Leah Saylor-Abney's thoughts on movies, books, and writing.
A sequel to 7 Must-See Indie Horror Movies, one of my most visited posts, presents five more must-see independent horror movies for all the movie junkies out there. Okay, technically, a couple of these may not be classified as horror but rather thrillers; they’re worth sharing whatever the genre. Zombies, mind-benders, slashers and the paranormal [...]
You had me at In the Hall of the Mountain King (Peer Gynt) by Edvard Grieg as the score in the opening scene while a young woman runs for her life from a mob of…what? I could not tell. Dead Snow (Død snø, 2009), directed by Tommy Wirkola, only gets better from there. 4 1/2 [...]
Foreign horror movies are inchin’ up my list of favorite sub-genres, and films like Three…Extremes (Sam gang yi, 2004) are an example of why: strong characters within an intriguing story that exposes the potential for horror in everyday life. I watched it via Netflix Watch Instantly on 12/31/2009. 3 1/2 stars out of 5 The [...]
