Frogman (2023)

 

The Cucuy

 

Carved

 

Return of the Scarecrow (2017)

Return of the Scarecrow (2017)

Killer scarecrows have become popular horror villains as the costume is relatively easy to make, and like a clown, scarecrows can be personalized for each movie. A small town lives with a dark secret involving a scarecrow that can be brought to life if disturbed due to an ancient curse. The only way to control it is to send victims its way so it can sleep a few years more. Around Halloween, a group of visiting friends come to town and are lured to this menace after hearing tales in a bar. While some look to scare them with goofy costumes, a few citizens fear that the scarecrow will seek more victims in the community. Return of the Scarecrow has the look of a bloody horror movie, but it is instead more of an 80s-style horror comedy with its bungling characters and goofy moments involving the scarecrow. While it is a low-budget project, the movie has entertaining moments and some decent characters to help carry the film.   

Bloody Mary (2006)

Bloody Mary (2006)

Dir- Richard Valentine

Nurses from a psychiatric hospital haze a new employee by having her summon Bloody Mary in the abandoned tunnels under the facility, but an unexpected event occurs. Her sudden disappearance and the mysterious deaths of some of the patients call into question the possibility that a dangerous and evil entity may haunt the asylum. Bloody Mary is a supernatural horror movie directed by Richard Valentine and starring Kim Tyler, Matt Borlenhi, and Cory Monteith. Bloody Mary is a decent indie horror film that does feature some unique kills and a spooky urban legend tale. While Bloody Mary does have some flaws, it is worth checking out for the creepy kills and the cameo by the late Glee actor Cory Monteith. 

Mr. Halloween (2007)

Mr. Halloween (2007)

Dir- Andrew Wolf

A small town haunter named Mr. Halloween fascinates the local children with his haunted house. An urban legend is told that his attraction uses genuine body parts, and when children begin to disappear, Mr. Loomis, aka Mr. Hallowen, is the main suspect. Mr. Halloween is a low-budget made for video horror movie directed by Andrew Wolf and featuring Bill Loomis in a fictionalized version of Mr. Halloween. The film has many flaws, including being overly long and poorly paced. Too little happens to make the movie worth recommending, as most viewers will likely turn the movie off or fall asleep. The film has a great-looking poster and unfortunately, this is probably the best that can be said of this bargain bin film.

The Ridge (2005)

The Ridge (2005)

Dir- Brett Haley

College friends take a trip to a remote vacation home in the woods and become victims of a killer who may be based on a local urban legend. The Ridge is a low-budget home invasion horror movie directed and written by Brett Haley, who appears as Blake. The movie is a routine slasher inspired by the legend of The Ridge Runner. While the story has potential, the film spends too much time with characters talking and nothing happening until an hour into the film. In addition, many of the kills are made with poor lighting, and the killer's motives are not explained. The few interesting characters are killed too early, and we are left not caring about those toward the end. The Ridge isn't terrible, but the low-budget hampers what could have been a better movie.