Speak No Evil Will Leave You Speechless

RATED- UNRATED

RUN TIME- 74 MINS

WRITER(S)- ROZE

STARRING- GREG BRONSON, ANNALISE CAVENDER AND ELISABETH CAVENDER

DIRECTOR- ROZE

Synopsis taken from IMDb

Speak No Evil is the story of Anna, a single mother, fighting to protect her daughter from demonically possessed children in town gone mad.

After speaking with Roze about his new film, I was eager to test it out and see what it's about. As a horror fan, I'm always looking for an original horror film, and this seemed right up my alley.

After viewing a private screener for the film, I can honestly say that this is one of the best screeners I've seen to date! While it's not very long, the beauty of it is, it never drags on, or gets boring. It doesn't outlive it's purpose. It's short and sweet and to the bones. This is undoubtedly an indie achievement.

With no time to spare, the film picks right up the ball and runs with it almost instantly. The whole film we're trying to figure out who kidnapped Anna's (Gabrielle Stone) daughter, Joey (Olivia Cavender). Was it her father? Or something else? We learn that Joey was taken by a demonic force known as Adramelech. As theories of Joey's whereabouts get discredited, the story becomes deeper and more mysterious.  

Anna is a single mother, struggling to keep things together in her personal life. After splitting up with Dale, Joey's father, the cops are lead to believe Joey's disappearance is a runaway case and refuse to give an valid help. So, Anna is forced to search for her daughter without the assistance of the police. Only she could never be prepared for what she'll discover.

Once more kids go missing, it starts an uproar in the town, forcing some into religion. At this point, everyone is certain it isn't humans doing the kidnapping, and that something supernatural has involved itself. The missing kids (including Joey) all return eventually, but things only get worse when we discover they're all possessed and vicious, and hungry. There are some really intense scenes that naturally, on instinct, make you want to turn away. Of course I didn't though, I was too intrigued in what was going to happen.

The makeup is really well done. To be truthful, I was actually surprised by how good it was. A lot of indie films don't deliver on the effects or makeup, so I wasn't expecting much in that field, and it was a pleasant surprise. The Mule headed demon that is Adramelech looked fantastic! 

I really like that the gore isn't overdone. It's there, but they don't overuse it, and turn this into a gore flick. It's used when needed, like gore should be used. That with the mixture of dialog that isn't forced and seems natural, are two very key things to this film. The focus is all in the characters and story, the way it should be. I can tell that writer/director Roze definitely has good taste in horror films, because he made one that is classy, but still packs the scares and entertainment factor.

The movie was made on an estimated $150, 000, so it's not a big budget picture by any means. It is however, very well shot and the story is well told. Not to mention the originality of it. This just goes to show that not everyone out there in the indie circuit is an amateur, and some really do know what they're doing. The only negative thing that this movie suffers from is a bit of over and under acting at parts throughout the film by the main and supporting cast. 

However, these aren't pro actors and actresses yet, and it's an indie movie. So to watch this and criticize it for some of the acting is pointless, because nobody expected a Michelle Pfeiffer or Daniel Day-Lewis performance.

The last thing that I'll say is, if you like films that don't explain everything, you'll truly enjoy this. It doesn't explain everything to the viewer, there's mystery to it. I like that.

Stitch: Slasherton (Book Review)

I had the pleasure again, of reading another Slasherton story. This one being the 2nd story in the book, is about a bean bag chair made of flesh, named Stitch. I knew just from looking at the cover and pages, that this was going to be another trip of nostalgia. Yet again, we're hit with great illustrations that are as morbid as they are adorable!

Stitch is a little more brutal than Sack, the first story. If you missed my review, here it is. Sack: Slasherton (Book Review)


I love how mature and adult themed the writing and storytelling is, yet we're hit with illustrations based around children's books. True horror genius here. I've said this before, but it's true, I don't know what there is to not like about these books.

Stitch uses blunt force objects to murder his victims and he also eats them. There's a couple good laughs you'll get reading the book. And I found myself smiling through it a lot because it's just so damn cool and well written! The drawings and story compliment each other very nicely. It's a quick read, so you'll actually want to read it about four times because it's so enjoyable. With rhymes like "He likes finding new ways to kill Mr Victim, like even a cut from mouth to rectum." You're sure to turn the page and read more, trust me.

