Dark Reel

Dark Reel is starts in the ’50s. A starlet by the name of Scarlett May is horrifically butchered during a screen test. Over the years, her case gains notoriety for the brutal nature of the crime, as well as the fact that the person who committed the grisly murder was never caught. Fast forwarding a little bit, 53 years to be exact, and a down trodden horror movie fan named Adam Waltz has just won a walk-on role in the horror film Pirate Wench, starring his favorite horror queen, Cassie Blue. Studio head Connor Pritchett, who’s legendary fame has been sinking over the years, hopes the walk-on roll will boost the publicity of the film.
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Rest Stop 2: Don’t Look Back

The original Rest Stop was a pretty pitiful attempt at a movie. Therefore, it stands to reason that the sequel would probably be made from the same generic mold. However, Rest Stop: Don’t Look Back surprised me. While it’s not the greatest horror flick in the world, it is far better than the previous attempt at the same concept. The story is more hashed out, even though the script feels sort of rushed. In Rest Stop 2, we learn more about the ghostly driver and his back story , as well as an Indian legend which says if you’re eyes are plucked out and you’re buried with them, you’re spirit is doomed to walk forever on earth.

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Resurrection County

Resurrection County combines three necessary things in order to have a great slasher flick. Gore, death and violence all play out, entwined with revenge and loyalty, making Resurrection County a must watch flick for those who want something a little different from their horror movie. The story revolves around four tourists, a brother and sister and their significant others, heading to Resurrection County to go camping. The brother is pissed at his best friend for getting his sister pregnant, so they go out for a four wheeler ride. Not surprisingly, they get lost and enter a “Do Not Trespass” lot where they meet a black man with a mean shotgun who is equally pissed. After shots ring out, the real movie fun begins. It’s a brutal journey about choosing loyalty and taking care of those you love, above those who choose to remain loyal to the wrong doer. The movie does force you to take a side, so be ready.

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BTK: Bind, Torture, Kill Review

I’m not sure what it is about Hollywood and taking real life monsters and adapting their lives to screen in a fictional setting, but they just love doing it. Just about every serial killer in history who’s mass murdered more than five people has found his way into stardom through a grisly retelling of his life. Dahmer, Bundy, Ed Gein, and now, you can through BTK into the mix. The film is admittedly low budget, but it does play out like a TV true crime thriller, but perhaps showing more than you’d let your children watch.

The role is played by Kane Hodder and might as well have been taken from any generic horror slasher film. Hell, put a hocky mask on him and call him Jason if you please. Hodder plays an effective family man at the beginning of the film, taking care of his loving wife and his two teenage daughters. He’s a dog catcher in his Wichita community, which means he’s only a few steps above a rent-a-cop. The dark side to Hodder’s character is the fact that he’s a sick bastard who’s been slowly torturing and killing people for around thirty years, with his targets largely young women and hookers. After benig named the president of his local Church, BTK becomes frustrated and decides to take action at the slowness of the media in solving his connecting the dots concerning his killing spree.

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