Final Women

Madison County is by no means a great film. But it is a fun one. I can honestly say I was never once bored during its 81 minute run time. However, your enjoyment of the film depends a lot on your patience for unlikable characters making illogical decisions. I, personally, have a fair amount of patience for most movie making flaws, as long as I'm being entertained. The plot involves four friends (and one's suspicious, tag-along older brother) who head to a small town in order to interview the author of a book on a local legend, a serial killer, who may or may not actually exist and who may or may not have had a little help from the rest of the locals. The mystery isn't a strong one and the twists aren't as shocking as I think they're meant to be, but the killer, who wears a pig head mask, is pretty creepy, certainly more so than a lot of other modern horror boogeyman. My biggest praise, however, has to go to Adrienne Harrell, who plays the elderly Erma, and ma...

The third (and final - for now!) part of my list of favorite oft overlooked horror movies. 1. Campfire Tales This horror anthology has some big names (Christine Taylor, Ron Livingston, James Marsden, etc.) in it and came out during the post- Scream teen slasher boom, so I'm surprised it's not more widely known. Especially because it's also a lot of fun and boasts some seriously creepy scenes, particularly in the first two segments. 2. Zombeavers This ridiculous film is so freaking great! I could watch it over and over again. In it, mutated beavers attack a group of annoying college students spending a weekend at a cabin on a lake. Whenever anyone gets bitten by one of the beavers, they turn into a crazed human/beaver hybrid, intent on chowing down on anybody nearby. Zombeavers is cheesy in the best way possible, and I recommend it to anyone who likes their horror a little on the ridiculous side. 3. Dog Soldiers Neil Marshall may have made it big with his...