4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Anne Rice Edition

Posted on October 4, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!

Today would have been the 86th birthday of author Anne Rice. It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Anne Rice Adaptations

Interview With A Vampire (1994, dir by Neil Jordan, DP: Phillippe Rousselot)

Exit to Eden (1994, dir by Garry Marshall, DP: Theo van de Sande)

Queen of the Damned (2002, dir by Michael Rymer, DP: Ian Baker)

The Young Messiah (2016, dir by Cyrus Nowrasteh, DP: Joel Ransom)

Brad’s Scene of the Day features Chuck Norris in SILENT RAGE!

Posted on October 3, 2026 by Bradley Crain

One of the first movies I chose to write about when I started contributing to this site was SILENT RAGE. It was the Chuck Norris movie I watched most as a kid, because they played it all the time on one of our local TV stations. I thought it was pretty scary at the time as Chuck took on the type of indestructible killer who could have walked straight off of a horror film set. I think this opening scene sets the stage pretty well on why I liked the film. It’s violent, Chuck is badass, and Stephen Furst even provides a little bit of sweet and silly humor. Enjoy!

“They Awakened An Ancient Being in the Sea”, Review by Case Wright

Posted on October 3, 2026 by casewright

Well, at least, Cthulhu wasn’t woken up by Antarctic explorers. I went to Antarctica, but when you’ve seen one abandoned city of madness, you’ve seen them all!

This short has dumbass explorers too, but they are scuba divers; so, that’s new. I wouldn’t describe this short as good, but it something that was made.

The divers discover elder gods and the residents of a coastal town head into the sea to be its food. If you’re looking for more of a plot, you won’t get it. I just wish that this film didn’t take itself so seriously; it even had some black and white shots. UGHHHH. Check it out or don’t…I’m not a cop.

4 Horror Films For The Weekend (10/3/26)

Posted on October 3, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

It’s October! Here’s four films that you can watch this weekend to help you get in the Halloween mood!

For last night’s #FridayNightFlix, we watched Roger Moore’s first outing as James Bond, Live and Let Die (1973). Now, I know that a lot of people are going to read that and think to themselves, “Live and Let Die isn’t a horror movie!” While it’s true that Live and Let Die is primarily a spy movie, it does borrow quite a bit from the horror genre. I mean, this is a film that opens with a man being killed in voodoo ceremony! Baron Samedi (played by Geoffrey Holder), the man who cannot die, is one of Bond’s best villains and also one of the few that apparently does manage to avoid dying. If Hammer or Amicus had produced the Bond films, they would probably look a lot like Live and Let Die. So, if you’re looking for a horror-adjacent film to help get you in the Halloween mood, Live and Let Die is a great choice. It’s the closest thing we have to a true James Bond grindhouse film. The boat chase is a classic, though how much of a classic depends on you feel about having a redneck Louisiana sheriff dropped right in the middle of a Bond film. The film is currently on Prime, along with all the other Bond films.

Two weeks ago, for #MondayActionMovie, we watched Graduation Day (1981). Featuring a great soundtrack, several over the top kills, a hammy Christopher George, a young Vanna White, and an epic 12-minute performance of the song Gangster Rock by Felony, Graduation Day is one of the best of the early slashers. Like a lot of those pre-Nightmare On Elm Street slasher films, it owes a huge debt to the giallo genre. The killer even wears black gloves! Can you figure out who the murderer is? And will you ever get the film’s insanely catchy theme song, The Winner, out of your head? Everybody wants to be the winner…. Graduation Day is streaming on Prime.

The Dead Pit (1989) is a personal favorite of mine. A woman end up in a mental hospital and spends the majority of the movie running around in her underwear while trying to get people to understand that the dead are coming back to life. I’ve had that dream more times than I care to count. This is an enjoyably over-the-top B-movie. Director Brett Leonard captures some truly creepy images and lead actress Cheryl Lawson gives a good and sympathetic performance as the amnesiac who keeps seeing terrible things. With all of the elevated horror nonsense that’s going on right now, it’s nice to see a film from an age when the horror films were made by people who didn’t feel the need to apologize for the genre. The Dead Pit is streaming on Tubi.

Finally, with In The Mouth of Madness (1995), John Carpenter proved himself to be one of the few directors capable of actually capturing the bleak atmosphere of H.P. Lovecraft’s best stories. The much-missed Sam Neill gives one of his best performances as a reporter who discovers a horrifying truth. The film’s final scene is brilliant.

Happy October!

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Denis Villeneuve Edition

Posted on October 3, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to Canadian director, Denis Villeneuve! It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Denis Villeneuve Films

Prisoners (2013, dir by Denis Villeneuve, DP: Roger Deakins)

Arrival (2016, dir by Denis Villeneuve, DP: Bradford Young)

Blade Runner 2049 (2017, dir by Denis Villeneuve, DP: Roger Deakins)

Dune Part Two (2024, dir by Denis Villeneuve, DP: Greg Fraser)

Brad reviews WE’RE GOING TO EAT YOU (1980), directed by Tsui Hark!

