NIGHT OF THE BASTARD *** USA 2022 Dir: Erik Boccio. 82 mins Sometimes you go what did I just watch? Whether it was something on a sports broadcast like a goal or a catch that defies even the replay, that feeling can creep in when watching a film that you sit and go what am I watching and why is this happening? That’s what happened to yours truly viewing Erik Boccio’s Night Of The Bastard (2022). In spite of its lurid title, contrary to some this is not an election night thriller for those that follow such things in these…
Author: Terry Sherwood
Terry Sherwood
Terry Sherwood Born in Ottawa Ontario, Canada; Terry is a "Monster kid ', film fan and popular culture person. Once worked in television as a commercial writer/ Director. Writer of the SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET site covering aspects of the Horror Genre from Books, Comics, to Film old and new. He has previously written for WE BELONG DEAD and MONSTERMANIA magazines, The Spooky Isle UK website, Horror hound and Turner Classic Movies. Published Book of own writings titled SCREEN AND SCREEN AGAIN: ESSAYS ON THE HORROR FILM on amazon world wide plus contributed to other genre books. Chaired numerous convention panel discussions on Horror and Comics Terry is member of The Horror Writers Association and Dracula Society in U.K.
BLISS OF EVIL ** Australia 2022 Dir: Josh Morris. 85 mins Being a gigging drummer in a band before covid and having a picture come my way involving music is a combination I looked forward to when I saw the promotional materials for Josh Morris‘s Bliss Of Evil (2022). Reading some of the background of the film says it was produced during covid restrictions and took a lot of perseverance. Having played for years in live music, festivals, outdoor gigs, and even actually Harrods department store in Knightsbridge, nobody gives tinkers the circumstance of what you do, just what they…
COLONIALS ** USA 2023 Dirs: Andrew Balek & Joe Bland. 80 Mins This one is best paraphrased by a quote from Heartbreak Ridge (1986) in which Clint Eastwood’s character remarks to a bunch of recruits “The audience is looking for a few good Science Fiction films. Unfortunately, you ain’t it”. The work in question and everyone points the name of the Producer/Director out is the atrocious Joe Bland co-directed film Colonials (2023). When I first saw the name, I thought of Charles Band of Full Moon Features fame which is in the same style as a film like Trancers (1984)…
THE CURSE OF ROSALIE (aka The Harbinger) ** USA 2022 Dir: Will Klipstine. 114 mins This film makes a point of saying that it uses people from Veteran Films a non-profit production company created to provide jobs for Veterans, Victims of Domestic Violence, and Native Americans. These people are employed in crew and cast to build a future for themselves. Worthy yes and this is going to upset some but are they good people for this film?The Curse Of Rosalie (2022) is a drain on the eyeballs and the brain with some limited positives. The Curse Of Rosalie (2022) was…
DEAD BRIDE ** Italy 2022 Dir: Francesco Picone. 83 mins Italian Horror should be more than the works of Dario Argento, Mario Bava, and Lucio Fulci. How does one compete with icons? Well the answer for me is that you don’t. The long shadows of these and others cannot help to be thought of in Italian genre cinema. One just has to look at Argento’s Dark Glasses (2022) aka Occhiali neri to see that even a Master still has it in a slightly different form. A new example is Dead Bride (2022) by Writer-Director Francesco Picone who shows us that…