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The Slave and the Sorcerer (2024)
Retro 80s Fantasy at its Finest!!!
HUZZAH!!!
Hex Studios has done it again! This time 'Romeo Franco' (still Lawrie Brewster 😉) has taken the helm at director for this amazing independent fantasy horror film with a nod to Albert Pyun and inspiration taken from Frank Frazetta's artwork, along with 'Deathstalker' and 'Conan the Barbarian'.
With an amazing cast of characters. Chris Black was amazing in all that baby oil as Tyrol the Slave (em 😨... Tyrol the Warrior) Chris Capaldi as Laram: an arrogant warrior set to prove himself. Lawrie Brewster as Arlo: A ferocious, malevolent torturer with a vendetta against Tyrol. Richard Pete as King Gerind: a very stand-offish king with a passive Queen (played by Richard's wife: Jeannie Tatum Pete) Stephen Kerr as Ryhn Grey: a clever thief. Jonathan Hansler as Akaris: an evil sorcerer. Briony Monroe as Princess Meyra. My personal favorite was Nemain: a powerful (and beautiful) sorceress played by Megan Tremethick.
All in all it was great independent filmmaking magic with a great hats off to the glamorous 80s and fantasy films we've all grown up with with just a dash of horror, monsters, and manly screams!
Ghost Crew (2022)
Great Independent Horror 💀
Ghost Crew is true independent horror at it's finest! A great achievement from Hex Studios. Not for just for the suspense and that makes your neck hair stand and making sure you've worn the brown pants, but the mystery and terror behind what lies ahead as the team and an amnesiac woman (played by the amazing Megan Tremethick) investigate a gruesome murder that haunts the very core of their persistent curiosity. I was brought to tears with Sandy's story, and had a few laughs with Tom and Michael, great performances. All in all, I rate it10 out of 10! It's a true independent horror achievement! 👏
The Vance Institute (2023)
A Soul-stirring, Psychological Thrill Ride!!!
My first impression was of a self-improvement psychological horror story with demented tasks given to our protagonists, but how "first impressions" can be so simplified. No, there was alot more to this movie than just "survival of the fittest". It was who had the most willpower and awareness of knowing what to face that was holding them back from becoming the person they're meant to be, or to chose death as an escape, but in Tobin's case, it was who would be the next acolyte in his game of "results". I honestly felt my heartstrings pulled with each of their traumatic conflicts they've brought with them to these challenges, and that embracing your pain can become a strength in your life. All and all it was a suspenseful ride of horrific twists, and turns that made you wonder what was gonna happen next.
Dragon Knight (2022)
Pure Independent Filmmaking Magic!
Hex Studios has done it again! After watching most of Hex Studio's filmography, they continue to impress through the genre of medieval history/lore, psychological horror, gothic horror, and suspense. Now with this "fantasy/action" movie, it seems like a new step in Hex Studio's filmmaking journey.