The Meat Puppet initially came about back in 2012 according to the year stamped on it over at the Internet Movie Database, though didn’t get an official release until late July of 2015. The film is the product of brothers Billy Pepitone (Stuck in the Middle, Gravedigger) and Joseph Pepitone (Stuck in the Middle, The Jersey Devil), based on a story pitched by Keith Collins (Grave Digger, Non Compos Mentis ), and edited by director Joe Valenti (Echelon 8, Lying Beside You) for production through his company Valenti Vision Films. Additional support later came from Silver Phoenix Entertainment and Beach Point Productions before being picked up for distribution through TomCat Films and Girls and Corpses, both versions making the rounds and earning further praise for the indie flick. But is this creation one well worth sinking your teeth into, or is it best left buried out in the backyard?
Hush has become one of those films to come out of nowhere and quickly garner a lot of praise from movie lovers of all walks of life. The film was written by director Mike Flanagan and lead actress Kate Siegel for Intrepid Pictures. The product was eventually released through Blumhouse Productions, and found its way to Netflix, where most of the attention and praise has been generated. And, really, the concept of a deaf woman being hunted in her own home is one worthy of it, leaving lots of potential a top psychological thriller in 2016. But does Hush actually live up to those expectations, or is all its success stemming from the critical hype?
Farm is another zombie horror/drama flick in a day and age where zombie themed films are in an over-abundance. This one comes to us from writer/director Paul Farrell (his debut writing effort) and director Hank Bausch known for his work on Broken and Disposable, working under the production company name Uncharted Cinema. Initially released in October of 2011, this obscure independent entry has found its way on-line through Amazon’s digital library and others to probably come, but more recently the ten-movie compilation set from Echo Bridge Entertainment called Fear the Dead, which is where I happened to find it. Being one of the very few to peak my interest, I buckled in to see what this entry had in store. What was presented, however, was simply astonishing, and not exactly in the best of ways.
XLrator Media is a movie publishing house that has stepped up and proven themselves to rarely release a really bad film. Sure, sometimes you get one that just isn’t too good, but overall their releases have been of a certain quality. This is the main reason why I decided to splurge and pick up one of the latest titles they put out there, Wrecker (also known as Juggernaut). Well, that and the claims of it having the same producer as American Mary, another fine film they picked up for release in 2013. With it being compared to films such as Duel and Maximum Overdrive, it’s hard to imagine writer/director Micheal Bafaro (11:11, The Barber) really doing anything wrong with the script. But what was sold on this disc was something quite familiar…
We’ve all gone through the joys of moving into a new home, apartment, or building of some sort at one point in our lives, so it should come as no surprise that there are plenty of films out there that somehow revolve around the concept in a fairly terrifying manner. This is where the recently released independent horror flick 2 Bedroom 1 Bath comes into play. Written and directed by Stanley Yung (#1 Serial Killer, Sting of the Black Scorpion), published by Al Bravo Films and Chemical Mind Studios, not to mention backed by a surprisingly strong cast of known actors, the film heralded in many reviews as having plenty of heart for the style incorporates both psychological horror and the paranormal into one running theme of moving into a new home. But does this new independent haunted house entry boast anything worth checking out, or does it fall flat on its face in execution?
With a Krampus film due out just in time for the holidays, it comes as no surprise that there is an alternative hitting store shelves to play off the anticipating of said release. Enter Viva Films and ITN Distribution with the movie Krampus: The Christmas Devil, a low-budget mythical slasher crime drama originally created in 2013, but only now received a full-fledged direct-to-dvd release. It also suffers from a marketing tactic The Asylum have perfected, hoping to play off consumer ignorance with the aforementioned big budget set to hit theaters. But will those looking for a cheap late night thrill, or those (such as myself) who thought the future flick wasn’t a theatrical, but rather a home bound release, find this an entertaining venture, or is it far from even a last resort flick?
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