An allegory (taken from the Italian word Allegoria) refers to the expression of truth or generalization about human existence by means of symbolic fictional figures and their actions. Thus is the metaphor translated onto the silver screen from first time film writer/director, Spider One.

The Passenger is the latest horror flick to come out of Spain and features a group of strangers that are forced to travel together via a cheap rideshare service driven by ex-pest exterminator Blasco.

Legions comes to us from Argentina and borrows heavily from the Evil Dead films, especially when you look at the practical demon effects, but much of the gore and campiness seen from those movies don’t make an appearance here until towards the end, leaving a majority of the leadup a bit lackluste

Director Takashi Shimizu (The Grudge franchise) is a pretty busy man, having pumped out a new genre flick every year or two in his home country of Japan.

Based on director Brendan Muldowney’s 2004 short film, The Ten Steps (which I’ve never seen), this film tells the standard story of a family moving into an old home after snagging it for a bargain price at auction.