Category: Reviews

Book Review: Plastic Jesus by Wayne Simmons

December 12, 2013
5 mins to read

“A fun-fuelled high-octane thrill ride!” Wayne Simmons’ bestselling novel Flu was serialised by Sirius XM’s Book Radio, and spawned a sequel – Fever. His work has since been published in the U.K, Austria, Germany, Spain, Turkey and North America. Here, he steps away from his horror writing roots and turns his hand to sci-fi, but …

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Frightfest 2013 Film Review: Missionary

December 3, 2013
2 mins to read

“An efficient chiller!” Anthony DiBlasi’s Missionary is the story of Elder Brock (a great performance from Mitch Ryan), a Mormon searching for families to convert. After a brief fling with what can only be described as a seductress/cougar, Elder Brock is dismissed and replaced by the seductress’s estranged husband, who is eager to atone for …

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FrightFest 2013 Film Review: In Fear

December 2, 2013
2 mins to read

“A pointless waste of celluloid in which nothing remotely important occurs!” A young couple (if two weeks and one date a couple does make) are off to a music festival in Ireland. The romantic/optimistic male of the couple, Tom, has already booked them into a hotel for the night. After all, one date entitles him …

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Frightfest 2013 Film Review: Dark Tourist

November 29, 2013
2 mins to read

“Taut, tense, and extremely gritty!” Every year, Jim Tahna travels to a landmark made famous by the greatest serial killers. He is a self-confessed grief tourist, and this year his fascination lies with legendary arsonist Carl Marznap. Shortly after checking into his seedy motel room, he notices a prostitute in the room next door, and …