Customer Reviews

State of Shock 4 Movie Pack

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

All but eight titles in PENDULUM's MORTUARY OF MADNESS 50 MOVIE PACK are new (for them) DVD releases. The repeats: "Drawing Blood," "Edgar Allan Poe's Darkness," "I Dream of Dracula," ""The Innocent," "Kill Syndrome," "Nutcracker," "Slasher" and "This Darkness."

MAXIM MEDIA's "Pendulum Pictures" horror films are distributed exclusively by MILL CREEK ENTERTAINMENT. These movies are a throwback to the early '60s type of drive-in theater gorefests that were once popular with teens. Fans of low-budget murder, mayhem and maniacs will not be disappointed by this little collection.


This item's companion, CATACOMB OF CREEPSHOWS 50 MOVIE PACK (also from PENDULUM-MILL CREEK), offers up another 42 new-to-MCE-DVD gorefests.


Parenthetical numbers preceding titles are 1 to 10 viewer poll ratings found at a film research website.

(???) Abe's Tomb (2007) - John Hanner/Sherri Foxx/Carl R. Merritt/Stacey Sparks/Shannon Caracho/Sal Lizard
(???) Alucard (2003)
(???) Amped (2004) - Elizabeth Di Prinzio/Shelby Barendrick/Trish Christensen/Ray Bachman/Cliff Poche
(???) Apocalypse Rising (2006) - Joe Sperandeo/
(1.0) Bimbos B.C. (1990) - (Produced/written/directed by Todd Sheets)
(3.2) Black Ribbon (2007) - Tony Rugnetta/Jacki Vogel/Rudy J. Altenor/Berenice Di Piazza
(2.7) Blood Bound (2007) - Alex Szele/John Hermann/Tini Martin/Amanda Kutchta
(2.8) Blood Stained Bride (2006) - Joe Sperandeo /Dane Moreton/Renee Intlekofer/Tara Battani
(3.1) A Bothered Conscience (2006) - MacFarland Martin/Stephen Martin/Dannial McCoy/Dennis Smithers Sr.
(3.7) Brainiac (2004) - Greg Bayan/Lisa Nistri/Joe Hansard/Elizabeth Shevock/Terry Michael King
(???) Branded (2005) - Trey Fillmore/Jamie Sworski/Megan Enlow
(3.6) Cadaverella (2007) - Megan Goddard/Ryan Seymour/Kieran Hunter/Santiago Vasquez
(???) Creeply Clips (2004) - Nikki C./Jasi Cotton Lanier/Lynn Marz/Telsa
(1.7) Curse of Pirate Death (2006) - Elizabeth Di Prinzio/Mitch Toles/Ron Jeremy/Syn DeVil
(3.3) Curse of the Wolf (2006) - Renee Porada/Brian Heffron/Lanny Poffo/Lisa McQuiston
(???) Dark Light (UK-2004)
(4.4) Dark Places (2005) - Nessa Hawkins/David C. Hayes/Syn DeVil/Ernest Melon/Raj Sun
(???) Dead Teenagers (2006) - Corey Schuler/Denny Costa/Jen Saraullo
(8.0) Drawing Blood (2005) - Robert Z'Dar/Joe Estevez/Bryan Irzyk
(???) Edgar Allan Poe's Darkness (2002) - Adam Smoot/David Stevens/Ashley Clark
(???) The Expedition (2006) - Anthony Cortese/Jessica Brant/Bill Lucas
(5.1) Fear of the Dark (2001) - Rosemary Gore/Vanessa Edwards/Mike Lane/Mark Yonick
(2.6) Feral (2006) - Sheena Dodds/Merrill Capps/Elizabeth Poirrier/Michael Ben-Edward
(2.7) Fist of the Vampire (2007) - Darian Caine/Brian Heffron/Brian Anthony/Todd Chapman
(3.9) The Great American Snuff Film (2003) - Mike Marsh/Ryan Hutman/Jason Dinger
(1.8) Hell's Threshold (2006) - Gervase Peterson/Giancarlo Maleno/Matt von Siegel/Martha Gay
(2.0) Home Made (UK-2008) - Jason Impey/Ben Campbell/Jenny Charles/Alan Impey
(2.0) I Dream of Dracula (2003) - Michellina Shafranski/Jae Mosc/Maria Bolaris
(4.6) Immortal (1995) - Andrew Taylor/Meredith Leigh Sause/Matthew Brookshire
(2.7) The Innocent (2005) - Stuart Brennan/Patricia Rybarczyk/Charlotte Rayner
(2.2) Into Thy Hands ("Jesus Christ: Serial Rapist") (2004) - Bill Zebub/Kerri Taylor
(???) Kill Syndrome (2006)
(2.4) Killer Story (2004) - William Smith/Joe Estevez/Patrick Thomas/Susan Featherly
(3.4) Knight Chills (2001) - Tim Jeffrey/DJ Perry/Michael Rene Walton/Laura Tidwell
(???) Mrs. Amworth (2005) - Magenta Brooks/Christy Sullivan/Jim Nalitz
(3.6) Nutcracker: An American Nightmare (2001) - Bill Bragg/David Hess/Christine Marie Schneider
(???) Planet Blood (2001)
(3.4) Pony Trouble (2005) - Melinda Desiree Frye/Irina Peligrad/Scott Matalon/Bethany Lawler
(???) Puppet Show (2007)
(???) Sabbath (2008) - Ashley Gallo/Bobby Williams/David Caleris/David Crawford
(2.9) Sickness House (2006) - Alex Ross Ritzema/Susan Yang/Patrick Higgins/R. Cameron Friday
(3.2) Silent Bloodnight (Austria-2006) - Vanessa Vee/Robert Cleaner/Alexander E. Fennon
(5.0) Sinners (2007) - Ben Kurland/Matthew Christopher/Sean Hoagland/Tony Hannagan
(2.8) Slasher (1985) - Juli Andelman/Charles Ellis/James Vance/Bennie Lee McGowan/Peter Hart
(???) Super Hell (2004) - Conrad Brooks/Robert Z'Dar
(???) Super Hell 2 (2005) - Conrad Brooks
(3.1) This Darkness: The Vampire Virus (2003) - David Everritt/Jenevieve Frank/Dylan O'Leary
(5.1) The Vampire Conspiracy (Canada-2005) - Jean-Marc Fontaine/Sarah Boes/Zena Driver
(2.1) Vampire Whöres from Outer Space (2005) - Diana Burton/Lance Steele/Billy Dynamite
(???) A Vampire's Tale (2004)

