written by: Andrew Rutter A Fantasia International Film Festival Review   “Peter the Penguin” is a story that starts off so nice, and ends in a way that will put a smile on any horror fan’s face. Nigel (Chris Butler) and Rachel (Alex Kapila) are in the car having a conversation about him meeting her daughter Emily (Mia Hemerling) for the first time. Because he really likes Rachel he’s very nervous about what Emily will think of him. To break the ice he’s bought her a small toy lion, and is convinced she’ll like it.    However, Rachel insists that it’s too small, and doesn't think he should give it to her. As soon as they  pull into the driveway things start to turn. Before he can get properly introduced to her, Emily runs out of ...

The company of wolves is better than that of man." Once upon a frenzied time, Woman meets Man. Woman dances with Man. Man kisses Woman. Man grips Woman. Woman escapes Man. Man chases Woman - Nothing new. Or is there? Starring: Arieh Worthalter, Lucie Debay, and Ciaran O’Brien  Directed by: Vincent Paronnaud Written by: Vincent Paronnaud, and Lea Pernollet A Fantasia International Film Festival Review   We’ll see who is really hunting who by the end of “Hunted.” Eve (Lucie Debay) is stressed out by her job, and heads to a bar for some drinks to relax. It isn’t her intention to meet anyone, but somehow ends up befriending a man (Arieh Worhalter). She makes the mistake of getting in a car with him, and his supposed brother (Ciaran O’Brien). When things get weird, she insists on getting out, so they leave her at a gas station. No harm as it appears she can go on her way.   Not so fast, as the man comes into the gas station fooling the employee int...