review: An American Terror (2014)

3virew; An American Terror (2014)

By William Pattison For Horror Bob’s Blog

This time I got a morality urban horror story about friends that want to show it to the socials at their school dance.

 

A group of friends hatch a plan to get revenge on the bullies who have been tormenting them. In doing so, they stumble upon an underground torture chamber filled with unspeakable horrors. Trapped by a madman, they are used to fulfill his demented, bloody fantasies one at a time. Their only hope for survival is to fight back and find a way to escape the killer's bloody grip.

I love films like this that include societal commentary and the horror of what happens when people push other people too hard.

This film tells the.story of Josh And Sammy, played byGramm Edmonds andTaylor Hulet. It is the part of Josh that really makes the film because he starts going through a redemption arch and actually become an unwilling hero when he has to protect a social girl namedYadha who is played by Louise McDonald, he and Sammy kidnap and take to their sadistic “mentor” The Plague Doctor,  brilliantly creepy by Brian Thompson.

But it is when Josh turns on Sammy and the Plague Doctor  that this film actually gets good. Sammy decides that he is still going to earn glory by poison gassing all the socials and school official at the dance. This is when Josh must either talk Sammy out of doing his suicide mission pr stop him anyway he can.

This film is excellently done because in fact there aren’t any innocent people in the story. They are all tainted and guilty, including Josh and Tasha.

The director was a real fan of Rob Zombie’s Firefly Trilogy and wanted to make this film more realistic with characters that weren’t either good or evil because real people are a bit of both. I say he was successful in this and this film NSDTY GOOD!!!

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You can see this film on Pluto TV all October long…

 

Review:Whalefall(2026)

Review:Whale Fall (2026)

By William Pattison

For Horror Bob’s Blog…

This time I got a Jonah and the Whale style tale about a suba diver who gets swallowed by a whale…

Whalefall (2026)

Follows a scuba diver who, while looking for his father's remains, is swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-ton sperm whale and has just one hour to get out before his oxygen runs out.

This was a really freaky family drama about a father and son. And the whale who swallowed them… I kid you not.

The majority of this film takes place in a whale’s stomach, well along with a lot of flashbacks to the relationship with father and son.

The son because he is being restricted oxygen at times and dealing with dangerous pressure changes keeps hearing his father talking to him and trying to advise him on how to get out. It is really psychological and creepy.

I’m  not sure how accurate the whale inside set is but it was impressive and was done with mostly practical FX.

I thought the entire cast did a good job.

This is a freaky movie that when it comes out on streaming you could watch with Orca and Killer Whale.

Allinall I can honestly give this film a rating of FREAKTACULAR!!!!

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Review:Camp Cold Brook (2018)

Review: Camp Cold Brook (2018)

By William Pattison For Horror Bob’s Blog. .

This time I got a tale of a family of paranormal investigators who are investigating a haunted summer camp with a body count,band it is not Crystal Lake…

A paranormal team sets to check out an abandoned summer camp where a mass murder had taken place decades previous.

This is a royally creepy haunted Ghost camp film.

I love the atmosphere and how you are always on the edge waiting for a ghost child to attack, and the come from every direction. I like the paranormal crew, they really felt like a family.Chad Michael Hurlley plays Jack.Daniel Harris plays Angela.Mikey Reid plays Kevin.Candice Dee Frissa plays Emma.  Plays  Gains as John Beirweitz. And, finally Mary Katheryn Bryant as Anise Bernataue.

All in all this film has good atmosphere, great performances, and freaky ghost action. I rate this film as AWESOMETACULAR!!!

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Review:Nightshade (2022)

PplReview: Nightshade (2022)

By William Pattison

For Horror  Bob’s Blog…

 

When a homicide detective's disturbing dreams reveal parallels to an ongoing investigation, he must do whatever it takes to discover his connection to the brutal killings.

His is yet another intriguing horror/thriller. I thought did an outstanding job as andy Bell. The whole thing about him using deadly nightshade as a way to access his memories to discover clues about the killer is brilliant. I loved the FX the used when he took the poison.

