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The horror film Dead Rising is not outright scary, but it has moments that could be considered as such. It's not a film that is extra gory, but there is gore and it's not bad. Then there's the story, which I didn't actually find tragic. Jesse Metcalfe is sometimes probably too likable an actor, but in this case I didn't mind all that much. It’s good B-movie fun.

The Chilean-Canadian-French horror film Downhill relies heavily on being quite gory at the end, which actually suits it quite well. Yet the plot doesn't really stand out, it's a classic forest survival, the only advantage of which is that there are a few really quite ugly scenes that made me feel a bit sick. And then there's a lot of boredom and horror clichés. I won't give away what they do with the combination of redneck horror with another element, but it's not downright bad.

The horror Party Bus to Hell is a pretty good B-movie. It doesn't try to play at being anything and is all about having some perversions to affect viewers looking for something of the sort, be it nudity or some violence that is almost close to ultra-violence. Party Bus to Hell offers this. It's not in downright great form, but it's not something that will offend you either.

I'm not going to claim that the British B-movie sci-fi horror film The Abominable Snowman is downright bad, but it lacks truly heated moments. I like that the wait for the yeti is quite long, and the reveal wasn't a disappointment from my perspective. The acting is good enough to survive with the characters even during the slightly less interesting passages, of which there are quite a few.

Stuart Sauvarin must have thought, when he wrote the story and when he filmed it, that he had something big in front of him, something that would mess with the viewer's head quite well. And yeah, that's exactly what he did, he messed with the viewer's head, but somehow he didn't realize that he should do it with the viewer feeling good about it. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. Nothing like that happened. Blood Is Blood is in fact a disappointment.

Carmen Electra has a role in the American action-horror film Book of Fire, but if you happen to like her, there's no reason to watch this film just to see her. There are other elements in the film that will get you excited. There is a fair amount of boredom and the fact that it's a bit of a dud, but the special effects aren't downright bad and you can see that it doesn't take itself too seriously, which is what a good B-movie needs.

The film Painless may bore some people. Some will be thrilled by how unpleasant it is, how it can dig into your spine like the claws of a beast. That's what I liked about the film, because there are scenes that you simply don't see anywhere else, and they're scenes that you'll remember. Not every film can do this, and this is also unfortunately true in the horror genre. Painless is a pleasant exception.

Summer of Fear left me with a very good feeling about what I was watching. I'm not saying it's a horror film that will amaze you, but there's a very good build-up that surprisingly didn't need too many special effects sequences. Sure, blowing up the car in mid-air before impact isn't quite right, but that's forgivable. This is about actresses, who I really liked.

Horror and Hamsters is a film that is interesting simply because of how strange it is, how it is its own thing, and how it is plain weird. There's nothing more to look for in it, the horror is really scarce and it won't excite you much. However, if you want something bizarre, Horror and Hamsters is exactly what you’re after. It's very long, but it's so specific that it can be interesting.

The Canadian horror film The Haunted House on Kirby Road simply follows a tried and tested template, which has proven to be boring and uninteresting over the past years and has nothing in it to engage the audience. It's contemporaneous and it's expected, even in its awkward horror ending. Nevertheless, The Haunted House on Kirby Road is a film that manages not to offend. Maybe...