Blood Sacrifice Barry Hoffman 2017 Next Century Publishing Reviewed by Rick Hipson This is easily Barry Hoffman’s most mature and polished novel to date, which isn’t to take anything away from his previous works by any means. Barry has always been a champion of the...
Blackenstein 1973 Director: William A. Levey Stars: John Hart, Ivory Stone, Joe De Sue By Brian M. Sammons Blackenstein. Yep, it’s pretty much all right there in the title. What Blacula did for Blaxploitation and vampires in 1972, this did for Blaxploitation and Mary...
Dark Waters – Blu-ray review 1993 Director: Mariano Baino Stars: Louise Salter, Venera Simmons, Mariya Kapnist Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons Nunsploitation meets H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, by way of a low-budget Italian, Russian, and British production. What do...
Outlast 2 April 25, 2017 Red Barrels Studio Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons Warning: this game will not be for everyone. At its heart it has some hard things to say about faith and how it can be twisted. Some people may take offense at that. And then Outlast 2 seems to...
Cthulhu and Other Monsters Sam Stone 2017 Telos Publishing Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons Sam Stone is one of my all-time favorites. Not only as an author, but as a person, because she’s a class act. Also, full disclosure time: some of these stories have appeared in...
Beyond the Gates – Blu-ray review 2016 Director: Jackson Stewart Stars: Graham Skipper, Chase Williamson, Barbara Crampton Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons I am a child of the 80s. I grew up in the golden age of horror, the birth of VHS which literally changed the world...