Tag: Chris Ranson

13 Days of Halloween: Day 10.5 – Chris Ranson on Ghostquake (2012)

Title: Ghostquake (2012) Director: Jeffery Scott Lando Runtime: 84 minutes — Before Sharknado there was Ghostquake, also known as Haunted High if you caught it on the SyFy channel where it premiered. I was lucky enough to get this DVD in the mail to review, and while I’d heard nothing about it, and went in…


13 Days of Halloween: Day 9.5 – Chris Ranson on V/H/S: Viral (2014)

Title: V/H/S: Viral (2014) Directors: Justin Benson, Gregg Bishop, Todd Lincoln, Aaron Moorhead, Marcel Sarmiento, and Nacho Vigalondo Runtime: 97 minutes — If there’s one subgenre in horror that I really don’t care for, it’s the found footage style, which our very own Branden adores for some reason. While I don’t care for it, that…


13 Days of Halloween: Day 9 – Chris Ranson on As Above, So Below (2014)

Title: As Above, So Below (2014) Director: John Erick Dowdle Runtime: 93 minutes — I may have gone into As Above, So Below with rather high expectations. The buzz was strong, the trailers had me hooked, and there were positive reviews for it. My interest did drop a little when I heard it was a…


13 Days of Halloween: Day 7 – Chris Ranson on Ouija (2014)

Title: Ouija (2014) Director: Stiles White Runtime: 89 minutes — The first trailer for Ouija made me want to see it. It looked fun and creepy, and who hasn’t played with one of those spirit boards? I have fond memories of playing with a Ouija board with friends, and no one would ever admit to…


13 Days of Halloween: Day 6 – Chris Ranson on Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort (2014)

Title: Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort (2014) Director: Valeri Malev Runtime: 91 minutes — The original Wrong Turn was a mediocre film, made solely to capitalize on Eliza Dushku, who wasn’t anything special in it or any other failed project she was placed into (excluding Buffy, of course). Somehow, though, we have received five sequels…


13 Days of Halloween: Day 4 – Chris Ranson on Dark Island (2010)

Title: Dark Island (2010) Directors: Sam Gorski and Niko Pueringer Runtime: 87 minutes — I’m starting to think that no matter how many cheesy, bad films I catch on Netflix, there will always be another one in my mailbox that I’d never heard of. This time around it’s Dark Island, which tells the story about some…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Annabelle (2014)

Title: Annabelle (2014) Director: John R. Leonetti Runtime: 98 minutes — I went into 2013’s The Conjuring with very low expectations. The director, James Wan, had previously left a bad taste in my mouth. I was happy to admit, though, that I left that film impressed. It was obvious that we were going to get…