Review: I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)

Review: I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)

By William Pattison

For Horror Bob’s Blog

 

When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they're forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer...and is hell-bent on revenge. As one by one the friends are stalked by a killer, they discover this has happened before, and they turn to two survivors of the legendary Southport Massacre of 1997 for help.

This is an excellent new installment in the franchise, even though it was made out like it is a reboot. This one is worlds better than the straight to video third installment. I loved all the references to the first film. I also was blown away with how they included Sarah Michelle Gellar’s character. This was truly a superior sequel.

The only thing I wasn’t thrilled with was the very end of the film. I felt they had too much after the actual story was satisfactory concluded. Thus, I give this film a B rating rather than an A because the studio had to give us an extra few scene to reinforce “The Message.” But still I will recommend this film.

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Review: Wer(2013)

Review: Wer (2013)

By William Pattison

For Horror Bob’s Blog

In France, the Porter family is slaughtered while camping in the woods, and only Claire Porter survives, seriously wounded. She reports that her husband Henry and her son Peter have been eaten alive by a strong man. Talan Gwynek, an Eremite who lives in the woods with his mother, is accused of the murders and arrested. Defense attorney Kate Moore is assigned to defend him, and she comes to the police station with her investigator Eric Sarin and animal expert Gavin Flemyng to interview Talan. Unwilling police inspector Klaus Pistor is sure that Talan is the murderer but must let Kate and her team work. There is turmoil in the precinct and Talan scratches Gavin. Then they visit Talan's mother and learn that Talan has a rare disease. Further, the government wants her lands to dispose nuclear waste and her husband has recently died in a car accident. Soon Eric discloses that Mr. Gwynek's death was suspicious and Pistor was in charge of the investigation. When Kate succeeds in sending Talan to a hospital for examination, she discovers the effects of Talan's disease and that he is in fact something primal and near indestructible.

The first thing I have to say is this film has found an amazingly original take on its subject matter, I won’t  say what exactly the subject is but I think you can guess by the title. The writing on this film is great. The story starts out like a legal drama dealing with the subject of canibalism but then this story alters into a brutal horror story and is full of gore and action. The acting is outstanding. The actor that plays Talan is both disturbing and sympathetic at the same time. The style of this film works great. The filmmaker even had sections that had a near documentary feel.

All and all all I can say if you want a film they puts you through your paces, like Barbarian, this is the film for you. You won’t  be disappointed. It is awesomtacular!!!

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Dark Was the Night (2014)

Dark Was the Night (2014)

By William Pattison

For Horror Bob’s Blog

This time I’m reviewing the 2014 thriller, Dark Was the Night.

A mysterious force hidden within the trees outside the small town of Maiden Woods, strikes fear in the townspeople as Sheriff Paul Shields attempts to overcome the demons of his past while protecting those that he loves.

This is a wonderfully atmospheric film. The performances are excellent, especially that of Kevin Durand who plays the sheriff. It is light on the gore, but it isn’t missed because you are locked into the mystery the sheriff is trying to solve. I love that it is inspired by the case of The Devil’s Footprints.

To put it simply this is the type of horror film I cherish because it keeps my attention and doesn’t disappoint in the end. I highly recommend it because to me it is awesomeyacular!!

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Review: Forbidden Empire (2014)

Forbidden Empire (2014)

By  William Pattison

For Horror Bob’s Blog

Forbidden Empire tell the story of how in the early 18th century Cartographer Jonathan Green undertakes a scientific voyage from Europe to the East. Having passed through Transylvania and crossed the Carpathian Mountains, he finds himself in a small village lost in impassible woods. Nothing but chance and heavy fog could bring him to this cursed place. People who live here do not resemble any other people which the traveler saw before that. The villagers, having dug a deep moat to fend themselves from the rest of the world, share a naive belief that they could save themselves from evil, failing to understand that evil has made its nest in their souls and is waiting for an opportunity to gush out upon the world.

This is a completely weird and wonder fantasy adventure. There are scenes in this film that had to have been inspired by acid trips. It is a mix of way out fantasy with a surprising hint of steam punk. This film caught me by surprised and just kept hitting me. This film made Pirates of the Caribbean look boring and normal. This is a film that would make a good double feature with The Adventures of Baron Munchausen or The Brothers Grim.

This is a film I can highly recommend, it is a gift for people looking for some outrageous adventure.

