Gates of Gore's Independent Horror Reviews

Starring: Simon Callow, Kal Weber, Lucy Kudden, Jud Charlton, Paul McDowell, John Shrapnel Director: Julian Doyle Originally titled Chemical Wedding, Crowley (the US title) tells the tale of Neo-Pagan Aleister Crowley, known as "The Wickedest Man in the World", who died in 1947. 50 years after his death, Cambridge scholar Professor Oliver Haddo enters a Virtual Reality Machine, but things go awry and he becomes possessed by the spirit of Crowley. Crowley proceeds to begin his occult practices all over again, in search for a "scarlet bride" to marry and increase his powers. I really didn't know what to expect, but this was one of the most kick ass movies I've seen in a long time. Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson co-wrote this little tale and I was surprised. I love Bruce Dickinson, but had no idea that he could write a movie such as this. Simon Callow, who portrayed Haddo/Crowley was amazing. He freaked me out in so many...

Starring: Barbi Benton, Charles Lucia, Jon Van Ness, John Warner Williams, Ben Surles Director: Boaz Davidosn A woman named Susan has to go to the hospital to pick up some test results, but she is forced to stay without her consent. However, someone dressed in surgical scrubs is obsessed with her and kills anyone that gets in his way. I love 80's slashers and rented Hospital Massacre so many times. It was one that I could watch all the time. I also love slashers that takes place in a hospital, it creeps me out so much. Well, let me get to what I think of Hospital Massacre. Playboy Playmate Barbi Benton portrayed Susan Jeremy and for the first time I can say that she did an excellent job.; I've seen other playmates go into the acting field and fail miserably, but not in this case. You can actually feel the terror that she is going through. Sadly, Hospital Massacre was the only horror movie she ever did. I would love to have seen her in mo...

I have been working really hard on the script and trying to update everyone with as much info as possible. You have now seen the amazing artwork by Mary Goff, so now I am going to share the cast of characters that will pay the ultimate price for listening to death metal. \m/ Mitch (lead singer of the band Fire and Brimstone) Layla Todd Cathy Robyn Kyle Roxy Joe Mary James Henrique (hiker) Reuben (hiker) Bianca (jogger) Rich (guitarist of the band Fire and Brimstone) Gary (bassist of the band Fire and Brimstone) Nick (drummer of the band Fire and Brimstone) More updates will come as soon as possible!

Here it is, the official artwork for The Trail of Satan. Courtesy of Mary Goff

Gates of Gore founder, Kristy Langford, is currently writing the ultimate gorefest titled THE TRAIL OF SATAN. Here's a little story of how this came about: Back in 2004, I wrote a short script titled, THE TRAIL OF SATAN. The original concept was about a group of friends who camp out in the woods and one of them gets possessed by Satan and goes on a killing spree. It was a fun ride, especially for my first script, which made me happy. It's now 2015 and I never thought I'd even want to do anymore writing, but I had the best inspiration and THE TRAIL OF SATAN is being revised...with the concept going in a totally different direction. There is one scene from my original script that will be included that just kicked ass. THE TRAIL OF SATAN is about sex, drugs, death metal and the ultimate bad ass killer. It's an unapologetic piece for the gorehound in all of you. THE PLOT: In 1985, Mitch, the lead singer of the band Fire and Brimstone, commited suicide in the name of...

Andy Copp is one of my new favorite directors, having directed a very disturbing flick as THE MUTILATION MAN. Hell, I even think it's more disturbing then SCRAPBOOK and that's saying something. Anyway, Andy is a very cool guy and he was so great to let me interview him, so check it out. Please check out Andy's awesome site at www.coppfilms.com THE INTERVIEW Kristy Langford: What are your favorite horror flicks? Andy Copp: My Favorite Horror flick is THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, the original Tobe Hooper film, not that piece of shit, gap commercial abortion that slimed its way across movie screens and the inpressionable teen consumer audiences embraced this past fall. The 1974 film still has a power and impact unmatched by any horror film before or since. The feeling of dread, and doom is established immediately and builds for the whole movie. TMC was one of the films that made me decide that the real power of the medium lay in the horror genre. KL: What d...

THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE is the ultimate classic horror movie. I have loved it since I was a kid and I love it to this day. I even get a kick out of the sequels....well, the first 2 sequels I should say. I hated THE NEXT GENERATION with a passion. It was the worst thing I have ever seen. I actually can't say anything about the remake or the sequel to that remake because I have never seen them and really don't have any desire to, as a matter of fact. That's no big deal for me because I hate most remakes anyway. When I first heard that a new TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE movie was on the horizon, I had no expectation at all. The trailer looked cool and all, but I wasn't sure if I really wanted to see it. I finally decided to check it out because I knew that it couldn't be any worse than THE NEXT GENERATION, right? This movie is set  in 1974 right after the events of the original TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE occurred (thanks to footage of the original movie). A group ...