These movies stink, but we knew that before ordering. We bought the collection because Ron Jeremy, Robert Z'dar, and Conrad Brooks are in here. There's one movie on here that makes up for how much the rest of these stink, though. 'Vampire Whores from Outer Space' is not at all serious, and it's pretty entertaining for a no budget horror movie a bunch of friends made in their spare time.

A fantasy-prone geeky kid (so geeky that the other members of his role-playing group taunt him) dies and a BLACK KNIGHT rises up to avenge him. Kind of ho-hum in that there is no nudity (that's actually okay given the cast), the violence is on par with a made-for-TV movie, and the plot is pretty predictable. I liked the effort that they put into it to make RPGs seem sinister and sexy.

John can't have what he wants in this life, so he's going to make sure he gets it in the next! Knight Chills is a psychological thriller about what happens when the lines between this life and the next are blurred... and the chilling consequences that follow. Set in the present day and in the dead of winter, this feature revolves around an ensemble of young people who share the thrills of role-playing, and the subsequent terror when one of their own takes the game too far.

It's a great package of low budget horror flicks. A pretty good way to waste some time when the time is available. Just my cup of tea. :)

After viewing Jeffrey Kennedy's Knight Chills at the East Lansing Film Festival last spring, the images resonated in my memory for days. It was one of those films that let you continue reliving the intense moments and contemplating the motives of the characters long after you've walked out of the theatre.

This is the dark tale of a group of young adults and their former teacher who are members of a roleplaying game club. One embittered young man takes the game a bit too seriously, and seeks revenge upon his fellow role-players in a most bizarre and brutal way.

The writing is intelligent, the performances are powerful. The action scenes will keep you on the edge of your seat. At the same time, the nuances and subtleties of the characters' relationships to one another will intrigue you and keep you guessing.

You don't have to know a thing about role-playing to enjoy this film, which speaks to the brilliant dialogue. Those who are familiar with role-playing games will feel that they are right there at the game table with the characters. This is some of the most cleverly choreographed dialogue (the writing and filming) I have seen since the dinner table scene in Hannah and Her Sisters.

Purchasing this film is a wise investment, as you will want to view it again and again.

A group of role-playing game enthusiasts gather every saturday night in their teacher's basement for swords, sorcery, and beers. One guy (played by Michael Wayne Walton) is a little bit TOO into the game, fantasizing about his knightly role with a girl gamer, who wants nothing to do with him. The bozo winds up driving into a tree and burning up, moments after swearing an oath to the great knight-of-the-rose pantheon. Soon, other saturday night gamers start turning up dead, cut to pieces by a dark knight on a big horse. Police are baffled, but we're not! I liked most of this movie. Not bad for a micro-budget indie...

An "artsy" attempt at horror that falls flat on its face. Acting and direction are amatuerish, and the movie's score overrides so much of the dialogue, you want to scream. It has a very slow and ill-acted opening, and it takes forever to get to any meaty substance. Role playing games come across even more banal than I had thought. Miss this one--there are no chills here!

I saw this movie at the East Lansing Film Festival. It brings a cool twist to role players. It shows how their lives are changed from one role player gone bizzerk. Someone really knew how to write a cool script. DJ Perry also has a riviting role much like his role in "In the Woods". It goes in my collection.

Collection of Highschool Video projects, all crap, all unwatchable. Don't waste your time, these aren't movies, they're stupid wastes of resources.