A 17-year-old is on house arrest for the summer while his mother is away on business. A horrifying incident occurs leaving an ominous presence in the house.
Teenager Daniel Austin is confined to house arrest for having cyber-stalked Mona Wilson. He is ordered to stay away from the internet and social media for the duration of his arrest but is able to get around this with the help of his friends. He logs on only to receive a video call from Mona and watch as she commits suicide on camera. In the aftermath, staying at home on his own, Daniel starts to believe that Mona’s spirit is haunting him.
“Dark Summer retains eerie elements and strong performances, once again showcasing Solet’s gift with the genre and his ability to turn limited funds and locations into a compelling tale of psychological erosion and spectral doom.” – Blu-ray.com
“There is an appreciable sense of claustrophobia presented due to Daniel’s confinement, and Solet’s frequent use of close-ups only furthers the sense of feeling like you’re trapped in a small box of a home.” – DVDcompare.net
“The performances of the cast are pitched just right with Keir Gilchrist’s Daniel coming across as a twitchy virginal innocent and an unsettling obsessive. Not all protagonists in horror films can convince from the opposing perspectives of being both victim and perpetrator, but Gilchrist pulls it off very effectively.” – Ginger Nuts of Horror
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First Born
A young couple’s lives are turned upside down when the birth of their first child is accompanied by terrifying entities that threaten their newly-formed family.
When Charlie finds that she is pregnant, her boyfriend James moves in to raise the baby. Thea is born and soon Charlie is haunted at home by some evil force. They contact Charlie’s estranged father Alistair, who is an occultist, and he visits them. He finds that Thea is surrounded by evil entities and the parents should protect her following some rules including never letting Thea have any doll with face. They teach Thea to control her ability but a couple of years later, their house is invaded by entities.. Will Thea be saved from the evil and supernatural creatures?
“Hogan has a great knack for mixing the occult into everyday British life, and this continues here in FirstBorn. Admirable for the way in which it deals maturely with material that we usually see turned into melodramatic, soap-opera, nonsense, FirstBorn is worth some of your time and attention.” – Flickfeast
“FirstBorn is an intense horror movie with a solid story and real heart. You’re forced to ask yourself what you would do in the same situation. Yes, I know, demons are involved and all sorts of supernatural elements. But the story itself plays out as a sort of “It could happen to you” story.” – HEAVEN OF HORROR
“An effective horror film with capable performances from the entire cast and a strong theme that is constantly reinforced throughout.” – Horror Cult Films
Small Hand, The
When an antique book dealer finds himself haunted by the ghost of a young boy, he decides to investigate the strange occurrences within his life.
Returning to Scotland for the first time in years stirs up uneasy memories for Adam Snow. He longs for the beautiful Alice, wife of his client, and faces the realisation that he has barely been present for his fragile brother Hugo, who is suffering a mental breakdown. While visiting Alice, Adam develops a fascination for a formerly majestic mansion nearby, Raven’s End. Seeing this as a chance to be closer to Alice, as well as to his brother, he decides to buy the house and finally put down roots.
While working on the renovation and secretly planning a new life with Alice, Adam is plagued by haunting dreams, visions and visits from a ghostly child. Fearing he may be suffering from the same fate as his brother, Adam is determined to untangle the truth and excise the spirit from his life. But his coming to Raven’s End has set in motion a chain of sinister events linked to his past and a painful secret to which Adam’s family holds the key.
“No one chills the heart like Susan Hill.” – Telegraph
“Whether or not you believe in ghosts this one-off drama based on Susan Hill’s novel The Small Hand is guaranteed to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.” – The I
“Successfully spine-tingling.” – Sunday Times Culture
Caretaker, The
A young woman returns home to care for her gravely ill grandmother, only to begin sleepwalking, envisioning spirits and uncovering dark secrets in her family’s past.
When the aging, sickly Birdie scares off her last caretaker, her granddaughter Mallorie must move
into Birdie’s large Victorian home to take care of her. Mallorie soon finds herself sleepwalking and
envisioning spirits. With no luck finding a proper caretaker to replace her, Mallorie is forced to
confront her family’s darkest secrets before the evil presence in the house overtakes her sanity.
“’The Caretaker’ is a creepy tale with some nice plot developments and a crazy old lady
at the center of it all. A great story or great characters can carry a movie, but when you
have both, the magic begins to happen.” – HEAVEN OF HORROR
“’The Caretaker’ has a nice creepy atmosphere, good performances, a decent script and
production values, and Sondra Blake, which I found enjoyable.” – HK and Cult Film News
“Blake manages to make Birdie a truly compelling antagonist. She can give Birdie an air
of vulnerability, a sense of desperation and turn around Birdie into a creature of pure
malice. Blake handled everything perfectly, and she made it look easy.” – Horrornews.net
Warriors of Terra
When animal rights activists break into a biotech lab they are unprepared for the horrors that the meddlesome scientists have created.
