Title: THE TENSILE STRENGTH OF AIR Directed by: Shayna Connelly Country: US Run Time: 16 minutes Synopsis: When Lauren witnessed a tragedy, she has to question everything she holds dear. Favorite line: “Desire doesn’t fade with age… or marital status.” Thoughts: This short is so damn well done. Between the vulnerability the FMC portrays to the realization that photos truly only tell one half of a story that is a millisecond in time. The viewer walks away with heavin

Title: NEVER FINGERBANG A WENDIGO Directed by: John Brennan Country: US Run Time: 10 mins Synopsis: What should you NOT do when you have a broken heart and a belly full of liquor? Go near a tree, that’s what. Favorite line: “She changed her fucking hair without asking me.” Thoughts: The entire film is shot with VHS camcorders and it brings such a nostalgic and whimsy to it… then you remember the title. It’s silly, insane, and I couldn’t look away - which I feel say

Title: CRAMPS! A PERIOD PIECE Directed by: Brooke H. Cellars Country: US Run Time: 89 mins Synopsis: A young woman must choose her own path but her uterus makes a few decisions for her. Favorite line: “I don’t drink that hippy swill.” “Put a curse on them.” “I’m a Satanist. Not a witch.” Thoughts: Cellars brings it with CRAMPS! From the commentary of patriarchy to loyalty, self-discovery melding with self-love, the viewer is taken on a journey of womanhood. Can it

Title: DEMONETIZE Directed by: Alexander Watson Country: US Run Time: 96 mins Synopsis: Five influencers are offered the gig of a lifetime, spend some time in a house and get paid. The problem is, a few former tenants aren’t all that keen on the visiting. Favorite line: “What are you, a ghost gobbler or something.” - Cherdleys “Oh, I’m about to Build-A-Bear inside of you.” - Cherdleys Thoughts: Imagine the most annoying YouTubers currently (and I could name a few

Title: THE BLACK HILLS NIGHT HIKE Directed by: Various Country: US Run Time: 78 minutes Synopsis: A young woman goes on a night hike with a rag tag group of strangers, but her life will never be the same after. Favorite line: “Do I look like aluminum foil right now?” (SNALLYGASTER) “No, I’m afraid of bears, raccoons, and weirdos.” (SNALLYGASTER) Thoughts: Six different scary stories for the brave at heart. While the main story (the hike) as well as a few others a

Back with us for a movie review, author friend Sue Rovens shares her thoughts on THE FLY! This is one of my favorite movies, as gross as it is, so let's see what Sue thought of it! Enjoy! Movie Review The Fly (1986) Reviewed By Sue Rovens It might be old news, but Mel Brooks (of Blazing Saddles, The Producers, and Young Frankenstein fame, among others), not only produced this updated version of the 1958 film of the same name but came up with the tag li

Today, Sue is back with another oldie but goodie movie review! The Initiation of Sarah (1978) By Sue Rovens What do Kay Lenz, Shelley Winters, Morgan Fairchild, and Robert Hays have in common aside from being some of the big names of the day (in the latter half of the 70s)? Being featured in a made-for-TV movie about two sisters, telekinesis, bullies, sororities, and Hell Week. The tagline reads: An innocent co-ed, a secret sorority, its bizarre rites of womanhood... Sudden

So, while I am away at Scares That Care presents AuthorCon 6 and Christina is in the middle of moving, and Dani, may or may not be stuck somewhere between a blizzard and VA, we have some guest reviews for you to enjoy! Today, we have Sue Rovens with a movie review! The Wicker Man (1973) By Sue Rovens The subgenre of folk horror as we know it was coined by reviewer, Rod Cooper to describe the film, Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971). While the Blood film isn’t the focus of THIS rev