Directed by Josh Gerritsen and starring Laila Robins, Adam Wade McLaughlin, Terri Reeves, Matthew Wilkas, and Elaine Landry. Island Zero starts off so well, its premise is sound and it builds mystery and tension nicely before dropping the ball…hard.
Happily The Houses October Built 2 is just about an improvement over the original. It still lacks a lot of what makes a movie good but has definitely learned a few lessons.
Octaman is a 1971 movie that sees a rubber suited humanoid octopus attacking a scientific expedition. The group led by Dr. Rick Torres (Kerwin Mathews) and Susan (Pier Angeli) find huge amounts of radiation in the local waters of a Mexican fishing village.
The third film in the Psycho series (of four) was released in 1986 saw star, Anthony Perkins not just reprise his role but take over the directing chair too.
Completely unrelated to the original. Lake Fear 2: The Swamp sees a group of generic youngsters looking to party hard. You know how it goes. Lots of drinking, drugs and sex. They end up at an isolated cabin where a group of murderous hillbillies come a-knocking.
Creating a new and impressive monster/bogeyman is no easy task. We’ve seen so much in horror that leaving a mark on your psyche with a memorable ‘bad guy’ is worthy of massive praise. Child Eater makes a bold attempt to do this but does it succeed?
One of the unprosecuted video nasties, Happy Birthday to Me is a 1981 horror directed by J. Lee Thompson. What begins as a run of the mill slasher takes turn after turn, twist after twist to the point of absurdity but entertaining, none the less.
The Stream is an interesting watch, one that employs a unique style of shooting. The story sees a woman trying to cope with the suicide of her boyfriend. Desperate to understand why he took his own life, she looks into his obsession with a live stream of a dead man lying in a coffin.
