HorrO's Gory Reviews

  After a year of combating a pandemic with relatively benign symptoms, a frustrated nation finally lets its guard down. This is when the virus spontaneously mutates, giving rise to a mind-altering plague. The streets erupt into violence and depravity, as those infected are driven to enact the most cruel and ghastly things they can think of. Murder, torture, rape and mutilation are only the beginning. A young couple is pushed to the limits of sanity as they try to reunite amid the chaos. The age of civility and order is no more. There is only “The Sadness.” Starring: Regina Lei, Tzu-Chiang Wang, and Berant Zhu Directed and written by: Rob Jabbaz A Fantasia International Film Festival Review   “The Sadness” only showed its face when the movie had to come to an end. Kat (Regina Lei) and Jim (Berant Zhu) wake to just another day in their lives. Each has their plans for the day, as they slowly get ready to leave their apartment. While Jim gets ready he has a show on talking about ...

  Children are left at grandma’s house without threat smartphones. Real life seems boring until they find instructions for kratt - a magical creature who will do whatever its master says. All they need now is to buy a soul from the devil. Starring: Mari Lill, Nora Merino, and Harri Marivoo  Directed and written by: Rasmus Merivoo A Fantasia International Film Festival Review   What in the hell is a “Kratt?” Well siblings Mia (Nora Merivoo) and Kevin (Harri Merivoo) will eventually find out. First they have grandma (Mari Lill) to deal with, as their parents have left them with her for a few days. Grandma’s house isn’t a fun place for them because there’s a serious lack of internet at the house, or anywhere near there. That leaves them to listen to grandma tell them about the importance of doing chores around the house and farm.   Boring! Mia and Kevin have little interest in the chores, and become increasingly desperate to get back on the internet. They meet a couple ...

  Two reanimated corpses, dependent on each other for survival, live a life of solitude until a power-hungry magistrate tricks a group of villagers into attacking their lonely castle, fulfilling an ancient prophecy: The Orgy of Blood. Starring: Jerry Bell Jr., Aaron Booth, and Randolph F. Christen Directed and written by: Jesse Blanchard A Fantasia International Film Festival Review   There are several famous puppet pairings, but probably none like “Frank & Zed.” Frank and Zed are monsters, and more importantly best friends. They’re left in a big castle to take care of each other after the townspeople did away with their master and creator centuries ago. Frank goes into the surrounding forest to hunt animals for Zed to eat, while Zed helps make any repairs Frank may need. Apparently this has gone on day after day until one day one of the villagers spots Frank in the forest, and makes it back to the village to confirm evil still exists in the castle.   It definitely tu...

  A fertilizer used in a rich gated community becomes the source of a genetic mutation that transforms its residents into zombies. Can a teenager and his baby sister break free from the quarantined island before turning into grass? Starring: Iani Bedard, Roy Dupuis, and Marianne Fortier Directed and written by: Julien Knafo   Make sure you don’t have a “Brain Freeze” and keep focused on this wonderful zombie comedy. Andre (Iani Bedard) is just trying to be a teen, but instead he’s tasked with being a babysitter. His mother (Anne-Elisabeth Bosse) has to work and the real babysitter has other places to be, so he’s left to a big home alone with his baby sister. When mom returns he thinks his job is over, but unfortunately mom is about to become a zombie making him a permanent babysitter.   Then there is Dan (Roy Dupuis), who is the security guard for the area Andre lives in. While driving around the neighborhood he’s either trying to talk to his daughter with little success,...

  Three buddies on a fishing trip are pursed by inept gangsters - and they’re all the prey of a crazed killer. Starring: Daniyar Alshinov, Erkebulan Dairov, Asel Kaliyeva, and Azamat Marklenov Directed by: Ernar Nurgaliev Written by: Ernar Nurgaliev, Daniyar Soltanbayev, Ilyas Toleu, Anuar Turizhigitov, Alisher Utev, and Aybasov Zhandos A Fantasia International Film Festival Review   Surely there has come a time when you started with something like, “Sweetie, You Won’t Believe It.” Dastan hasn’t said it yet, but by the end of this one he sure will, and for good reason! With his wife inching closer to giving birth, he’s become stressed out, and in need of some space from her nagging. He calls his best friends Arman and Murat to go fishing with him, even though they’ve never gone before. Arman and Murat aren't sure Dastan will make it into the van, but he does regardless of his wife's yelling.     The three definitely don’t seem like the outdoors types, and it won’t ta...