Is 'August Underground' Disturbing...or Just Immature? || August Underground (2001) Movie Review
August Underground (2001, dir. Fred Vogel) is perhaps one of the most known entries on the Disturbing Movie Iceberg as well as being a...
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Rachel Venturino
Nov 17, 20235 min
A Unique Twist on the Slasher Narrative || Maniac (1980) Movie Review
This week’s review was chosen via Instagram poll by my lovely audience members. Thank you to everyone who participated in the poll!...
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Rachel Venturino
Nov 10, 20237 min
A Vacation to the Uncanny Valley || Tourist Trap (1979) Movie Review
It has been far too long since this blog has looked at an older horror movie, and Tourist Trap (1979, dir. David Schmoeller) is one that...
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Rachel Venturino
Nov 4, 20236 min
A Slasher Flick for the Common Girl || American Mary (2012) Movie Review
American Mary (2012, dir. Jen & Sylvia Soska) follows a medical student named Mary Mason (played by Katharine Isabelle) with more brains...
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Rachel Venturino
Oct 13, 20234 min
A Nightmare of Eroticism & Scrap Metal || Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) Movie Review
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989, dir. Shinya Tsukamoto) is one of the strangest films I’ve come across during my search for a film that...
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Rachel Venturino
Oct 4, 20234 min
The Revival Saw Needed || Saw X (2023) Movie Review
Saw X (2023, dir. Kevin Greutert) is the tenth installment of the Saw franchise but takes place between the first Saw and Saw II. The...
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Rachel Venturino
Sep 22, 20235 min
How Does 'Jigsaw' Hold Up as a Saw Film? || Jigsaw (2017) Movie Review
Jigsaw (2017, dir. Michael & Peter Spierig) takes place 10 years after the death of John Kramer, or Jigsaw (played by Tobin Bell). Bodies...
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Rachel Venturino
Aug 11, 20236 min
This Movie Has A Zombie Fighting WHAT?! || Zombie (1979) Movie Reivew
Lucio Fulci’s Zombie (1979) is a take on the classic zombie narrative and is an important piece of cinema within Italy’s subgenre of...
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Rachel Venturino
Aug 4, 20235 min
A Suspenseful Gaze at the Dating Scene || Audition (1999) Movie Review
Audition (1999, dir. Takashi Miike) is a Japanese horror movie with an extensive cult following who praise the film for its disturbing...
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Rachel Venturino
Jul 27, 20235 min
Could This Be a New Cult Classic? || Aimy in a Cage (2015) Movie Review
Aimy in a Cage (2015) is the directorial debut of Hooroo Jackson and is based on his 2012 graphic novel titled Aimy Micry. The story...
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Rachel Venturino
Jun 23, 202310 min
A Snapshot of American Decay at it's Finest || Gummo (1997) Movie Review
After a much needed two month hiatus, I am back and more ready than ever to cover some gross, disturbing, sinister cinema. And to start...
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Rachel Venturino
Mar 14, 20237 min
Is Damien Leone Reviving the Slasher Genre with 'Terrifier 2'? | Movie Review
Slasher flicks have been a part of my life’s obsession since attending middle school with my first true love being the Lakeshore...
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Rachel Venturino
Mar 10, 202312 min
A Sadistic Acid Trip of Horrorshow Violence || 'Where the Dead Go to Die' (2012) Movie Review
Where the Dead Go to Die (2012, dir. Jimmy ScreamerClauz) is an animated horror movie that follows three children through traumatic...
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Rachel Venturino
Mar 3, 20235 min
Is the Cult Classic 'Sleepaway Camp' as Good as We Remember? | | Revisiting Slashers
Sleepaway Camp (1982, dir. Robert Hiltzik) is a cult classic slasher flick that follows a young girl named Angela (played by Felissa...
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Rachel Venturino
Mar 1, 20236 min
The Complexity of Religion in Unreliable Narratives | A Review of the 2019 Thriller 'Saint Maud'
Saint Maud (dir. Rose Glass) is a 2019 psychological horror by A24 following a hospice nurse named Maud (played by Morfyyd Clark)...
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Rachel Venturino
Feb 8, 202313 min
'Skinamarink': Kyle Edward Ball's Debut Paranormal Fairy Tale
Kyle Edward Ball’s 2022 film Skinamarink follows two children Kevin and Kaylee as they wake up in the middle of the night to a silent,...
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Rachel Venturino
Feb 2, 20237 min
Why John Waters Continues to Inspire -- A Review of the 1972 Cult Classic 'Pink Flamingos'
Released in 1972, Pink Flamingos is a cult classic directed by John Waters and is widely considered to be one of the most outrageous and...
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