This much-belated review could have been finished last week, considering the film came out on the 18th. But I’ll be honest, considering that Christmas was coming, I didn’t want to spend my time writing about…
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When I noticed the name Clancy Brown in The Mortuary Collection‘s description, it was all the motivation I needed. He is one of my favorite character actors. In fact, he’s so good, he even makes…
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“Cronenbergian” pertains to the twisted works of filmmaker David Cronenberg, specifically his graphic depictions of bodily mutations. A film scholar might take offense at this simplification, referencing his common themes of sexuality, the morphing of…
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Netflix HorrorNetflix Reviews
‘The Babysitter: Killer Queen’ is Exactly What You’d Expect from a Sequel to ‘The Babysitter’
by Lisa Geurtsby Lisa GeurtsThe original The Babysitter was a surprisingly odd showdown between Cole (Judah Lewis) and his babysitter Bee (Samara Weaving)’s gang of satan worshipping teens. In The Babysitter: Killer Queen, two years later, Cole is a…
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HorrorReviews
‘Sputnik’ Orbits Your Ethics in this Solid Creature Feature
by Chris Wagerby Chris WagerSputnik is a perfect example of how to take a premise that has been done almost perfectly in the past and show the audience that there is room for more. Once you look past the…
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A couple of months ago, I decided to watch Romina (2017) by Diego Cohen on Netflix. I like a nice horror movie, and I was unfamiliar with the director and with Mexican horror for that…
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On paper, The Hunt didn’t seem to offer anything new. The initial premise calls back to the 1924’s short story, The Most Dangerous Game, which has been adapted numerous times — most notably, of course,…
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It might sound ridiculous to some, but so be it: VFW was one of my most anticipated films of the year. It started with the premise: a siege-style thriller with a group of aging veterans…
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2018 has been a pretty fantastic year for horror both for big time studios as well as independent film creators. We’re starting to get weird again in terms of movies that are praised. As a…
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Desolate Madness: A Retrospective on ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Franchise Part 1
Leatherface is one of my favorite horror icons. I know that compared to his murderous colleagues he isn’t as colorful. He never uttered a memorable quote, some glorious cringe-inducing one-liner before dispatching some one-dimensional teen…
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Author note: I know John Landis is a controversial figure. Considering his possibly culpability on The Twilight Zone accident, there’s ample reason for that. I had made references about The Twilight Zone Accident in an…