GABRIELLA PASTORE: Blowing Bubbles and Kicking Butt in FARE GAME!

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Space Jockey Reviews favorite Gabriella Pastore is launching rockets again, this time with her latest dark-comedy horror short, FARE GAME, written and directed by Bryan Frank! The bubble-blowing, gum-smacking, blue haired Courtney (Gabriella Pastore), complete with knee socks, retro-sneakers, and g-force personality is just the bait (and predator) for a vampire tale to see, remember…and see again! Continue reading

THE STUTTERER: New Horror from Executive Producer Lien Mya Nguyen Oost

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By Chris Rennirt Great news at Space Jockey Reviews! The Stutterer—the latest short film directed by Rocky Ciarrocchi, Joe Lucas, and Tim Manton–has our very own Lien Mya Nguyen Oost (co-host of The Contagious Podcast) onboard as an executive producer! … Continue reading

THE PACT: A Short-Film to Feature-Film Comparison and Review

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I am always a little bothered in the end, when I learn that the title of a movie has nothing to do with the movie.  The Pact is just such a film that had me… Continue reading

Make a Wish

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If you could have your choice of any birthday gift, what would it be?  A diamond ring, a pearl necklace, tickets to your favorite vacation spot, a car, or any of the other usual, popular choices?  Or, being honest, would it be something totally different!  Could it, perhaps, be… Continue reading

Salient Minus Ten Premieres on YouTube!

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“SALIENT MINUS TEN–the new sci-fi/horror short film from award-winning filmmaker Emma Dark–is a cerebral foray into the darker, more disturbing side of science fiction. Continue reading

Uninvited

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One of the most important elements any horror film can have is atmosphere–a dominant mood, emotional tone, or environment that surrounds and envelops us as viewers, making us feel that we are a part of it all as we watch. Continue reading

Seize the Night

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A blurr of lights focus to a cityscape, a black-gloved hand slides across a metal railing, and a wanted poster features a sketch and photo of a dark-haired beauty.  Emerging from the night is the female of fatal pulchritude herself–a sleek, ivory-skinned siren, in a floor-length trench coat and skin-tight leather. Continue reading

Lone

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Is depression horror?  Absolutely, yes!  It’s what Space Jockey Reviews calls real-world horror.  According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 350 million people worldwide suffer from depression. Twenty-five million Americans suffer from depression each year, and… Continue reading

Lonely Holidays

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Wouldn’t you love to have some company for the holidays?  Wouldn’t you like to receive the perfect gift from your special someone?  Wait!  Before you say yes, turn on your brain and think.  Who is it?  How long have you known the person?  Are there safer ways to go about meeting people, and better places to do it? Continue reading

The Dream: An REM Fantasy with Jennifer Linch

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Space Jockey Reviews has received a copy of the latest script from actor, writer, director, and producer Jennifer Linch and Sushine Pictures! From what’s on paper, The Dream–a martial arts comedy–is an REM fantasy worth happening more than once in a dream…or in theaters! What’s it all about? Continue reading

Vultures in the Void

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Calling all Space Jockeys and seekers of stellar entertainment! Vultures in the Void has arrived, making electrons and subatomic particles spin faster at Space Jockey Reviews! What’s all the added spin about? For starters, this science fiction short film… Continue reading

No Pets Allowed

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I remember wanting many pets, as a child.  I’ve always been quite the animal lover, and luckily my parents indulged me with most of what I wanted; I had fish, birds, salamanders, hermit crabs, and, of course, a dog.  I even had… Continue reading

Doll Parts

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How many times have you driven down the road, listening to your favorite song, and suddenly couldn’t find something you need? Worse yet, you realized it was lost?  Too many times to count is the answer from most of us.  Anything from a prized… Continue reading

The Cabin

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Laura (Morgan Monnig) is an optimistic but cautious young woman who knows, with the help of friends, that, as the cliché goes, good men are hard to find. Even when they look good on the outside, secrets beneath the surface… Continue reading

Ceramic Tango

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Some horror films scare us by tapping our imagination, making us believe somehow, if they are good enough, the unbelievable—struggling, at best, to maintain the fantasy. The scariest of horror is scary instead because it is… Continue reading

LiTTLE REAPER

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Suppose the Grim Reaper, besides being the harvester of human souls, was just like anybody else; suppose he otherwise had a “normal” life like the rest of us, complete with familial issues and fatherhood frustrations galore. Continue reading

The Little Reaper Has Arrived!

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With a distinct, most appropriate Rod Serling style he said, inflecting just the right words, in just the righ way: “Here’s a tale from beyond that Space Jockey Reviews has watched since it was…but a premonition, a mere mystery of … Continue reading

A Loving Memory

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“Heaven isn’t wide enough for both of us.”

Or, perhaps Hell isn’t wide enough for both of us! Yes, that’s the more likely, ironic thought you (or your other self) will have, after watching A Loving Memory–the first in the Tortured Girl Trilogy by Herbivore Productions. Continue reading

The New World

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A camera pans through an idyllic hillside that could be anywhere, focusing us, eventually, on a particular, but not unusual tree.  Yes, this could be any tree and anywhere but, soon enough, we see that it’s not. Continue reading

RAVEN’S HOLLOW

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Raven’s Hollow is a great short film sent to me just in time for Halloween! Even though it’s animated, it loses none of the scary effects needed for the season. Everything about it makes it (rather than just memorable) something that could even become a Halloween tradition… Continue reading

FAMILIAR

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Fighting your inner demons has never been more intense than it is in Familiar—the new short horror film written and directed by Richard Powell.  “After 45 years of existence, my life is about to begin,” is the quote that best sums up the plot, without giving away a story as unique as any I’ve seen in a long time. Continue reading

The Tale of the Heroine & the Cad

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Review by Chris Rennirt The pages of a fairy-tale book turn, and a picture comes to life, in color, as we are taken, magically, into once up a time…somewhere.  We are flown into The Tale of the Heroine & the … Continue reading

The Mockingbird

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If you suddenly needed to care, selflessly, for another—a family member, or perhaps even a sibling who had once cared for you—giving up most of your life in the process, could you do it? Could you return, repay, or at least, “mock” the kindness given to you? Before you say yes… Continue reading

THE GUEST: BEHIND THE SCENES

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Here’s an excellent behind-the-scenes video, showcasing the awesome filmmaking talents of Bryan Ryan–the writer and director of the short horror film, The Guest. The video features Bryan in action on the set, the actors and crew talking about their experiences, … Continue reading

The Uninvited Visitor

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A young blonde is disturbed, during the night, by loud knocking at her door.  She assumes it’s someone she knows (John, she says) doing something unwelcome he’s done before—perhaps playing a practical joke, or worse, being an ex-boyfriend stalker.  Who knows? Continue reading