I also loved how the director vreatedthe atmosphere and the tension, which is important to this type of film.I also had fun with all the misdirection and the plot twist. As well I live the mere hint of the supernatural, though it is not explained, which is perfect, because I hate when these films explain away the supernatural.

All in all I rate this film as THRILLERIFIC!!!!

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Review: Patient Killer (2020)

Patient Killer (2020)

By William Pattison 

For Horror Bob's Blog...

This time I got a thriller about a therapist who must rind a serial killer who is killing her patient….

It's been two years since Dylan McNalt killed himself. Therapist Victoria Wrightmar has been struggling to forgive herself ever since. After all, Dylan was her patient... and she allowed him to get too close. Victoria has managed to start a new practice specializing in dreams and hypnotherapy, and with the success of her newest book and the support of her boyfriend Jason, it seems like things are finally looking up. Until Blaire Bennett walks into Victoria's office. Blaire has been suffering from disturbing dreams, and a peculiar hypnosis session reveals that her case is startlingly similar to Dylan's. Is history repeating itself? Victoria's life begins to spiral out of control as other patients begin relapsing in their progress and Victoria's loved ones find themselves in harm's way. But is there somebody pulling the strings from the shadows, or is Victoria-the only thing linking it all together-somehow responsible? This was a well written film with a lot of tension and a lot of twists and turns.

 Victoria Fratt oes a fantastic job as the therapist with the dark past,

All in all this is a well written psychological thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat. I rate this film PHYOTACULAR!!!!

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Review: Bone Hill (2025(

Review: Bone Hill (2025)

By William pattison

for Horror Bob’s Blog…

This time we got a native American possession tale…

Set in the deep back country of Michigan, an ancient Native American curse has come to life.

This is the type of of film I really enjoy. It is loaded with mythology and hit you with a lot of heart and creativity.

You can barely tell that this is a micro budget film because the film is solid and it keeps you interested.

I loved the main character Wade, played by Jeremey Krock.wade is a man who has gone through hell with the suicide of his wife and now must face battle an evil entity, because he has been marked.

Abby B Morrning plays,Laurie. Laurie is the unfortunate vessel for the evil entity that Wade must battle.The demon within her kills people by crush their bones and consuming the marrow. And the body count is rising.

I love the twists at the end.

All in all I have to highly recommend this film if you love native American demons and possession films…

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Review: Ghosts of Darkness (2017)

Review: Ghosts of Darkness (2017)

By William Pattison

For Horror Bob’s Blog..

This time I got yet another cook haunted house film…

This is a haunted house film that I’m gonna put up with The Haunting, Rose Red, and Legend of Hell House.

This film tells the story of two paranormal investigators. Jonathan, played by Paul Flannery and Jack, played by Michael I Holes.

Jonathan is the expert in demonology, and ghost theory. Jack, a former sckeptic who is haunted by the suicide of his wife who got adicted the Ouija Board and was harassed by an evil spirit.

The main thing that makes this film is how well these two characters are written and acted.

The haunting is the usual multigenerational haunting where the history of the house is full of grizzly deaths.

There is no experimental ghost trap in this film because both investigators use just basic equipment and their minds devices.

The only disappointing thing I found is that the spirits in this film are susseptable to guns and knives. Yes this is a big no no with ghosts, but I was able to forgive this because this film royally engaged me and I actually cared for the characters.

All in all I have to say that if you live haunted house films you will live this film…

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Review: EvilSpeak (1981)

Review: EvilSpeak (1981)

By William Pattison For Horror Bob’s Blog…

This time I have the notorious “Clint Howard  Horror Film”.

The clumsy military cadet Stanley Coopersmith is orphan and completely outcast in the West Andover Academy. He is frequently abused and humiliated by four despicable mates, and has a bad treatment from his teachers, the coach, the colonel and even from the local reverend. When Coopersmith finds a book of black mass that belonged to the evil medieval Father Esteban, he uses a computer to conjure Satan and revenge his harassers.