Animal rights activist Ali is convinced that her father’s bio-tech company is responsible for cruel animal testing. When her boyfriend, who is a member of the animal protection organization decides to break into the company, Ali wants to accompany him. As they break through the security barriers, they realize that there is much more at stake than animal testing. People are genetically modified and one manages to escape. She appears to be stronger and more intelligent than any normal human. But she must feed on human flesh to remain immortal. She is hungry and the invaders are on her menu.
“Surprisingly good movie. Lots of action and suspense, the requisite level of gore, and a plot line that has a few good surprises.” – Amazon
“The biggest factor for this one is the layout of the basement. This is a highly creepy design that is excellently used to generate an air of dread. Another nice plus is the final showdown on the platform. It’s nicely creepy, delivers more on suspense than action but still has enough of both to make it satisfying and really does end on a good note.” – IMDb
Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies
A group of young snowboarder is stuck in a remote mountain ski resort, where an all-night aprés-ski party soon turns into a hellish nightmare of zombie mayhem.
Steve, a young professional snowboarder, his girlfriend Branka and fellow snowboarder Josh are left behind on the mountain. They seek shelter in a garish, loud aprés-ski tavern that is hosting an all-night party for the last night of the season. Things go from bad to worse when a scientific experiment conducted by a local entrepreneur unleashes an epidemic of zombies and mutant wildlife. Steve, Branka and Josh have to use their snowboarding skills to defeat the raging aprés-ski zombies once and for all.
“Dominik Hartl and his team came up with many quite original zombie kills, many of which featured alpine or sports gear, as well as a couple of rather unique scenes and ideas, like with the ice, or the dancing. I enjoyed all performances and I found the movie to be very funny and entertaining.”– A life in 24 fps
“Director Dominik Hartl takes genre conventions and gives them an alpine twist. He also makes some well-observed comment about the similarities between drunks and zombies. The young ‘heroes’ make use of what they know to stay alive and there’s great entertainment to be had.” – Backseat Mafia
“Highly entertaining film and a worthy new addition to the zombie genre with a few new twists to the story, while remaining faithful to the genre and it’s conventions, all sprinkled with heavy Austrian flavor.”– kalafudra.com
The Devil’s Doorway
In the fall of 1960, Father Thomas Riley and Father John Thornton were sent by the Vatican to investigate a miraculous event in an Irish home for ‘fallen women’, only to uncover something much more horrific.
Northern Ireland, 1960: Father Thomas Riley and Father John Thornton are dispatched by the Vatican to investigate reports of a miracle, a statue of the Virgin Mary weeping blood, at a remote Catholic asylum for immoral women. Armed with 16mm film cameras to record their findings, the priests instead discover a depraved horror show of sadistic nuns, satanism and demonic possession. Supernatural forces are at work here, but they are not the doing of God.
“Smart in both form and content, this is an innovative, effective and necessary Irish horror film. It marks Clarke out as a distinctive talent to watch.” – Film Ireland Magazine
“Even though this is placed within a potentially-exploitative genre framework, it is still handled with sensitivity and sympathy by this latest female director to flesh out horror tropes.” – Screen Daily
“An inspired entry into the found footage genre with The Devil’s Doorway, Clarke proves that you don’t have to stick to digital to achieve greatness. Easily one of the most authentic found footage films that we’ve seen since The Blair Witch Project, we look forward to seeing what Clarke brings us next.” – The Hollywood News
Living Death
Victor’s abused wife and lawyer poison Victor and blame his death on drugs. The poison fails and Victor traps the duo in his mansion where he exacts his tortuous revenge.
The masochist Elizabeth lives a marriage of convenience with the cynical, sadistic and reckless playboy Victor, who is the heir of a huge inheritance including the mansion where they live. She is the lover of Victor’s lawyer and best friend Roman, but she can’t divorce Victor since she signed a prenuptial contract that would leave her with only $10,000. Roman plots with Elizabeth to poison Victor with an experimental drug, but it fails and Victor is completely paralyzed without dying. During his autopsy with three medical students, Victor awakes from his comatose status, and totally deranged, he seeks revenge using his torture chamber.
“The film is at its strongest during Victor’s pseudo-death, as it gives free reign to black humour, and the initially ho-hum lovers-kill-evil-husband plot ventures into fresher territory. The dialogue becomes quite witty at this stage as well.” – Upcoming Discs
“Main lead Greg Bryk captures our evil protagonist’s hedonism perfectly. This creates a great vibe in the film, as the only guy to root for is a remarkably unlikable rogue. Certainly an entertaining horror film.” – Cinematic Diversions
“Living Death is such a quintessential video library filler. If you can see through the (financial) shortcomings, then an ideal Sunday afternoon horror awaits you.” – Cinemagazi
Last Sect, The
A vampire hunter tracks female bloodsuckers who use an Internet dating site to lure men and women.
