None of the posters designed to promote this film that I came across on IMDB do this film justice. Some hint at the strangeness that plays out in the later part of the film, and arguably spoil some of it. And the ones hinting at the missing and the mystery at the heart of it,…
Tag: mystery
Project MKHEXE (2025) – Gerald Robert Waddell
There’s a solid and creepy idea at work in the mockumentary, Project MKHEXE, I just don’t think it’s executed as well as it could have been. A rediscovered lost documentary tells the story of Tim Wilson (Ignacyo Matynia) as he attempts to dig into the suicide of his younger brother, Sean (Will Jandro). Tim doesn’t…
Tribe (2025) – Dan Asma
As I’ve previously said, in fact, I think everyone has found footage can be hit or miss. Tribe came up in my Facebook feed, and I figured, why not? There was something in it that caught my interest. For the most part, the film works; it stands up, but there are some pretty low-budget visual…
Horror in the High Desert (2021) – Dutch Marich
This one started out solidly enough, but by the time it ended, I was wondering how it spawned a number of sequels. The last fifteen minutes of the film, the real found footage part of the story, is shoddy at best. The story follows a series of talking heads, as they attempt to delve into…
The Mighty Quinn (1989) – Carl Schenkel
I don’t think The Mighty Quinn ever found the right tone. They don’t quite get the island life vibe right. A film that is supposed to be a mystery, thriller and comedy has to walk a fine line, and it never seems to be able to do that. It’s no fault of the cast, Denzel…
Strange Houses (2025) – Uketsu
I liked Uketsu’s first book, Strange Pictures, and I liked the idea behind their work. Having said that, the second book, Strange Houses, is a stronger, more cohesive effort. The Author, and a friend find themselves caught up in a mystery when the floor plan of a house they come across seems to suggest some…
Strange Pictures (2022) – Uketsu
I think the cover of this book is a little misleading, it calls itself a mystery horror sensation. And while there are elements of mystery to it, it’s not what I would call traditional horror in any sense. It does have some cool ideas and I like how they are presented. A quick, short read,…
The God of the Woods (2024) – Liz Moore
Damn this book is good. It had popped up into my feed as a recommendation, and after reading the blurb I was in. I’m not going to say much storywise beyond the blurb because it’s wonderful to see how the narrative plays out. I am going to say, I loved the way Moore crafted her…
Drug of Choice (1970) – Micheal Crichton
Micheal Crichton writing as his alter-ego John Lange delivers a fast-paced, odd, and occasionally uneven tale with Drug of Choice. I think the biggest problem with the story is that its too short. A number of the sequences could have been expanded on to unnerve the reader and immerse them into the mystery of what…
Get Smart (1966) – The Decoy, Hoo Done It, and Rub-A-Dub-Dub… Three Spies in a Tub
Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) is The Decoy in this episode, written by Sydney Zelinka and Ronald Axe. It first aired on 29 October, 1966. While Agent X carries the plans to a distant meeting, Agent 86 is to pose as the decoy and draw the attention of KAOS. The Chief (Edward Platt) plants information to…