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Review: Bring Her Back (2025)

Review: Bring Her Back (2025)

By William Pattison

For Horror Bob’s Blog

 

Bring Her Back tells the story of Andy and his step sister Piper who, after the death of their father further strengthens their bond and find themselves hastily placed into the foster care system. Andy is not yet of legal age to apply for guardianship; he must wait three long months before he and Piper are able to move into their new place. Until then Andy must behave himself as Laura, an empathetic foster mom, who is coping with silent grief, offers to adopt them both into her secluded home in the woods. However, there is something off about the artificially benevolent guardian. There is a third child at the residence that is off and acts with self abusive violence. It becomes evident that without a doubt, Laura wants something so bad she can taste it. The problem is, she must never bend the rules or break the circle. But just how far is she willing to go to bring her daughter back from the dead?

This film is horrifyingly disturbing and plain gross, in an Evil Dead way. You end up really feeling for Andy and Piper who gets royally manipulated. The ending of this film is truly shocking.

If you are a true fan of gross, shocking, creepy, films this is the film for you. The only issue is this is an art house film, this it is a slow burn.

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Review: Eyes of Walanda

Eyes of Wakanda (2025)

By William Pattison

For Horror Bob’s Blog

 

Eyes of Wakanda is a four part animated anthology series  about Wakandan warriors who, throughout history, have traveled the world to retrieve dangerous vibranium artifacts.

I really enjoyed this series and found it a very worthy inclusion to the world of Black Panther. This series is beautifully animated and is well written. I loved the humor in this series which was far better than the tongue in cheek stuff you usually find in a Marvel production. My favorite story beside the final episode was the one dealing with the fall of Troy and Acilles. Marvel animation is hit and miss, but this is truly excellent and I highly recommend it..

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Review:Osiris (2025)

Review: Osiris (2025)

By William Pattison

For Horror Bob’s Blog

This time I'm reviewing the Sci Fi/ Action film Osiris. Osiris tells the story of Special Forces commandos are abducted mid-operation by a mysterious spacecraft and, upon awakening, find themselves prey to a relentless alien race in a fight for survival.

If you were looking for the next Impendence Day or Skyline, be prepared  to be royally disappointed.This film is a low budget action film with a bare bones plot and characters that are mostly there for target practice. It plays like a cheap shooter video game. Lots of blood and gore and zero story. The aliens are stereotypical videogame style creatures. Fx artist Todd Masters does what he can with what he’s stuck with and in the end it is not enough for this turd of a film Even having Linda Hamilton in the film didn’t  have any impact. In fact anyone could have played her part.

Obviously I cannot recommend this film unless you are drunk and smoking tons of pot. Then it would be a party!!!

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Review: It Feeds

Review: It Feeds (2025)

By William Pattison

For Horror Bob’s Blog

 

After a young girl bursts into their home psychiatry practice claiming an entity is feeding on her, Jordan and her clairvoyant mother must find a way to stop the force before the girl is taken completely.

His is a really scary film. This film had good atmosphere with all the half light and shadow work. The story kept me on my toes. I found the empathy gift very interesting and how the mother could see supernatural beings. The creature design was also excellent and they used it very well. The characters in the film worked well I loved the relationship between the mother and daughter. The father of the infected girl was very intimadating. The loopy former patient added some good humor.

All together this was a very creepy good time with plenty of good jump scares, which I have no problem with. I highly recommend this film if you want scary paranormal fun without the stereotypical possession storyline.

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Review: It Waits

Review: It Waits (2005)

By William Pattison

For Horror Bob’s Blog

 

"It Waits" is a suspenseful, horrifying tale of a Native American legend come to life. A creature trapped in the bowels of hell has been awoken and unleashed on the world. It prowls the wilderness, hunting a young, willful ranger named Danielle. Danielle is experiencing her own personal turmoil, having recently been responsible for the death of her best friend. Things go from bad to worse as Danielle realizes that she is not alone in the wilderness. There is a creature slowly stalking and hunting her. The creature claims the lives of the few people that may have been able to help Danielle, and all hope seems lost. She waits as the creature comes for her and desperately struggles for her life, but will her struggle be enough to ensure her survival?

This is a truly frightening tale in many ways like one of my favorite ghost films, 100 Feet but in a forest and with a monster. That actress that plays Dani does an excellent job getting the audience to connect to her and her crisis. This is a great film if you like action with your horror you will love this film. I highly recommend it.

