Grave Encounters Jason: A personal experience similar to what transpires in this movie might make me connect with it more but regardless, this is creepy, creepy stuff. Even when things go off the rails and into the realm of the impossible, it's still believable. No monsters. No demons. Just stuff one would possibly encounter in a haunted place. This kept the movie grounded and, ultimately, scary. Nothing here is overdone. It's all slow burn. It works for the most part. Maybe things take a little too long to get going, but the payoff is there. I own this movie. I've watched it twice. I will see it again. A Good! Shawn: This movie looks FAR too familiar for both Jay and I.  This is another case where our idea got made into a real movie. Except we did this. Did. It. Along with a psychic, skeptic and camera dude. There is the mother of all jump scares here. I don't usually like jump scares, but this one works, probably because the rest of the movie is scary too. What ...

Welcome to 2012. If you're a Mayan, this is the year the world ends. If not, it's another 12 months filled with promise, potential and, as is the case in The Basement: movies. Lots of 'em. Some Good, others Bad and a handful downright Ugly. And what better way to kick off the second half of the season then by having John Fallon -- The Arrow himself -- back in The Basement. John was the first guest Jason and Shawn interviewed on the show and the head honcho of Arrow in the Head has been a busy man since. Tonight, John talks about his role in the upcoming French horror flick Dead Shadows and the plethora of other projects he's got on the go during a feature interview . . . one that must not be missed! But that's not all. Oh no. This is a film review show, so there's a couple of movies the boys have lined up for the chopping block. First up is the found-footage frightfest Grave Encounters from the aptly named Vicious Brothers. The film earned high praise during...

When a movie comes along from producer Guillermo Del Toro and the director of the creepy-as-hell Spanish horror The Orphanage, then the film is an automatic must see. The trailer for director Guillem Morales' Los Ojos de Julia (Julia's Eyes) is out and boy does it looks great. As my wife said upon viewing it: "That's creepy!" The film stars Belen Rueda of The Orphanage and tells the story of a woman who is determined to uncover the secret behind her sister's death, even though she is slowly going blind.  All the makings of a great thriller are here: moody atmosphere, beautiful damsel in distress, and more than a little bit of suspense. Hopefully this gets a theatrical release in North America . . . but I doubt it. Shawn and I will have to seek out the Christmas Present Version and get a review up pronto!