This film is a classic early 80s witchcraft film. The big catch in regard to the film is that the witchcraft is done through a computer. From what I recall this was the only film that went in that direction.

This film for the most part is a standard nerdy guy gets revenge on his harassers using black magic. But that doesn’t  mean this film is stereotypical, it definitely isn’t thank to to excellent performance by Clint Howard. He really puts his one of a kind stamp on this film. Also you really end up feeling sorry for Stanley Coopersmith.

Now on the other hand you jump for joy when the asshole cadets get their comeupins. There is a scene where these fuck torture Stanley’s pet dog and kill it in a way that made me want to punch the TV. None of Staney’s eventual victims victims are innocent.

Best part is this film has not worn with age. If anything this film is as good as when I saw it the weekend it came out  over forty years ago.

All in all this film is AN 80s KISS OF AWESOMETACULAR,!!!!

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Review: Witchboard 2: The Devil's Doorway (1993)

Review: Witchboard 2: The Devil’s Doorway (1993)

By William Pattison

For Horror Bob’s Blog…

This time I’m reviewing the sequel to Keven S Tenney’s iconic horror film. Does this film live up to the name Witchboard?

I had waited years for Kevin Tenney to return to the world of Witchboard and give us the sequel we’ve been waiting for.

Though being pleasantly surprised with Tenney’s not sequel Witch Trap I still wanted to see the sequel.

And,b then rather than the sequel Tenney went on to so the psychological film Pinochios’s Revenge. I enjoyed the film but was disappointed and began to think Tenney had moved on.

Then in 1982 I saw an article in Fangoria that Tenney finally doing Witchboard 2. I was excited. I watched the trailer and was intrigued.

Then I finally rented the video when it came out. I was horribly disappointed. This film bore no resemblance to being a film by the director of Witch Board. The Tenney style just wasn’t  there.

The color palet and choices of angle didn’t  feel like witch Board. There were even special FX that didn’t scream Witchboard.

The acting and performances were ok.

But pretty much this film basically screaned run of the milk Ouija Board film and nothing iconic like the original Witchboard.

They tried to put in ab excentric caught in the 60s landlady, but she was no Zarabeth or O’hay.

While I was watching this mess of a film I asked myself, is this what I waited for? The answer was hell no. And like my fellow movie reviewer Jeremy Jauns I finished this film and forgot it until I got the idea of reviewing these early Kevin Tenney films. But after rewatching this film I reeperienced all the reasons I wanted to forget it.

I will always love Witchboard, but this pieces of DOGSHIT I just want to forget, much like I do the Witchboard remake.

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Review: Witchtrap (1989)

Review:Witch Trap(1989) by William

pattison

for Horror Bob's Blog....

This time I got Keven S Tenney’s second film, that is not a sequel to Witch Board, even though the poster initially makes you think it is…

Witchtrap (1989)

The entrepreneur Devon Lauder hires the paranormal investigator Agnes Goldberg to go with her team to the inn he has inherited from his evil uncle Avery Lauter in a county in California since the place is haunted. He also hires the security agency owned by the skeptical Murphy to protect Agnes's group. On the arrival, they stumble upon the strong but creepy gardener Elwin. Soon Agnes decides to have a seance, and immediately after, the video technician Ginger Kowowski is murdered in the shower, but Murphy and his men believe Elwin is the killer. But soon enough, they learn that they are wrong.

Ok, people. Welcome to Lauder House, also known as Slaughter House thank to the fact that the former owner, who looks amazingly like Malfedor is haunting the place qndkills anyone who dars enter.

I love this kind of film. My favorite ghost films are The Haunting and Legend of Hell House.

Yes, I was one of the fools who grabbed this film at the video store only to read the disclaimer, in tiny writing that this is not a sequel to Witch Board. Yes, I was disappointed because I loved Witch Board and was waiting for a sequel.  But then I watched the film and really loved  it.

J P Leobrosen returns, but as the dark warlock, Avery Laughter. Avery look amazingly like another killer spirit named Malfedor, but this time JP has a hell of a lot more screen time for this time.

