Tag: After Dark Horrorfest

Written by Brian

‘Penny Dreadful’ (2006) Review

If there’s one thing I cannot stand, it’s learned helplessness.  Some movies run on the stuff, and it’s frustrating to watch.  Unfortunately, it also reminds me of Richard Brandes’ 2006 film, “Penny Dreadful,” part of After Dark’s Horrorfest. Penny Deerborn’s (Rachel Miner) parents died in a car crash, which she witnessed. This caused her to […]

Written by Brian

‘The Hamiltons’ Review

Major spoilers below. Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores’ (otherwise known as The Butcher Brothers) “The Hamiltons,” while essentially a vampire film, is a post-modern take – vampirism is treated as a disease that you are born with, and can be spread by no other means.  It shares more in common with films like “Near Dark” […]