Martyrs

Martyrs is a French horror film that can be described in two words: Sick/disturbing. I normally like French horror because it's more deranged than American horror and can get away with so much more. Plus, the blood and gore factors are much higher. Martyrs, however, went above and beyond anything I've ever seen, and it disturbed me more than Hostel and Saw combined. At first I was utterly confused by this movie, but as it progressed, more and more got explained and had a much more horrifying concept behind it. This movie involves brutal abuse against young women and the ending is so outrageously wrong; I almost couldn't handle this film. Two friends go on a mission to exact revenge against the people who abused one of them as a child. What happens after can't even be imagined by even the sickest of minds. I was blown away by how amazingly well written, directed, and acted this was. I just couldn't wrap my mind around the why of what was going on. It just awed me in every way possible. If you like films that make you think and don't mind the fact that it's French, see it and see for yourself just how insane this film really is.

Happy Nightmares, my loves.

Autopsy

Ok, so Autopsy is the 5th ADHF film I've seen and all I can say is GOREFEST! This movie has blood and guts and gore from pretty much the very beginning. Not much of a plot, but it's a fun romp through the magical land of sick and twisted horror. Starts with a car crash and an ambulance showing up out of nowhere. Crash victims get taken to a hospital in the middle of nowhere and wait to get "treated." After that, it's all downhill for them. I personally thought this movie was cheesy and the premise behind the plot is a bit strange, but it works. Not one of the best ADHF films this year, but I enjoyed it. If you're a gorehound like me, check this one out.

Happy Nightmares, my loves.

Shuttle

Shuttle was one of those movies I read about in Fangoria and felt intrigued by. I rented it for free at Blockbuster and finally got around to watching it. Let me tell you, this movie is crazy! It has so many HOLY SHIT moments and that's what makes it great. Plot twists abound in this movie and it's one of the better independent horror films. It's also close to 2 hours long. There are some things left unanswered/unexplained in the movie, but that made it all the more interesting. Lets you make your own conclusions. Basically, the plot is 2 girls and 2 guys come back from vacation and end up on the same shuttle at the airport. It's late at night and the driver only wants the 2 girls to ride. He claims there's a 3 person maximum and there is already one man aboard. However, the girls convince him to let the guys come along and they ask to be taken to downtown so they can go home. Well, as you can probably imagine, the driver is insane and doesn't take them downtown. What happens after they get on that shuttle is pure insanity and I loved every second of it. This film is one of those edge-of-your-seat thrillers with some blood and death thrown in for good measure. Rent this one. You won't be disappointed.

Happy Nightmares, my loves.