Horrorfest (other-wise known as 8 Films to Die For) was an annual festival that ran for four years, comprised of various lesser known horror flicks. (The Final holds the distinction as my favorite, though, I've seen four of them.)
However, after a half-decade hiatus, After Dark Films has partnered up with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment for a 2015 festival.
This is much appreciated because 2015 hasn't been the best year for horror films, excluding Unfriended and It Follows, which were 2014 films with 2015 releases, what have we had? Victor Frankenstein and Crimson Peak were both decent films, the latter being the better of the two, but were more like films with "horror elements" rather than the straightforward stuff. The big, mainstream releases included bad sequels, bad remakes, and bad original films. (Full Disclosure: I have not seen Insidious: Chapter Three and am very excited for Krampus.)
But, everybody knows that when mainstream horror fails, we're left to feed thirsts outside the theater. What sucks is that straight-to-DVD horror films often prove lacking, and they use nudity and profane language as a crutch to hide abundant shortcomings. How do we know which is worth watching and which deserves to be ignored? Afterdark Horror Fest tries to help with that. Do they succeed with sharing worthwhile and entertaining horror films? Let's see with this year's collection.
I can't stress enough how difficult it is to find a good no-name horror film. It's like plucking out the nicest voice in a crowded room where everyone is screaming. (that's a weird comparison.) For every The Final, there's a Frontier(s), and for every The Final Girls, we enter The Gallows.
But where do each film of the 8 Films to Die For fall?
However, after a half-decade hiatus, After Dark Films has partnered up with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment for a 2015 festival.
This is much appreciated because 2015 hasn't been the best year for horror films, excluding Unfriended and It Follows, which were 2014 films with 2015 releases, what have we had? Victor Frankenstein and Crimson Peak were both decent films, the latter being the better of the two, but were more like films with "horror elements" rather than the straightforward stuff. The big, mainstream releases included bad sequels, bad remakes, and bad original films. (Full Disclosure: I have not seen Insidious: Chapter Three and am very excited for Krampus.)
But, everybody knows that when mainstream horror fails, we're left to feed thirsts outside the theater. What sucks is that straight-to-DVD horror films often prove lacking, and they use nudity and profane language as a crutch to hide abundant shortcomings. How do we know which is worth watching and which deserves to be ignored? Afterdark Horror Fest tries to help with that. Do they succeed with sharing worthwhile and entertaining horror films? Let's see with this year's collection.
I can't stress enough how difficult it is to find a good no-name horror film. It's like plucking out the nicest voice in a crowded room where everyone is screaming. (that's a weird comparison.) For every The Final, there's a Frontier(s), and for every The Final Girls, we enter The Gallows.
But where do each film of the 8 Films to Die For fall?