Tag: torture porn

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Martyrs 10-year Anniversary

    Martyrs: 10-year Anniversary In 2008, many of us heard about Martyrs when we learned that some French theatre-goers booed and walked out on the film at Cannes. Pascal Laugier’s intense and disturbing horror has ever since rocked horror founds and showcases how the film serves as an example of how to make a genre film…

  • TRUTH OR DARE (2013) by Jonny Numb

    [84 minutes. Unrated. Director: Jessica Cameron] I’ve only done one interview for THE LAST KNOCK podcast, but it was very special: back in early 2014, I spoke with Jessica Cameron, who was on a promotional kick for her directorial debut, Truth or Dare. I knew of her status as a prolific, hard-working actor and rabid…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Extreme Horror – Abuse of Power

    It’s part two of our EXTREME SERIES with the most excellent William Meeker discussing “Abuse of Power”! We’ll look at some of horror cinema’s most disturbing entries where arrogant bastards think they’re better than anybody else – and unleash the trauma. We dissect the stories, break them down into select parts, and throw the rest into the…

  • The 2000s: Horror’s Best Decade (Part 2) by Paul J. Williams

    Please allow me to preface this article with a warning and a statement: Beware! Dozens of movies are discussed and spoilers will exist, so please keep that in mind as you read. And, I’m not a movie historian or expert; I’m just a cinephile, probably like you, who enjoys horror movies. I also like to…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: THE POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES (2007)

    John Erick Dowdle’s The Poughkeepsie Tapes is one of horror filmdom’s “Unholy Grails” and a snipe hunt rolled into one. On its ten-year anniversary, we take a look at the film that came with a trailer but an ultra-limited release before being pulled from theaters. The only way to get feature is as a bootleg. So…