My Top 5:

1. Black Sheep - This is my favorite new horror film from a year of GREAT genre releases. It's not the scariest film you'll ever see, but it's definitely one of the more original. This is one splatter comedy that never disappoints.

2. Evil (To Kako) - This is set apart by some innovative editing, camera-work reminiscent of early Raimi, and some of the best kills since Bad Taste...It's the first Greek zombie film, and probably the best splatter comedy that you haven't seen. Due to some unfortunate cover art, this one never found the right audience, but I'm always talking it up to try to change that.

3. Hatchet - Fun splatter comedy/classic slasher flick with a cool new monster, lots of in-jokes, plenty of gore, and some fan-favorites making cameos, including Kane Hodder as the monster...As far as I know, these guys even invented the gas-powered belt-sander just to shoot an innovative kill.

4. Behind The Mask: Rise of Leslie Vernon - Speaking of in-jokes, this horror mockumentary is a great exploration of what makes horror films work...A bit light on the gore, but plenty of referential stuff for the real horror fans. Even without the gimmick of being a documentary about the country's newest supernatural slasher, this would've been on my top horror list.

5. Planet Terror - The better half of the Grindhouse double feature was definitely this zombiesque bloodbath from Robert Rodriguez. It's got completely over the top performances, action and gore, not to mention a cast that will be familiar to any gorehound. If you haven't seen it, make sure you don't fast forward through the Machete trailer!!