In his writing, Steve Niles has intrigued and surprised us, shook us and took us on adventures near and far. Known especially for his work on the comic-turned-motion-picture 30 Days of Night, Niles has created works consumed by thousands around the world. If you’ve ever enjoyed a Steve Niles work in the past, there’s no better time than now to give back.

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I mean, I thought the sequence in the new Last House on the Left was rough, but I Spit On Your Grave leaves it in the rearview.

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The pale complexion, subtle signs of water damage, dark goggles and of course the SS Shock Trooper style uniforms make for a unique look in the hallowed halls of cinematic shamblers. It’s just too damned bad they’re not causing problems in a more interesting story.

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Thomas Bess recommends a film made in 1977 that, despite doing so with countless movies before, he has trouble describing it.

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In the interest of your time and my fervent desire to not be labeled a shill again, let’s get this out of the way immediately. If you thought (no matter how wrongheaded that thinking might have been) that the first Paranormal Activity was a boring, overhyped slice of wank cake, please know that you can stop reading now and be content in the knowledge that your opinion of the sequel will be exactly the same.

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My Soul to Take is a pretty entertaining (albeit rather different) yarn, but there’s just enough problems salted throughout to keep it from being as effective as it could have been.

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Anthony Hopkins battles demons, Colin O’Donoghue wages war against charisma.

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Matthew Greenberg has finished with his latest script, a Pet Sematary remake, and reports are saying that it’s ready to go to Paramount for filming. But why?

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At the very least it’ll make you wary of ski-lift operators and other everyday folks who have some sort of casual control over your wellbeing. That might sound like a paranoid way to live but hey, when was the last time you heard about a paranoiac stumbling into a situation where they could freeze to death or be devoured by wolves all in the same evening? Yeah, that’s what I thought.

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If you enjoy the classic slasher formula and gore that makes the most brutal Mortal Kombat fatalities look like a Hallmark card accompanied by a warm slice of your grandma’s apple pie, you need to get your hands on a copy of Hatchet 2 and drag all your likeminded friends along for the ride.

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