Category: Crash Reports

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Hodgepodge Horror XIV

    Hodgepodge Horror XIV: Your Box of Bloody Chocolate  Yes, it’s another installment in our longest running series at The Last Knock. The series had been developed in our first year of production, way back in 2013. And when you turn your ears on and open the door seven years later, it’s suddenly Hodgepodge Horror XIV.…

  • Shorts Triple Feature by Jonny Numb

    Shorts Triple Feature Hunger (2020) [11 minutes. Director: Daniel Brown; Written by: Lisa Sorrentino] My first “Shorts Triple Feature” article included House Call, a horror-comedy from the Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based My Little Rascal Productions. Their latest effort, Hunger, is an altogether different beast. Luca (David A. Velez) receives a faux-old-timey radio in the mail from Chloe…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: The Shining

    The Shining: Shines on After 40 Years  In 1980, Stanley Kubrick brought Stephen King’s best selling novel, The Shining to life. Regardless of the original source material, Kubrick created a frenetic and most unsettling horror. The story is centered on a maze of emotions and craziness exuded by the Torrance family, which opens the hotel…

  • Top 10 UK Horror Films by Crash

    UK Horror: The Best of 300 Features After indulging in 300 UK horror films, finding the best of the bunch was easy. Yes, there are three co-productions with other countries, but the UK spread-headed each project. Notably missing from the Top 10 Uk horror films are the oft beloved Hammer Studio features. Although my favorite…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Mediocre Horror 2019

    Mediocre Horror 2019: Unfortunately the Norm  Yes, mediocre horror 2019 is that purgatory of movies somewhere between good and bad. And in this very gray nether region, storytelling is usually at the heart of the matter. Unfortunately, especially with the genre, mediocre horror is usually the norm. A half-baked idea that fails to carry through…