What's New on VOD This Week? (10/24-10/27)

Only 4 new movies of note are hitting VOD this week, but they're all titles that promise to entertain.

It's a toss up between Creep 2 and Shortwave for the movie that we're dying to check out the most this week, and Let Her Out looks like a really solid Indie. And of course, Atomic Blonde was a kick ass action flick, so that's a must rent as well.

*Be sure to click the pics to rent the movies, or watch their trailers. Or both. Or neither. It really depends on your mood, now doesn't it?

*If you aren't already a member, you should really give Amazon Prime a shot, especially if you order movies on the regular like we do, because the free two-day shipping pays for itself after around 10 orders. Check it out for free HERE.

Short Film: The Body (2013)

It's got to be hard making short films, as no matter how great they may be, as they kind of disappear into the nether after their initial Festival Circuit runs are finished, if they are even lucky enough to get one.

That's why we've decided to showcase some of the many great Horror Shorts that are out there floating around the Interwebs: some are scary, some are fun, and every now and then, we even find one that's a work of art.

The bottom line is that plenty of time and effort went into making them, so they at least deserve to be seen, don't they?

"The tale of a murderer (Allen) who uses the cover of Halloween night to causally transport his latest victim from the scene of the crime to his final resting place. Wrapping the body in tarpaulin and dragging it through the busy streets of London as a bloody Halloween prop, all goes to plan until an old school mate (Brassington) recognises the murderer and drags him along to a swanky Halloween party nearby, where a chance meeting with a beautiful girl (Tointon) takes his evening on an even bigger turn for the bizarre!"

Alfie Allen and Hannah Tointon together in a Halloween-themed short?

Yes please.


Watching a serial-killing Theon Greyjoy trying to dispose of a body during Halloween, and getting sidetracked by clueless people and a beautiful girl, made for a humorous (and bloody) 20-minutes. It had an American Psycho vibe about it, albeit with a decidedly British twist.

This could have been a feature film.

Definitely a pleasant surprise.

Short Film: Voyuer (2015)

It's got to be hard making short films, as no matter how great they may be, as they kind of disappear into the nether after their initial Festival Circuit runs are finished, if they are even lucky enough to get one.

That's why we've decided to showcase some of the many great Horror Shorts that are out there floating around the Interwebs: some are scary, some are fun, and every now and then, we even find one that's a work of art.

The bottom line is that plenty of time and effort went into making them, so they at least deserve to be seen, don't they?

"Grace and Rick thought they were going to be spending their romantic weekend alone...are they? Who's watching you? Episode 2 of the 'Scary Endings' monthly series."

We got to watching these Scary Endings shorts over the past few days, and we like what they've got to offer, which is little burts of nasty fun.

If you want to peruse them all, check out the Whereistherockhammer page HERE.


We'll take any chance to see Jordan Ladd in a genre project when we can, and Voyeur reminded us of why: she's got a likeable quality about her, and she's one hell of a Scream Queen.

Not bad at all.

Blu-ray & DVD: The Digital Dread Report for 10/24

In a world where streaming movies in HD is growing in popularity, it gets harder and harder to justify spending hard earned money on physical media. The fact is though that when done right, nothing makes a movie look or sound better on Blu-ray, so we bring you The Digital Dread Report to help you figure out what's worth buying, and what you're better off streaming.

Be sure to click the pics below to buy the movies, or even rent them. Or both. Or neither. It really depends on your mood, now doesn't it?

Short Film: Am I Beautiful? (2017)

It's got to be hard making short films, as no matter how great they may be, as they kind of disappear into the nether after their initial Festival Circuit runs are finished, if they are even lucky enough to get one.

That's why we've decided to showcase some of the many great Horror Shorts that are out there floating around the Interwebs: some are scary, some are fun, and every now and then, we even find one that's a work of art.

The bottom line is that plenty of time and effort went into making them, so they at least deserve to be seen, don't they?

"Based on the Japanese Urban Legend of Kuchisake-onna (The Slit-Mouthed Woman) She'll ask you a question, answer correctly and she'll spare your life but at a cost - May and Zach are moving into their new home unbeknownst to the evil spirit haunting their bathroom mirror - the Slit-Mouthed Woman."

The legend of the Slit-Mouthed Woman is a creepy one, and it actually had people in a panic when it was first spread throughout Japan in the late 70's. This short explores that legend in gruesome detail.


Alright, so the CGI wasn't the greatest, but there's something about Am I Beautiful? that resonates. Probably because the Urban Legend is so damned effective.

Candice Fox is pretty effective too.

Short Film: Givertaker (2016)

It's got to be hard making short films, as no matter how great they may be, as they kind of disappear into the nether after their initial Festival Circuit runs are finished, if they are even lucky enough to get one.

That's why we've decided to showcase some of the many great Horror Shorts that are out there floating around the Interwebs: some are scary, some are fun, and every now and then, we even find one that's a work of art.

The bottom line is that plenty of time and effort went into making them, so they at least deserve to be seen, don't they?

"An ambitious teen conducts an ancient ritual to enact petty revenge on those who she believes have wronged her."

By design, Givertaker looks like it's got a very strong Goosebumps vibe going on, and as fun as that, and other YA series of the 90's were, we're curious to see where this one takes us.


"Arcanum Pictures is Peter S. Hall and Paul Gandersman. Together they have produced the feature films ‘My Sucky Teen Romance,’ ‘Grow Up, Tony Phillips,’ and ‘There Will Be No Stay,’ as well as a number of shorts and commercials. Their first project as a writing-directing team is ‘Givertaker,’ a short film set within the larger world of ‘Dead Kids Club.’"

Imagined as a part of a series of interwoven stories about a town where teens dabble in the dark arts, Givertaker is an impressive effort that begs more installments. It's very well made, and it has the perfect Teen Terror vibe about it.

More, please.