low-budget horror

Samurai Priest Vampire Hunter

By Kent Hill | December 2025

Tim Thomerson is one of my heroes. I thought I’d seen everything he was in, so it was quite the gift to…

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Tim Thomerson is one of my heroes. I thought I’d seen everything he was in, so it was quite the gift to feast upon director/co-writer Mark Terry’s...

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1 Hour To Kill is a horror comedy made by people who believe in it. Director Jim Klock also stars as Danny, while screenwriter Chad Rigley co-stars as...

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Writer-director Brett Bentman's The Veil is a fresh twist on a particular horror subgenre. However, to explain how or why would be to spoil the second half...

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Get ready for the dream you are chasing to turn around and start chasing you after viewing the impressive indie Canadian chiller Phantom Paradox, written...

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If the devil himself commissioned a mixtape of late-night cable nightmares, it would probably look a lot like Bring on the Damned!. Written and directed by...

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Director Wayne Moreheart and screenwriter James Justin Howells's horror film For God's Sake Wake Her Up presents two haunted women as the protagonists....

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Hop aboard a board you will not get bored with in the homicidal surfboard movie Plankenstein: A Killer Surf Movie, written and directed by Diq Diamond. On...

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I must, Film Threat readers, claim complete ignorance, for I have not seen Travis Irvine’s original killer raccoon film. This factor, I confess, crossed...

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In the opening moment of Mark S. Allen's low-budget indie horror, Don't Answer, we meet a loving family in their van, driving to their quiet small-town...

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In the land of low-budget thriller and horror movies, Hotel Dunsmuir has its place. A creepy opening with a slightly 1970s feel, with a harp plucking...

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