What I like about these books the most is that they're harmless fun! Anybody can enjoy them. Have a friend over and you're talking about horror? Show him or her your copy of these books and watch and see if they don't fall in love with them. These books appeal to the adolescent and mature sides of all of us. It's a horror anthology of cute horror guys doing bad things, what else can I say?

I'll be eagerly awaiting the 3rd story in this series called Stealth, and that one looks to be promising as well. He's a masked fella in bunny slippers. Stay tuned, because I'll be reviewing it when it hits!


Below are a few pages from Stitch

If you want to give this little nasty a read and get caught up on the first story, Sack, here are the links below.

Purchase the Slasherton books on Amazon.

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FEARnet Debuts "Insidious" September 8th

FEARnet PRESENTS BROADCAST PREMIERE OF FILMDISTRICT’S

HORROR THRILLER INSIDIOUS ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, AT 8 P.M. ET/5 P.M. PT, WITH A VOD DEBUT ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

FEARnet’s Broadcast Premiere of INSIDIOUS Coincides with

FilmDistrict’s Theatrical U.S. Release of INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 2 on Friday, September 13

(SANTA MONICA, CA – JULY 22, 2013) – FEARnet has acquired the broadcast premiere rights to FilmDistrict’s hit supernatural chiller INSIDIOUS, becoming the first basic cable TV network to air the blockbuster film. INSIDIOUS will make its FEARnet debut on Sunday, September 8, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, and can be viewed on VOD starting Wednesday, September 11 allowing viewers to be re-acquainted with the Lambert family and their demons before FilmDistrict’s theatrical release of the film’s sequel INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 2 on Friday, September 13.

INSIDIOUS – directed by James Wan and written by Leigh Whannell, the famed horror team behind SAW – stars Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrneas Josh and Renai Lambert, parents whose son has fallen into a coma, following a mysterious incident in the attic. Things get much worse for the family, as their son’s illness leads to a terrifying encounter with malevolent ghouls, and a journey into the realm of the dead known as “The Further.” The film was released theatrically in the U.S. by FilmDistrict on April 1, 2011, and has grossed $97 million worldwide.  With the picture’s reported $1.5 million budget, it has led to the film being called the most profitable film of 2011. 

“As a Network, we are big fans of James Wan and Leigh Whannell’s work, so we’re very excited to add INSIDIOUS to the FEARnet lineup,” said Sarah Shannon, FEARnet’s Vice President of Programming and Network Operations. “It’s a true testament to the filmmakers that they can take a PG13 movie, and build this amazingly creepy aura that keeps the audience on the edge of their seats.”

Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, and Ty Simpkins will reprise their roles in FilmDistrict’s INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 2 which James Wan, who directed INSIDIOUS, directed from a script written by Leigh Whannell who also wrote the first film.

Texas Chainsaw 3D Poster Giveaway August 15th!

I've decided to start rewarding my fans and followers by hosting a giveaway next month. And the first freebie will be an original print, theatrical 27X40 double-sided poster of "Texas Chainsaw 3D". (exaxt as picture shown above)

The way it works is, I'm going to randomly pick a name out of all of my followers on my blog and the person who's name gets picked wins the poster, that's it! This is just my way of building a bigger audience and rewarding my fans.

If you don't follow my blog, you cannot be eligible to win. ONLY FOLLOWERS can win. However, there's plenty of time for you to join! I welcome new followers any time. Just follow my blog, and you're name will be in the mix to possibly win. All you do is look on the left-hand side of this page and click join under where it says Grimm's Minion's. It's that simple.

This one is completely free, but I have plenty of original posters and other goodies I'll be giving out every month. However, after August's freebie, September and the months to follow will be trivia questions and other random posts that will force you to participate in order to win the prize at hand.

I hope to make this a fun event, and I love being the bringer of good news. I could sell these prizes for some good money but, I'm deciding to give them away to my fans because I'm a humble guy and I love giving back. It's just my way of saying thank you for reading and being fans.


Cheers,
Grimm