Up against Avery Laughter are the Paranormal couple  Agnes and Felix Goldberg, played by  Jody Tatum and Ron Zapple. Along with the the Goldbergs is research assistant Ginger Kowalky, who dies while taking a sexy shower while in a hell house with a killer ghost…Do I have to say more ? Also we have physical medium Whitney O”Shay, played by Kathleen Baily (does Tenney have a Kathleen obsession when it comes to mediums?) Amusingly O’Shay was the first time I heard about a physical medium in film. Though I later found out that real physical mediums are nothing like what was presented. A real physical medium can touch an item and give you a complete history on it. Tenney’s physical medium is a channel that a ghost can use to effect people and objects in the living world.  The medium has a a ner epeleptic attack wilhile the ghost is using her in this film. This is completely made up. I thought should mention that.

Also unlike the researchers in the other films this paranormal time had the for thought of hiring a security team. This team is composed of the Frank Murphy, played by Jack W Thompson,L Jackson, played by  Clyde Talley Il. And, finally the hero of the film and scepticTony Vincente, played by James W. Quinn.

This film is very much done in the Tenney style ,like Witch Board, but a bit more gory (a head explodes and don’t forget the bloody death in the shower.

Once again I think the budget was the reason for the style, unfortunately. It is one of the major reasons I can’t stand Temney’s later works, including the Witch Board remake.

The name sake of this film is an actual thing in the story. The Witchtrap is in fact a white box with a blinking light. It literally vacuumed up spirits and kick them inside. Does it work? Spoilers! Let’s  just say it works as well as the machine in Legend of Hell House.

As I said in an earlier review I was very disapointed when Tenney’s style changed  I think if he embraced his original style like John Carpenter did for the majority of his career (he only vneared with his last film The Ward…).

So, all in all I have to say that this film is TENNTACULAR!!!!!

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Review: Witchboard (1986)

Review: Witchboard (1986)

By William Pattison

For Horror Bob’s Blog…

This time I’m finally reviewing the Kevin S Tenney classic about possession from the use of a Ouija Board.

I saw this film in the theatre the day it came out and it had become a favorite film I would rent during the wonderful days of video rentals.

This film was my first experience of the work of filmmaker Kevin Tenney and is one of four films that I have had to replace over the years because I wore out the VHS and DVD.

I live this film. With this film and Tenney’s second feature film Witch Trap were done in a unique style that I nicknamed The Tenney style. I don’t  know if it was because it was the fact that this film as well as Witch Trap were done on shoestring budgets that these two Tenney films have that unique feel and style. All I know is when I was younger I had a reverence for Tenney’s work and held him in the league of masters with John Carpenter. Sadly, after Tenney’s film Pinochio’s Revenge for some reason Tenney’s style radically changed and sadly

 it lost its luster for me.

Tawny Kitaen plays Linda, who is the unfortunate victim of the evil spirit that is connected to the Ouija Board. Todd Allen plays Linda’s rough edged boyfriend Jom. Also,o finish the main characters off is Stephen Nicols(aka Patch from Days of Our Lives) asBrandon, Linda’sb friend, professor a, and paranormal researcher.

But then we also got two extraordinary performances that really make this film. First we got . P Luebson as the evil spirit Malfedor. Kuebson’s performance is amazing because themm the actor, besides a photo in a book, only appears for two seconds in the film, yet still makes a huge impression on the audience. Another performance that makes Witch board  unique is the over the top and memorable performance by actress Kathleen Wilhoute as the medium Zarabeth. This performance actually changed the view of psychics and mediums in film and opened the door for door performances as psychics by Cindy Lauper in the film Psych as well as that of actress Arleen Sorken’s (The voice of Harley Quin in Batman the Animated series) character Calliope Jones in The Days of Our Lives.

All in all this film is a classic that never gets old. I rate this film as AWESOMETACULAR!!!

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Review: Black Box (2026)

Review: Black Box (2026) by William Pattison For Horror Bob's Blog

This time I’m reviewing a bit of freaky  airplane horror.

