Review: End of Oak Street (2026)

Review: End of Oak Street (2026)

By William Pattison

For Horror Bob’s Blog

This time I got a Twilight Zone style tale of a neighborhood that gets switched in time to the age of dinosaurs.

Ok, people, think Stephen Spielburg and Rod Sterling made a movie together. This would more than likely be that film.

This film reminds me of the classic Twilight Zone episode, The Monsters are Due on Maple Street. It is exactly the same idea as that 1960s story, but in this case the monsters arrive.

Also, why did I mention our dear Mr Spielburg?, you ask. The music in this film and the opening is an exact Spielburg opening. Think the opening act of Poltergeist. This film opens and presents you all the characters of this film at a street carnival. You learn much about who these people are in that first act before all hell breaks lose and boy does it.

I liked how the handled the time jump. But, I found it annoying how they kept buggering on about it after. Even going so far as making a big deal over a pressure change that causes their ears to pop.

I really hated the bully scene with the big kid trying to beat up one of the main kids, by chasing him on his bike and screaming at him about how he broke his brother’s arm. We end up later in the middle of the dinosaur situation revisiting this crap like the bully could give a shit that they were dealing with blood thirsty dinosaurs.

In this film unfortunately you mostly see Trexes and Veloso Rapters, much like Jurassic Park. You do see a couple of Brontosauruses (Yes, I said DRONTOSAURUSES, not Drekiosaurses…I want a Bronto Burger, like Fred Flinstone, not a Bracio Burger..Fuck that!!!).

All the actors did a wonderful job trying to escape the dinos, mostly Raptors who were going from house to house having an all you can eat human buffet.

Also, I loved that the filmmakers went for a happy Spielburg ending to the film rather than a negative Rod Sterling ending.

All in all I have to say this film is JURASICTACULAR!!!

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Review:Killer Whale (2026)

Review: Killer Whale (2026)

By William Pattison

For Horror Bob’s Blog …

This time I’m reviewing a film about a psychotic Orca and two ladies trapped on a rock..Oh boy…

Killer Whale (2026)

Maddie, a cellist haunted by the tragic death of a friend and her resulting hearing loss, travels to Thailand with her best friend Trish to heal from the trauma. However, their retreat turns into a fight for survival when they become trapped in a secluded lagoon and hunted by an aggressive orca. Isolated in a hostile environment, Maddie must push her survival instincts to the limit as she faces not only the relentless attacks of the apex predator, but also a devastating betrayal.

Ok, this film is the only killer Orca film I’ve  seen since I saw the classic horror film from 1977, Orca. Yes, it’s  been that long since I’ve  seen a film about a killer Orca. The thing is when people think killer ocean predator the always think sharks. For most people orcas are those large whales they see do tricks at Sea World. But Orcas are a major predator species that take out seals and even on occasion great white sharks. Also, extremely rarely do these intelligent mamels ever attack humans, but it does happen.

 I was hoping this film was going to be the film to show that aspect of Orcas, but unfortunately it appears the filmmakers looked at over used shark tropes and simply whrote in whale instead of shark. Seriously, the Orca in this film acts more like a shark than an orca. But what can you expect from filmmakers looking for an easy answer.

Shit, the CGI whale shots look facky as hell. Supposedly the whale is swimming Under the water but the  water doesn’t look affected by the whale.

Also, another serious issue with this film is a lack of suspense. Things happen, but they just happen. We needed a Sheriff Brody moment where you feel the moment. It’s  a film about a psycho whale for fucks sake!!!

I was amused that the main push of this film was actually an incident toward the beginning of the film that literally destroys the main character’s life. Yes, rather than focusing on the killer whale that is out to get them the two ladies on the rock in the middle of the isolated lagoon are dealing with personal issues related to their relationship and the death of their male friend, and I’m not talking about the guy who became Free Willy chow at the lagoon.

I have to give kudos to Virginia Gardner, who plays Maddie, and Mel jarner, who plays Trish. Bother of these ladies have their in all, even with this freaky assed script. This film royally needed a rewrite. You had a whale that didn’t bact like like a whale and people who make wonkie decisions. I mean, give me a break. You are trapped on a rock in the middle of a lagoon out in nowhere with a phsycho whale after you and you are going to talk about personal problems? PHSYCO WHALE!!! For fucks sake!!!

So, did I enjoy this film? I have mixed feelings about it. I hated the movie, but I felt for Maddie.

How did it compare to Orca? Give me a break. Orca was a freaky film too. It was about a whale getting revenge on the humans that killed its baby. In this film the mentioned this whale had a miscarriage. I’m sure that was the filmmakers showing they knew about Orca.

So, my answer is Orca is worlds better than this film. I’m borobably forget this film exists in a couple days. Nope, it’s gone.

My suggestion is go find Orca and watch it and forget this waste of money and time.

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