Brandon Trost Movies

A handful of teenage delinquents discover that some places are just inherently evil in this frightful outing from director James Cotten. Sentenced by Juvenile Court to clean an abandoned mental asylum, it's not long before the hapless teens are falling prey to the malevolent demons that inhabit the creepy old building. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Robert Hall's drama Lightning Bug concerns a young man trapped in a small southern town with an abusive stepfather. The young man has developed a remarkable facility at creating make-up effects for horror films, and he hopes these skills will get him out of the town were his work is unappreciated by the religious zealots in the town. However his relationship with a pretty girl who wants to stay right where she is may be the one thing to keep him from following his dream. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Two young women, Angelica (Chantal Degroat), who has returned home for the summer from UCLA, and Emily (Maya Barovich) go off to a rave in the woods, where Angelica hopes to score some ecstasy. There, they meet Swan (Sage Stallone, horror aficionado and son of actor Sylvester Stallone), who, unbeknownst to them, was sent to find two naïve young women and bring them back to his father, Chaos (Kevin Gage), and his depraved cohorts, Frankie (Stephen Wozniak) and Daisy (Kelly K.C. Quann). As the helpless girls are brought into the woods to be tortured and murdered, Emily's loving parents grow worried that their normally levelheaded daughter has missed her curfew and is not answering her cell phone. After a frustrating encounter with the local police, they decide to go and look for the girls themselves. Chaos, written and directed by David DeFalco, is clearly modeled after Wes Craven's seminal 1972 low-budget horror film, Last House on the Left, which was inspired by Ingmar Bergman's The Virgin Spring. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

A man at the end of his emotional rope finally explodes, but not in a way anyone would have expected in this offbeat independent drama. Bob Maconel (Christian Slater) is a middle-aged nebbish working in an office building where few people know who he is and fewer still care. Bob has developed a seething hatred and resentment of those around him, and has taken to carrying a gun to work in the hope that one day he'll have the courage to take down some of his co-workers. However, one day another man working in the office snaps and opens fire; Bob grabs his weapon and kills the shooter, but not before the gunman wounds Vanessa (Elisha Cuthbert), a pretty girl who works there. Bob unwittingly becomes a hero, and is applauded for stopping the menace and saving Vanessa's life. However, as Bob keeps an eye on Vanessa at the hospital (where she may now be paralyzed for life), his sudden transformation in the eyes of others only leaves him more unsettled and disturbed. Also starring William H. Macy and Jamison Jones, He Was A Quiet Man received its world premiere at the 2007 South by Southwest Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

A comet crashed into the Earth, bringing a mass of parasites capable of transforming typical human beings into flesh-eating ghouls in this apocalyptic zombie flick from genre specialist Jake Kennedy. When the citizens of planet Earth noticed an enormous comet looming ominously in the atmosphere, the powers that be assured everyone that they were perfectly safe. They couldn't have been more wrong: After the massive, icy chunk of parasitic rock comes slamming to the ground, the dust that it kicks up transforms everyone within hundreds of miles into raging zombies with an unholy appetite for human flesh. Now, in a remote complex far removed from civilization, the last remaining humans huddle together and prepare to make a stand against an unstoppable army of the undead. With each passing minute their chances of survival fade, leaving the injured, frightened survivors to become the final fresh meal for a new race of cannibalistic mutants. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Seven years after the population of planet Earth was devastated due to an attack by "soulless ghosts," the few human survivors living a primitive existence on the outskirts of a decimated city discover that the worst is yet to come. The human race is haunted. Stalked from the beyond by ghosts who use technology to enter our reality, our numbers have dwindled to nearly nothing. Only a few survivors still exist, and they must do their best to get by without any modern technology whatsoever. Their lives are changed forever with the arrival of a sixteen year old girl named Justine, whose adolescent curiosity may ultimately cement the extinction of our species. Unable to resist the allure of a working laptop, Justine opens the computer and unleashes the most horrific supernatural attack ever to be waged against mankind. Now, in a world devoid of hope, humanity wages its last stand against a force powerful enough to swallow up entire civilizations. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Forced into a heterosexual relationship after her mother finds her with another woman, gorgeous Uruguayan artist Valentina struggles with her sexuality as her male alter ego begins to take over. Valentina lives in Berlin with her wealthy yet overbearing mother, who threatens to cut her free-spirited daughter off financially after discovering that she is a lesbian. In order to appease her mother, Valentina enters into a heterosexual relationship. When Valentina brings another man into the bedroom, the weight of the situation becomes too much to bear, and the emotionally-fragile woman begins to take on the persona of a man. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Filmmaker Rob Zombie returns to Haddonfield for this Dimension Films sequel that finds the murderous psychopath Michael Myers (once again played by Tyler Mane) out on the loose again. The film picks up where the last one left off. Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor-Compton) survives an attack by her mental-patient brother, Michael Myers, whom she doesn't know is related to her. On the way to the morgue, the ambulance carrying Michael crashes and, miraculously, the killer survives and heads out into the countryside, his body never recovered by the authorities. In the meantime, the madman's doctor, Samuel Loomis (Malcolm McDowell), has turned into a media whore on the cusp of superstardom with the release of his exposé on the horrific happenings presented in the previous film. As time ticks down to Halloween night, Michael, now living in a barn and urged on by the spirit of his dead mother and his younger self, is driven to seek out his sister once again. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

