Entertainment options are expanding left and right, but the films with the biggest advertising budgets can often create such a wall of noise that they drown out all competitors, making it difficult to discover on DVD new movies or things you might have missed in theaters (and subsequently forgotten to add to a Netflix queue). And that hardly seems fair. Enter this column. Each week I’ll be offering up thoughts and preview looks at a wide variety of titles, a true grab bag inclusive of documentaries, new releases and forgotten classics (as well as probably some deservedly forgotten duds) just now making their bow on home video platforms. When it…

Anchor Bay Entertainment and the producers of the film are giving away a really cool mask from the horror film “Bryan Loves You” by director Seth Landau and starring Tony Todd (Candyman), Tiffany Shepis (Live Evil), Brinke Stevens, Chuck Williams, Jeff Dylan Graham, Daniel Roebuck (Halloween II) and the infamous Lloyd Kaufman. The horror film “Bryan Loves You” is a true 1993 story of a cult that takes over an Arizona town. To win all you have to do is comment on the YouTube video. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and more from “Bryan Loves You” and Anchor Bay Entertainment. Special thanks goes out to Andy…

I was invited to The Red Carpet Premiere for Robert Hall’s Laid To Rest on Sat. April 18th at the Laellme Grand Theater in Downtown Los Angeles. Most of the major players made an appearance as well as some surprise guests. (Click here for my review of Laid to Rest.) I had an awesome time. The stars were all very cool, especially Thomas Dekker, who rocked the night with a very cool blood splattered tie. (Told you I liked it Thomas!) “Laid to Rest” by director Robert Hall stars Bobbi Sue Luther (Extreme Movie), Kevin Gage, Lena Headey (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Sean Whalen and Thomas Dekker (A Nightmare…

Title: Dark Reel Cast: Lance Henriksen, Daniel Wisler, Edward Furlong, Tiffany Shepis, Rena Riffel and Matt Bushell (Twilight). Directed by: Josh Eisenstadt (Red Lightning) Scores: Technical: 90, Story: 45, Acting: 75, Overall: 78 Lance Henriksen (ALIENS, HARD TARGET), Tony Todd (Candyman), and Edward Furlong (TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY, AMERICAN HISTORY X) star in this self-conscious slasher throwback about “horror” films and their fans. This is one of those films that as you start watching it, you say “oh, this is gonna suck” but, the longer you watch it, the more the movie strings you along. The movie opens with a great visual murder that takes place in the 50′s. Then…

Check out the Strippers Vs. Zombies movie poster from the upcoming horror film “Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!” by director Jason Murphy and starring Jessica Barton, Hollie Winnard and Tiffany Shepis. Synopsis: A drug experiment gone wrong produces a league of blood-thirsty zombies. It is up to a small band of exotic dancers trapped in a gentleman’s club to fight back. Together they must rely on their wits and skills to survive the night, and pray that they don’t become victims of the flesh-eating zombies!

Check out the latest movie poster for the film “NIGHTMARE MAN” by director Rolfe Kanefsky and starring Gwen Davis, Robert Donovan and Tiffany Shepis.