Tag Archives: horror

(little movie secrets) Dead Mine (2012) is a jewel to watch out for!

I just love war horror! This little subgenre of horror is related to movies happening in WWII, WWI or other wars, or are related to those wars. This little movie is so great that I watched it already three times since it is out ten years ago. Well, a group of mercenaries discovers abandoned mine in which Japanese general Yamashita supposedly hid gold. But, as things go in such movies, there is no gold and the mercenaries and scientists deal with infamous Japanese Unit 731 instead, For those who don´t know, Unit 731 was a sinister Japanese division which did experiments on humans and killed a lot of prisoners of war, especially in the town of Harbin in Manchuria. Well, action here is superb, especially when those Japanese Imperial Guard soldiers step into story. There are couple of great gore scenes, ending leaves place for a sequel which fortunately or less fortunately never came. My heartily recommendation for this one. Directed by Steven Sheil(Mum & Dad).

(movie) The Twin (2022) is an atmospheric psychological horror tale set in Finland!

After the loss of their son Nathan, married couple move to Finland with their survived son, Elliot, who is Nathan´s twin brother. There in the north of Finland, couple seeks to find solace and deal with grief and loss. But, sinister forces are at work. Elliot starts to behave weird, claiming that he is Nathan and Anthony, the husband becomes estranged and somehow stops taking notes of Rachel´s search for truth. The townsfolk are weird and just stand in front of the house and watch. Is there a way to bring Nathan back, sell your soul or sacrifice everything?

Well, this one was your average folk psychological horror tale like so many others. Meaning, desolate place, cultists, ancient beliefs, pagan lore, family which tries to cope with loss and grief. But, the twist in the end of the movie somehow saves it to be a bit above average and saves the movie in making it a decent one. Teresa Palmer(Warm Bodies, Lights Out) is good, Steven Cree(Outlaw King, Maleficent) somehow does not manage to have chemistry with Palmer´s character Rachel. Directed by Taneli Mustonen(Lake Bodom).