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What Lies Beneath Bone Lake Isn’t Another Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc. Special

In Bone Lake, a stressed couple’s retreat turns nightmarish when their Airbnb is double-booked by strangers with hidden motives, unleashing paranoia, violence, and a Raimi-esque finale.

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Now Available on VOD/digital

Although Bone Lake is thematically different from Swap, another movie I saw many months ago, the former is more of a thriller and the latter a vampire flick. I won’t say which is better. Both works have their merits. While both lean a little too far into erotic elements, neither is without scandal. Just how far one wants to sit through this work depends on your tolerance for the subject matter. Director Mercedes Bryce Morgan and writer Joshua Friedlander had an idea and explored it with a modest budget to make this isolated cabin-in-the-woods scenario feel genuinely dangerous.

Here, Sage (Maddie Hasson) and Diego (Marco Pigossi) are a couple who could use an escape. Although their relationship seems solid, things get thrown overboard after they arrive at a luxurious, secluded lakeside mansion by Bone Lake for a romantic weekend. Diego also has a novel he should finish, and at some point, he plans to propose. Since Sage has put her career on hold to support him, I suspect something deeper is simmering between them.

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Brute 1976: Death Valley Slasher That Raises More Questions Than It Answers

Diving into Marcel Walz’s Brute 1976, a 70s-inspired grindhouse horror; you’ll face masked killers and a desert full of questions—splatterguard optional, curiosity required.

Brute 1976 Movie Poster Cinephobia
Coming to VOD Sept 30, 2025

When your car breaks down near Death Valley, get out fast! Marcel Walz’s Brute 1976 is a throwback for fans of 70s grindhouse and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre—so buckle up and prepare for splatter. If that film isn’t enough to scare or intrigue you, only fans of House of 1000 Corpses need to enter here. This movie wastes no time setting the mood and delivering a gruesome spectacle. It’s hot in them thar hills, and I swear they have eyes too!

Although the setup is clever—three models hired for a desert photo shoot—what follows is painfully familiar. Raquel (Gigi Gustin) and her girlfriend Roxy (Adriane McLean) are quickly stranded in Death Valley’s heat. Their introduction checks every slasher box: a sign to a mine, masked miners, and death lurking in the shadows. It works, but it also feels like déjà vu.

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When The Film Masters’ Creature with the Blue Hand and Web of the Spider has a Nosferatu Connection with Klaus Kinski….

It’s a dose of Halloween, 60s style! Are krimi films a precursor to the Slasher genre? The Film Masters latest release, Creature with the Blue Hand, offers an answer and gives fans a double dose of Klaus Kinski too!

Creature with the Blue Hand Blu-ray — **Available to purchase on Amazon USA**

The Film Masters know who to love and Creature With the Blue Hand offers fans of 60s cinema a double (or dare I say triple?) dose of Klaus Kinski. His fame peaked in the 60s because of his work in five of Werner Herzog’s most celebrated films. But in recognition of tomorrow, All Hallow’s Eve, hd did wonders in Nosferatu, the Vampire (Amazon purchase link). He played the seminal count in this update, and made this villain all the more terrifying.

In Creature with The Blue Hand, Dave Emerson (Kinski), a suitably deranged murderer, escapes from the asylum and decides that hiding out at his family estate is the best course of action. When his twin, Richard (also Kinski), arrives, there’s a chance to turn his life around. However, he’ll have to dispense with his brother! In this crime drama, the sequence of events that unfolds concerns catching the killer in the act, and that isn’t easy! What I’m seeing is a very dangerous cat-and-mouse game!

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It’s Never Too Early To Consider A Halloween Feast with The Long Family in September!

With this work from the Brazilian mind of Guile Branco, A Halloween Feast, is sure to satisfy fans who are familiar with the works of Coffin Joe.

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On Digital and On Demand September 10.

Autumn is right around the corner, and already, movies set during the scariest night of the year are here! And not everyone is ready for A Halloween Feast. For Angela Long (Lynn Lowry), there’s more stress than usual, and when she’s trying to keep her family together, not every day is going to be perfect. Set somewhere in Middle America, this story is a satire on everything that can go wrong! After catching her husband (James Griggs) smoking weed one day, she’s done the worst thing possible: chop off his fingers! That resulted in her getting sent to the psych ward for treatment and monitoring, but even after being released, she’s never been the same again.

This film, written and directed by Guile Branco, has the feel of being more than a sitcom modelled after The Simpsons and a Troma movie. When considering his mentor was none other than, “Coffin Joe” Jose Mojica Marins, there’s some recognisable elements not only from this Brazilian auteur but also in what this actress offered based on her time with Uncle Lloyd. This movie just has that feel of belonging to two worlds.

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When Eastern Traditions Spells Out K.I.L.L. in Ouija Japan’s Trailer

Leomark Studios and TokyoSHOCK Japan
Coming to Amazon Prime & Blu-ray Oct 19, 2021 (Preorder on Amazon USA here)

Autumn will soon be upon us, and for many, that means preparing for Halloween! This includes looking for all-new horror films to enjoy, and when some fans love a bit of that Asian flair in the work, Ouija Japan may well spell doom for Karen, an American housewife living in Japan who desperately wants to fit in with her Japanese community.

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Digging Deeper into What Makes the Mortuary Collection Work

Filmmaker Ryan Spindell’s work is a retrospective on modern-20th century horror—four tales said in summary to start from the 50s and leap each decade to spotlight a particular style of horror relevant for that time.

By Ed Sum
(The Vintage Tempest)

Playing at Fantasia Digital Film Festival 2020 On Demand till Sept 2. Buy your virtual ticket here.

From Fantastic Fest 2019 to Fantasia Digital Film Fest. 2020, The Mortuary Collection is making its rounds to other celebrations on cinema. Filmmaker Ryan Spindell‘s work is a retrospective on modern 20th century horror—four tales set in the 50s and onwards to spotlight a particular style of horror relevant for that time. If further screenings and a home video sell out prove successful enough, maybe he will consider making a second volume where it goes back to the ages I adore–The Wild West, Renaissance and Victorian Age.

Although the stories presented here are good, I feel he can go deeper with the subject and offer a thematic package instead of what he made here.

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