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Review Bone Face (2025)

Review: Bone Face (2025)

By William Pattison

For Horror Bob’s Blog

When a masked killer slaughters several campers in a small town, a sheriff and a deputy track the murderer to a local diner where, using their investigative skills, they must discover which person in the diner is the actual killer.

Art house films are very iffy affairs. They are either really good or really bad. The film in question is outstanding. This film plays like an episode of The Twilight Zone. A diverse group of people are in a diner when two cops arrive and then the real fun begins as these two sheriff officers must go through the suspects in order to find the masked serial killer who has already massacred two other summer camps.

Director Michael Donovan Horn does a brilliant just with this horror thriller. This film is loaded with well developed characters and some good performances, especially the two cops. Also, though there isn’t  a real onscreen body count there is still enough gore for slasher fans as well. This is just a plain good time for both slasher and mystery fans. I can highly recommend this one.

If you want to see this film it is currently playing on Tubi TV…

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Review: Night Wolf

Review: Night Wolf

By William Pattison

For Horror Bob’s Blog

Night Wolf is a U.K art house film about a group of twenty-somethings who are having a few drinks in a barn at Sarah's house which is in the countryside of England. They are all enjoying themselves until the power goes off due to the storm outside. So they venture in to the mansion which is in a state of repair and find themselves being tracked through the house by a werewolf. They are in a world of trouble as it corners them in the attic. How are they going to get out of there, and will they all survive the  hours until morning?

Well, for one thing this film is very art house. The action in this film are far more restrained. Though we do get to know these characters unfortunately we really don’t care about any of them. Our main character, Sarah, is pretty muchin the process of abandoning her family and friends. Her older brother is a self absorbed asshole and her younger brother is an overly needy weakling. Her friends are the typical social asshole…well, except for her friend that was played by Tom Felton of Harry Potter fame, who comes off more as a Jay from Jay and Silent Bob-like character. Also Tom is only in the film for ten minutes before he is butchered off screen. That is another issue I had with this film is pretty much all the kills are either off screen or done in lightening cuts to the point you can’t make out what is happening.

Also, and majorly this is a werewolf film where you don’t see the damned werewolf till the end. I mean no clawed hand, no wolf eye shot, not even a flash of a head. What you get is a shit load of red colored POVs. Then when the werewolf is finally revealed the fucking thing is hairless and bares an annoying resemblance at that horrid werewolf in that embarrassing 2025 Wolfman remake. I’m  not kidding you. I swear that the director of that film saw this film and thought, “God, that is an outstanding design. I want to use that in my film!!!” shit!!! Bile is forming.

So, in conclusion, I can honestly say I’ve seen hundreds of worse werewolf films in my time. I’ve also seen a lot of brilliant werewolf films. This is not one of those. But it can be said it is far better than Wolfman 2025. That is at least something. As for me I cannot recommend it.

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Review: Late Phases: Night of the Lone Wolf

Review: Late Phases: Night of the Lone Wolf  (2014)

By William Pattison

For Horror Bob’s Blog

Late Phases: Night of the Lone Wolf tells the story of Ambrose McKinley, a cantankerous blind vet, who moves into a retirement community only to learn the residents there have been dying, not from old age, but from dog attacks. After surviving his own encounter with the canine one night, Ambrose comes to believe the assailant is much more than a mere  dog and is in fact a werewolf...

This film is a fantastic art house horror film. It gave me hints of films like Bubba Hotel and Stephen King’s Silver Bullet.

The werewolves, yes I said wolves, in this film are ok and do their job. I think the design should have been a bit more reserved on the ears. Come on guys these are supposed to be werewolves not extra hairy werebunnies. Also, they go a bit light on holding to the lore during the final act.

Lead actor Nick Damici is brilliant as Ambrose. He is the heart of this film and pretty much carries the film on his shoulders.

All together this film ís a great time if you love monster flicks with quirky main characters. I highly recommend this film. It is a guilty pleasure and I want my DVD!

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Review: Final Destination: Bloodline (2025)

Review: Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025)

By William Pattison

For Horror Bob’s Blog

Final Destination Bloodline is the latest in this freaky franchise and tells the story of Stefani Reyes, a teenage girl has recurring nightmares of a tower collapse in the 1960s. She discovers that these nightmares are a premonition she inherited from her grandmother. The grandmother predicted the collapse of the building and saved a group of people from death. Decades later, the granddaughter begins to have visions of her family members dying. She realizes that there is a sequence and must fight to prevent Death from reclaiming her family's bloodline.