Vero Airlines Flight 298 from New Orleans to Seattle becomes the center of a chilling airborn mystery.

This film isn’t your average airplane horror film, this one really draws you in and keeps you guessing. You then when it hits you with what’s actually happening you are actually surprised, which really garners a bit of respect from me because it is such a rare thing in modern horror.

What I really love about this film is it takes its time before it hits you with the real terrifying part.

The creature FX when they finally show up are done really well. You see them in quick shots that are done for full startling effect.It is also the same with the other creepy stuff.

Tom Brittany plays Jeremy, who is our main character. Along with Jeremey is sky marxhall Emma, played by Molly White, and young actor Asia Ali as the little girl Taylor. This film has a load of tension and action,but is amazingly blood and gore free, which royally amazed me and also got my respect because it is hard now a days to do a good horror movie without slattering a lot of the red sauce.

Unfortunately, I can’t give you any clues about what happens

, and believe me you don’t want me to…not with this film.

All in all I have no choice but to give this film a well earned rating of AWESOMETACULAR!!!!

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Review: Soulm8te (2026)

Review Soulmate (2026)

By William Pattison

For Horror Bob’s Blog…

This time I have reviewed a film by the people who brought us M3gan, but this time it’s a crazy adult woman robot…Joy!…

A man acquires an Artificially Intelligent android to cope with the loss of his recently deceased wife. In an attempt to create a truly sentient partner, he inadvertently turns a harmless lovebot into a deadly soulmate.

Yep, that’s right!!! Brumehouse couldn’t leave the crazy, psycho robot companion genre alone after giving us nightmares with M3gan. Nope, now we got to deal with the robot girlfriend from Hell. Her name is Anna and she has a bit of an attachment issue.

Avid Rydalr plays amusingly, David, the computer programer who thinks it’s smart to take out all blocks on the articial girl’s programming.Lilly Sullivan does a scary, sex, performance as Anna, the the Soulm8te robot. Lsudia Doumit plays Aubry, the unfortunate girl who gets between Anna and David.

What I really loved was this time the filmmakers didn’t  have Anna being quirky, like M3Gan. It made Anna far more scary when she started building a body count.

Honestly, I really enjoyed this film and I would love to see an eventual M3gan and Soulm8te crossover. So, if you love movies like this I can highly recommend it…

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Review: Resident Evil (2026)

Review: Resident Evil (2026)

By William Pattison

For Horror  Bob’s Blog…

 This time I got the latest rebute of the Resident Evil franchise.

Resident Evil (2026)

 

A hapless courier is tasked with delivering a package to a remote hospital. He soon finds himself caught in the middle of an outbreak and must fight through hordes of mutated creatures to survive.

This film is a lot different than the other films in the franchise.

The T virus is still here but it is not mentioned by name. Also, the victims of the virus, rather than become zombies mutate into things that remind me more of John Carpenter’s The Thing than the earlier Resident Evil films. These things start out looking human but immediately start changing when confronted. Also these fuckers are fast and nasty. Also, the soundtrack for this film definitely has that John Carpenter feel…

Austan Abrams plays the unfortunate courior, Brian who ends up going through hell to deliver his package, that he doesn’t know is the the key to the cure. Brian reminds me a lot of the Marvel Peter Parker, except he is very vocal about his terror. He even comments about how many gates and locks he has to deal with during his travels. He is definitely no Alice or any of the other protagionists in earlier Resident Evil films. This guy is a horrible shot and when he is being chased he screams like a girl. I found myself chuckling at the torture the filmmakers put him through. I especially loved the scene where he decides to take the elevator to get to the top of the building where the scientists are because he would have to walk up twenty-eight floors via the stairs. He ended up having to deal with an acid púking mutant that was desoving the elevator as his reward for his smart idea.

All in all I can happily say that this is the best adaptation of Resident Evil. If you like a good mister film that keeps you on your toes this is your film. I say this film is ULTRAAWESOMTACULAR!!!

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