crackedhalo11 GIRLHOUSE comes from Canadian director John Knaut who was also behind the fun JACK BROOKS, MONSTER SLAYER (which features some amazing practical effects) and THE SHRINE). The result is a slick, stylish and suspenseful thriller that only once in awhile trips over itself when trying to make A STATEMENT. The interesting thing everyone here is generally likeable; none of the women are played out as TOTAL sluts (and there are even some attempts to defend their career choice) and the men aren't typical, sex-starved assholes. The killer (donning a genuinely creepy woman's mask that seems an homage to TOURIST TRAP) is a bit generic but his ruthless nature offers some nasty kills in the process. A solid recommend on this one!

Ben-Trousers If you're a woman-hating loser you might get a kick out of this garbage, it's a woman-hating loser fantasy. In fact, it has a lot in common with a woman-hating loser - no redeeming qualities.I got suckered in by the reviews......I despair, don't make the same mistake.

MattyGibbs A young girl gets a job as a web cam performer at a house. When an unstable client is humiliated by them, he seeks his own sort of justice. I can't say I had much hope for this film and it was only in desperation that I turned it on. However it proved to be a pleasant surprise. It's well filmed, gory, very tense and quite scary which I find is a relative rarity these days. Although the script is pretty standard, where Girl House succeeds is that it makes you care for the central characters. Rather than some empty headed bimbo the lead character Kylie ( played well by Ali Cobrin) comes across as intelligent and likable as does her boyfriend Ben ( a good performance from Adam DiMarco) who is not the stereotypical jerk. You find out pretty early who the killer is and also why he does it. He is suitably scary and again it's another good performance, this time by Slaine. I found this pretty entertaining modern day slasher. Although not in any way groundbreaking this is a decent addition to the genre and worth checking out.

Amy Queen This is actually one of the better horrors I have seen lately. I am a fan of horrors and this one didn't disappoint. I find it hard to see how you can't have a horror film without unnecessary sexual content so like most horror films this is somewhat the same although at least it kind of fits in with the theme of it being a modern day playboy mansion. The story is actually pretty good and catches your interest although I never understood the significance of the mask. The attack on the blonde was somewhat strange. I see why he would want to disfigure her but uncertain why he would leave her alive. Her suicide was weird and didn't sit well. It did keep you on edge waiting to see if they would be found in time although it would have been nice if more than one survived. It is in some ways a typical horror where the killer seems superhuman and all common sense goes out the window when you come face to face with a killer. But I liked the movie and would recommend watching it. It has a good enough story and some decent detail to keep you interested. I would watch it again.