I have to say that this installment is my favorite, besides the original, of course. The kills in this film are a lot more subdued in comparison, but excuse me. This film focuses on the story, which is important since this installment is trying to explain the reason for the entire series itself, not an easy task.

Also, I need to mention that this is the final bow for actor Tony Todd and he goes out with class. A bit of trivia here…The director allowed Tony to improvise his final lines and leave the fans a final message. I have admit I teared.

This film is a rare thing in the horror franchise game, this film makes you jump and keeps your attention. Bravo to the filmmakers. I can really honestly recommend this film… and fans, bring the tissues because Tony is going to make you cry. Even you, muscle biker guy…

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Review: The Windigo (2024)

The Windigo (2024)

By William Pattison

For Horror Bob’s Blog

The Windego is a story about an ancient Chippewa demon, the WINDIGO, that is resurrected by a Native American teenager and his grandmother to protect their family after a run-in with back-woods meth dealers. They soon discover that the creature's lust for killing cannot be controlled. As each killing bonds the teen and the Windigo ever closer, the family must find a way to break the curse before all of them become the blood-thirsty creature's next victims.

I was very excited when I found this film. Unfortunately, that excitement died a horrible death. I was looking for a film about The Windego, yes they even got the name of the creature wrong, not a low grade Pumpkin head ripoff. To make it that much torturous is both the writing and character performances were mind numbingly horrible. Brian Krause is both wasted and pretty much sleeps through his role as the sheriff whose only purpose in the story is to play the stereotype dissed and idiotic cop. The brother in the story, who calls on the Windigo, comes off as a spoiled, morose, city kid that comes to the country and hates everything that leads him into getting his ass kicked and nearly getting thrown in a well. His soft spoken sister has to save his wimp ass.

Anyway, his grandma, who is waiting for death, introduces him to the legend and even helps him to curse himself. Shit, the curse is exactly like Pumpkinhead right down to the kid seeing the killings through the demon’s eyes. They mess up the lor horribly and  mix it with smatterings of the skin walkers as well. The whole thing is a mess and was a slog for me to get through. Seriously, the film is 90 minutes and it felt never ending to me. I was so happy to see the end credits which was the best part of it.

So, all I can say if you are a Pumpkinhead fanatic… fuck, even one of those wouldn’t like this crap, and are looking for an experience that will burn your retinas check it out. For me I just want to hug my horror host skull, John, cover my head with a pillow suffocate myself until I can’t  remember this piece of shit…Movie!!!Ahhhhh!!!

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Heart of Batman (2018)

Heart of Batman (2018)

By William Pattison for Horror Bob’s Blog

The Heart of Batman is a documentary that tells the incredible story of how Batman: The Animated series came into being.

When asked to make a Batman cartoon, animators Dini and Timm faced doubts about moving past the character's campy TV history. Their work resulted in "Batman: The Animated Series."

This documentary is fantastic and a tribute to the animated series and how it changed the face of an sub-genre, American Cartoons” and made it better than a bunch of funny and wacky kiddie fare. Much like my Camp Crystal Lake Novel series, this show paved the way for all the modern superhero animated shows that do justice to their comic counterparts and gave us the ultimate voices for both Batman and The Joker. This is a must see film for any superhero fan. I highly recommend it.

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Predator: Killer of Killers

Predator: Killer of Killers (2025)

 By William Pattison 

For Horror Bob's Blog 

Predator: Killer of Killers is the newest film in The Predator franchise. This time 20^th Century Fox Studios is giving us an animated anthology that spans centuries of human history.Three of the fiercest warriors in human history, a Viking warrior woman, a survivor of family rivalry in ancient Japan, and a Mexican American pilot in WW2, become prey to the ultimate killer of killer King Predator.

I have to say this is a fantastic concept for a predator film. Shit, you get to see a predator/human air battle. The animation in this film is fantastic. It was the first feature film to use the Unreal Engine. The backgrounds are stunning. It would have been way too expensive to do this film live action.

But be assured this film is bloody as hell. This is not a kiddy film. You get limbs and heads as well as a ton of body parts decorating the background. I can happily say this is the most violent predator film so far. I doubt the upcoming Predator: Badlands is even going to touch this.

If you are a Predator fan you will not be disappointed. I highly recommend this one.

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