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
Dec 25, 20236 min read
The Scariest Night of the Year || Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) Movie Review
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984, dir. Charles E. Sellier Jr.) follows the life of a boy named Billy (played by Jonathan Best, Danny...
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Rachel Venturino
Nov 17, 20235 min read
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 read
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 read
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 read
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
Sep 8, 20234 min read
Is This My Worst Rated Film Yet? || Blue Sunshine (1978) Movie Review
Blue Sunshine (1978, dir. Jeff Lieberman) follows a man named Jerry Zipkin, or Zippy, (played by Zalman King) after he’s been accused of...
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Rachel Venturino
Sep 1, 20237 min read
Is It Possible to Adapt H.P. Lovecraft's 'From Beyond'? || From Beyond (1986) Movie Review
From Beyond (1986) is director Stuart Gordon’s second H.P Lovecraft adaptation with Re-Animator (1985) being his first and his later work...
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Rachel Venturino
Aug 11, 20236 min read
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 read
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 read
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
Jul 12, 20235 min read
Peter Jackson's Ooey-Gooey Splattergore Beauty || Bad Taste (1987) Movie Review
Peter Jackson’s debut film Bad Taste (1987) follows four agents of the Astro Investigation and Defence Service (AIDS) as they uncover a...
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Rachel Venturino
Jul 6, 20236 min read
Cult Masterpiece or Missed Opportunity? || Blood Harvest (1987) Movie Review
If I haven’t already stated it before, I was one of the weird kids in middle school. I remember doing the Time Warp with my only friend...
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Rachel Venturino
Jun 23, 202310 min read
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 31, 20236 min read
A Coming of Age Story to Make Judy Blume Shudder || 'Ginger Snaps' (2000) Movie Review
It’s the start of a new millennium; the whimsigoth aesthetic is at its peak, Fiona Apple just recently came out with “When the Pawn…”,...
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Rachel Venturino
Mar 3, 20235 min read
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
Feb 2, 20237 min read
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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