Posted on October 2, 2026 by Bradley Crain

WE’RE GOING TO EAT YOU (1980) is the story of Agent 999 (Norman Chu), an agent of the Central Surveillance Agency, who comes to a remote island to catch the notorious criminal, Rolex (Melvin Wong). Once he gets there, he discovers that the island is overrun by crazed cannibals and is ruled over with an iron fist by a power mad Chief (Eddy Ko). Chief hoards the human meat of unsuspecting travelers who happen upon the island for himself and his soldiers, leaving the villagers to starve. As Agent 999 continues his investigation and tries to avoid becoming lunch, he finds out that the repentant criminal Rolex has become the Chief’s aid in order to expose the evils of the island to the authorities on the mainland without having to go back to jail himself. When Rolex’s plans don’t work out, Agent 999 must then team up with a goofy thief (Hon Kwok-Choi) to fight off the cannibals, save his newfound love (Michelle Kim), and get the hell off of the island in one piece!

The second film to be directed by Hong Kong icon Tsui Hark, WE’RE GOING TO EAT YOU is a wild hybrid film that leans heavily into horror, comedy and martial arts. It’s an odd mix that contains jarring shifts in tone, a staple of Hong Kong Cinema of the 80’s. One minute we’re watching men have their arms cut off and their guts ripped out, only to immediately shift to slapstick rape humor, before shifting to badass martial arts / roller skating kung fu action choreographed by a young Corey Yuen. Completely unpolished in terms of production values, it’s acquired somewhat of a cult classic status due to its raw energy, gory subject matter, directorial pedigree, and anti-communist political themes. I thought Norman Chu was good as Agent 999, even if his charismatic agent isn’t always as observant as we’d hope he’d be. Eddy Ko, who is in one of my favorite Hong Kong films, THE MISSION (1999), can be both menacing and goofy as the Chief who will pretty much do anything to preserve his power and supply of meat. The island village puts off its own scary vibes with its creepy slaughterhouse and masked cannibals, always at the ready to hack off a body part. It adds up to a rather unique viewing experience.

While WE’RE GOING TO EAT YOU is certainly not for everyone due to its subject matter, those who appreciate the frenetic action of Hong Kong cinema will enjoy this film. It will also fit the bill for those who like kung fu action mashups served with sides of gory gore and silly giggles. Just don’t expect it to have the polished look of Hark’s later films such as PEKING OPERA BLUES (1986) and ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA (1991).

“They Have Awakened”, AI Short, Review by Case Wright

Posted on October 2, 2026 by casewright

Last year, I reviewed A LOT of AI horror films and yes…most were terrible. It is sad that these films exist and someone spend time making them. However, there are some that are not the worst.

“They Have Awakened” by Ethan is a super short film on Antarctic explorers who find a cave that is just chock full of Cthulhu…Cthulhus(?)…Cthulhossiers(?). Cthulhossiers are like other Cthulhus, but they’re mostly into college hoops.

The explorer team finding Cthulhus is essentially a sub-genre; the stories are always the same, BUT some times the rendering is slightly better. I am actually tired of explorers continuing to unleash Cthulhus- can’t they be like the other Antarctic scientists that I’ve met and just turn to alcoholism and amphetamines?

The film is aggressively mediocre, but it’s only 4 minutes and change; so, have an oat-forward pancake and spend four minutes watching.

4 Shots From 4 Horror Films: October 2nd

Posted on October 2, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

4 Shots From 4 Horror Films

The Wicker Man (1973, dir by Robin Hardy, DP: Harry Waxman)

Ticket to Heaven (1981, dir by Ralph L. Thomas, DP: Richard Lieterman)

Split Image (1982. dir by Ted Kotcheff, DP: Robert C. Jessup)

Midsommar (2019, dir by Ari Aster, DP: Pawel Pogorzelski)

6 Trailers From October 2nd

Posted on October 2, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Every Horrorthon, I like to bring out an old favorite of mine. Lisa Marie’s Favorite Grindhouse and Exploitation Film Trailers used to be a regular feature here on the Shattered Lens. Every week, I would share some of my favorite grindhouse and exploitation film trailers. Unfortunately, it turned out that YouTube only had a limited amount of good trailers and I soon found myself having to reuse trailers to keep the series going. As a result, this feature went from being a weekly thing to a holiday thing.

Well, it’s the holidays!

Here are six of my favorite horror trailers! I will definitely be watching all six of these this October!

(Be warned, some of the trailers are not safe for work and feature quite a bit of blood and violence.)