Four teenage outcasts contend with abusive parents at home and ruthless bullies at school, ultimately deciding to strike back at their tormentors though a series of pranks that quickly turn violent. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Football Hall of Famer Mike Ditka delivers inspirational bromides designed to inspire the viewer to compete to the best of their ability and achieve their goals. He offers tips on discipline, adapting to change, and leadership. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Will Forte brings his Saturday Night Live character MacGruber to the screen with this action comedy directed by Jorma Taccone. After bad guys killed his wife (Maya Rudolph), soldier of fortune MacGruber (Forte) devoted his life to peace. But when his old nemesis (Val Kilmer) gets control of a nuclear weapon, MacGruber's former boss (Powers Boothe) convinces him to risk life and limb one more time with the help of a new team (Kristen Wiig and Ryan Phillippe). ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Crank co-directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor helm this sequel to 2007's Ghost Rider that finds Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) summoning his infernal alter ego to help rescue a ten-year-old boy from the Devil incarnate. Tracked to a secluded area of Eastern Europe and approached by a clandestine sect of the church with word that the apocalypse is at hand, Johnny realizes that his only hope for breaking the curse of the Ghost Rider is to prevent the Devil (Ciaran Hinds) from taking possession of a young boy (Fergus Riordan) who may be humanity's last hope against the forces of darkness. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

A Salem, MA, radio DJ receives a mysterious record that unleashes a diabolical force of evil in this slow-burn shocker written and directed by Rob Zombie, and produced by Paranormal Activity's Oren Peli. Back in 1696, Reverend Jonathan Hawthorne (Andrew Prine) condemned a coven of witches led by Margaret Morgan (Meg Foster) to death, burning them without remorse in the woods surrounding Salem. Just over 300 years later, the small town has become a beacon for anyone interested in the supernatural. Heidi Hawthorne (Sheri Moon Zombie), Herman "Whitey" Salvador (Jeffrey Daniel Phillips) and Herman Jackson (Ken Foree) are the hosts of a popular Salem radio show with a playful occult slant. One day, after interviewing noted author Francis Matthias (Bruce Davison) on the air, Heidi receives a package containing a record from a band named the Lords. The following day, when Heidi plays the record on the airwaves, a strange spell falls over the locals. Later, as the Lords announce they will be performing a concert in town and the typically carefree Heidi grows increasingly withdrawn, Matthias senses that the sins of the past may be returning to haunt Salem. And he couldn't be more right -- something wicked has returned to this cursed town, and with each day that passes, Heidi slips ever deeper into its sinister grasp. Patricia Quinn, Dee Wallace, Michael Berryman, and Sid Haig co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi