31 Nights of Halloween: Polaroid

I'm trying to decide if the unfortunate photographer in tonight's short film's biggest mistake was to shake the polaroid photos as they dry or to not run away after taking the first one.

Polaroid (2017)
Starring: Ethan Mikael
Director: Joey Greene
Rating: Nine of Ten Stars

Musical Monday: Don't Fear the Reaper with Ghost & Anthony Vincent

If today's video and cover of "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" doesn't stir the Halloween spirit within you... well, then you may be beyond help!

31 Nights of Halloween: Peek A Boo

Ghosts and other terrors reaching into our lives from the screens of our computers, smart phones, and tablets has becoming an ever-increasing popular theme in horror movies over the past decade or two. Here's one such film. Take it as a warning... if some stranger asks you in chat "Shall We Play a Game?" (or some variation there-of) block them!

Peek A Boo (2017)
Starring: Vivian Wu and Rosa Lin
Director: Jose Escorcia
Rating: Six of Ten Stars

31 Nights of Halloween: Repossessed

Would you sell a house to this woman?

The realtor in tonight's short film tries to, as the 31 Nights of Halloween continue!


Repossessed (2002)
Starring: JoBeth Williams and Juliet Landau
Director: John Coven
Rating: Seven of Ten Stars


This is a nicely done chiller, featuring familiar faces and good performances. It would have earned at least another Star if there had been another twist or two. The scares here are EXCELLENT, though.

Saturday Scream Queen: Juliet Landau

Born in 1964, Juliet Landau is the daughter of  Martin Landau and Barbara Bain, so performing is literally in her blood. She grew up in England and studied acting and classical ballet before returning to the United States at the age of 18 and embarking on her acting career.

Landau remains best known to horror fans for her role as Drusilla, the insane vampire on the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997-2003) and its spin-off "Angel" (2000-2004), but aside from her famous TV horror role, she's been in the horror-drenched sci-fi flick "Ravager" (1997); "Tool Box Murders" (2004) and "Hack!" (2007);  the zombie movie "Fairfield" (2014); and, most recently, "The Terror of Hallow's Eve" (2017); and several others.

31 Nights of Halloween: Pumpkin Eyes

There plenty of reviews here at Terror Titans that illustrate that I'm rather squemish when it comes to the sort of graphic violence that was a hallmark of the now-thankfully mostly extinct subgenre of torture porn. Today's short film, though, made me squirm and grimace and want to fast forward past the gory bits (even though most of them are implied rather than shown, which makes them worse!) as much as any of those films ever did. But I soldidered on, because in addition to making me feel uncomfortable, this film also made me smile... because in addition to be the kind of horror that really horrifies me, it's also silly and goofy. That, in turn, makes it a worth viewing during this year's 31 Days of Halloween.

Plus, who out there can't relate to the work party that's volunteer-but-mandatory to attend?

Pumpkin Eyes (2015)
Starring: Colten Phillips and Caleb Dish
Director: Jacob Perrett
Rating: Six of Ten Stars

Fear-filled Phantasms: Emanuele Taglietti

This year's featured artist during the 31 Nights of Halloween is Italian painter and illustrator Emanuele Taglietti. He was most active as a commercial artist during the 1970s and 1980s, and he specialized in covers for horror comics that featured lots of sex and graphic violence.

We're starting on the mild end of Taglietti's range, but it will get more graphic as the monsters awaken from their slumber and Halloween draws near.

31 Nights of Halloween: Creepy Evil

Drugs are bad, mmmkay? Especially drugs referred to as "Scary Pills". That goes double during the 31 Nights of Halloween!

Creepy Evil (2017)
Starring: Michelle Perez and Tara Milante
Director: Alexander Henderson
Rating: Seven of Ten Stars

31 Nights of Halloween: The Bridge Partner

You don't see many slow-burn psychological thrillers during the "31 Nights of Halloween, not only because they're hard to pull off in the length of time films are limited to here, but also because they just dont' seem very "Halloweeny". However, tonight's offering is so good--the story, the pacing, the casting... everything is just about perfect here--that it HAD to be part of this year's horror mini-film festival.


And since the month has barely started, and the Halloween Creatures are just now waking from their slumber, I'm sure there will be no objections to something a little different.


The Bridge Partner (2015)
Starring: Beth Grant, Sharon Lawerence, Robert Forster, and Catherine Carlen
Director: Gabriel Olson
Rating: Eight of Ten Stars

31 Nights of Halloween: Gamer Over

Let's get this year's 31 Nights of Halloween off to a great start with a little chiller that gives us treats and tricks, and illustrates the horror genres non-stop adaptability. Whatever new technology enters our lives, story-tellers will make it scary.

Gamer Over (2016)
Starring: Bobes Zabojnik and Emmka Rekova
Director: Viktor Rek
Rating: Nine of Ten Stars


My favorite part? Bobes Zabojnik's facial expressions!

Musical Monday: Don't Fear the Reaper

Every Monday until Halloween, you'll find a version of the Blue Oyster Cult's song about life and death, "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" here. They will run from haunting to fun, and I hope you'll like them all... and it's part of the 31 Nights of Halloween celebration here at Terror Titans!

First, I'm going to set the baseline with the original song, set to a very creative, fan-made video. (Heck, it's better than most professionally made videos if you ask me!)



Then, here's our first cover version of the song... yes, TWO musical treats to kick off this year's 31 Nights of Halloween celebration!

I hope you enjoy Ashbury Heights and "Halloween Cover #1".

Starting Tomorrow: 31 Nights of Halloween!

Tomorrow ushers in another 31 Nights of Halloween here at Terror Titans!

If this is your first time here, this is an annual tradition where I kinda-sorta resurrect what was once my horror movie review blog by posting horror short films (15 minutes or less) with commentary and ratings. Mondays are reserved for music videos and Saturdays may or may not feature a profile of a horror movie actress, reviving the Saturday Scream Queen feature that was once so popular in these parts. Fridays will also feature a bonus post (the Fear-Filled Phantasms series) spotlighting the work of an artist whom excels at Halloweenish horror fun.

I hope you'll swing by each and every day to bolster your Halloween spirit and get ready for the big night!

A piece by this year's Fear-Filled Phantasms artist Emanuele Taglietti

Merry Christmas Everyone!

It's Santa vs. Michael Myers. Two holiday titans enter... one will leave!