The journalist Sydney St. James is writing an article about the on-line dating agency Artemis that is specialized in women. She schedules an interview with the owner of Artemis, Anna, and she visits the mysterious woman with her photographer Sam, who is fascinated by a site called Vampire Web. Sidney feels a great attraction for Anna, who is actually an ancient vampire called Anastasia. Meanwhile the vampire hunter Dr. Abraham Van Helsing explains that in every turn of millennium, the vampire sect needs to regenerate, using a woman for this purpose. Van Helsing calls his partner Karpov and together they go to Artemis to fight against Anastasia and her sect.
“If you’re looking for a low budget horror or you are a vampire film completist then this just might be the type of film that floats your boat.” – Movies In Focus
“A fantastic and fresh look at the Vampire genre. It was pretty interesting in a “B” movie sort of way. Had a great soundtrack, some good lines, interesting characters, just the right touch of mystery and sexiness.” – Rotten Tomatoes
“David Carradine does a good job as the modern day but anachronistic Van Helsing but the female leads are who make this movie good sexy horror. Both are very good looking and play their respective parts as pursuer and innocent very well. Beautifullyl filmed, especially the dream sequences. A good notch above the usual for this kind of film.” – Amazon
Black Hollow Cage
A girl who lives secluded in a house in the woods with the only company of her father and a wolfhound finds among the trees a mysterious cubic device.
Alice, a thirteen year old girl, lives with her father. After a car accident, she lost her mother and part of her right arm. Alice hates the new electronic arm that she has to carry and can barely handle. She has a strong bond with Beatrice, a female wolf dog that talks through an electronic translation device that it carries around its neck. One day, Alice and Beatrice find a mysterious cubic artifact among the trees near the house. Through the cube Alice receives messages from who seems to be her future self, warning her of dire events that she must stop.
“With its creepy strangers, its ambiguity between good and evil, teenage angst and survivors’ guilt, it is worth seeing for its atmosphere and odd plot elements which are often left open-ended.” – Cinetalk.net
“The film expertly allows the viewer to ride with the characters on their emotional roller coaster with sprinkles of the unknown and unexplained.” – CrypticRock.com
“One of the many aspects of film is the ability to challenge the idea of what is reality. It isn’t so much that a film takes you away from reality as much as it alters your reality. Sadrac Gonzalez’s Black Hollow Cage offers a similar mind-altering experience. ” – The Movie Sleuth
Superstition
A witch put to death in 1692 swears vengeance on her persecutors and returns to the present day to punish their descendants.
A family moves into a long-condemned New England household with a big pond out back that everybody loves to swim in. Soon, however, they find that the pond was the site of the execution- by-drowning of a witch three hundred years before, and she’s back to revenge herself on anybody nearby, whether they’re Catholic or not.
“Superstition” was extremely popular on video in the UK. It was so popular that it actually got a subsequent cinema release in 1984, under the title “The Witch”. This is one of the few times a video release was followed up by a theatrical release, rather than the other way around.
“This gory little obscure gem I first saw during its initial VHS release and was fascinated by it then and even more so now considering its lingering unknown status as one of the better unsung horror movies of the last few decades. With its loyal, yet small fanbase, hopefully more people will see the film and enjoy it for its creative energy.” – Cool Ass Cinema
“’Superstition’ contains one of the best kills ever in a horror movie. Not only does it come out of nowhere, it is so badass that even the most hardened fright-film fan will sit up and take notice.” – DVDSleuth.com
“What can I say? Superstition fucking rocked. By turns gross, funny, and yes, even scary, they just don’t make ’em like this anymore. From the synth music to the darkened corners to the creepy glimpses we get of Elondra stalking the halls, this movie is chock full of grody, cheesy, schlocky ’80s fun. Check it out – it’s simple!“ – FinalGirl.rocks
Mad, The
A horror-thriller in which a doctor and his teenage daughter are terrorized by flesh-eating zombies at a truck stop.
Doctor Jason Hunt makes a stopover in a small town with his wife, daughter and her boyfriend. The restaurant where they have dinner sources the meat from local farmers. However, that doesn’t always mean it has to be healthy. A large part of the local population quickly suffers from a new mad cow disease that turns normal harmless citizens into dangerous, bloodthirsty and extremely hungry zombies. Jason Hunt doesn’t have much time to save his family.
“When the mood strikes and we find ourselves in desperate need for some wacky, zany, crazy horror comedy that will make us smile and forget how horrible most other cheap horror flicks are, The Mad is just the type of flick we seek out.” – The Horror Club
“Where The Mad stands out is in the rhythmic sequence of scenes. The Mad is provided with a beautiful photo and a clever editing. In short, with a few funny moments and incredible scenes, The Mad is a film to see.” – Oh My Gore!!
“This was a thoroughly entertaining zombie entry that has enough humor to become entertaining, giving this one a lot to like. Highly recommended to zombie comedy fans, and those in the mood for a gore-fest.” – Don’s World of Horror and Exploitation