Tag: Disturbing

  • Hosts by Jonny Numb

    Hosts: Home Invasion [89 minutes. Unrated. Directors: Adam Leader and Richard Oakes] Hosts gives an altogether new meaning to the notion of “home invasion horror.” It’s also a conundrum: spare in its explanation of what is happening (and why), and therefore difficult to offer much detail without giving the whole premise away. In the spirit of keeping…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Behind the Horror: Fire

    Fire, Fire, Fire!  It’s another installment of The Last Knock‘s “Behind the Horror” series – and this time, it’s about fire. This form of energy is one hell of a potent force that can represent many different things, including destruction, purification, and even hope. Of course, there’s much more behind fire and we’ll focus on…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents Horror Theater

    Horror Theater: A Trip to the Movies  In a quarantined world thanks to COVID-19, watching the new great horror on a giant screen at your local theater has been interrupted. Well, temporarily at least. And even if you’re not a fan of heading out to the movie house, maybe this The Last Knock episode will…

  • Best Japanese Horror Films by Crash

    Best Japanese Horror: From 150 Features A lover of all things Japanese, I’m ashamed that I have only watched 150 films from the stellar island nation. Besides so many movies and so little time, Japanese horror films are not afraid to bring the bizarre and uncomfortable to the screen. And when considering Japanese horror, these…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Behind the Horror – Blind

    Behind the Horror: Blind  In another of our special on-going “Behind the Horror” series, The Last Knock evaluates the use (or misuse?) of blind characters. From Peeping Tom to The Hills Have Eyes 2, and from The Sentinel to the most recent addition, Don’t Breathe, blindness has been an oft-used theme in horror. Exploitation or Exaltation?…