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‘Speak No Evil’: Not Trusting Your Instincts Might Kill You
by Brian Connorby Brian ConnorHow many times a month do you hold back from complaining? Or muddle through something you really don’t enjoy because speaking up or pushing back feels like more effort than just going with the flow…
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‘Glorious’: A Breakup, a Bathroom, and a Glory Hole of Cosmic Horror
There have been many attempts to emulate Lovecraft‘s brand of horror in film. While some of these films are some of the best horror films ever made (The Thing, From Beyond, and Prince of Darkness — yes,…
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‘Revealer’ Brings Some 80s Sass to the Apocalypse
by Brian Connorby Brian ConnorIt’s been a boom time for 80s nostalgia over the last few years. Nowhere more so than in the horror genre. It gives you instantly recognizable visual cues to make the audience comfortable and saves…
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Toby Poser has acted on screen and stage since her teens. She formed Wonder Wheel Productions a decade ago with her partner John Adams and their sixth film Hellbender arrives on Shudder this week. She took…
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‘Hellbender’: Something Witchy This Way Comes
by Brian Connorby Brian ConnorHellbender is a family affair, in that it is written, directed, performed, costumed, edited, and probably catered almost entirely by the Adams Family. I’ll get that out of the way early because a lot of…
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‘Superhost’: Location, Location, Decapitation
by Brian Connorby Brian ConnorSuperhost joins The Rental in the burgeoning, “Using Airbnb will ensure you are horribly murdered, probably while being filmed” genre. Travel vloggers Teddy (Osric Chau) and Claire (Sarah Canning) are looking to revitalize their flagging…
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Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Review: ‘The Last Thing Mary Saw’
by Bethany Lolaby Bethany LolaThe Last Thing Mary Saw is a 19th-century folk story, centered around sin and suspicion. We are introduced to Mary (Stefanie Scott) as she is blindfolded in a dark, candle-lit room. This is at the…
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‘Jakob’s Wife’: ‘Til Undeath Do Us Part?
by Brian Connorby Brian ConnorAnne (Barbara Crampton) lives in Small Town, USA, and has been married to minister Jakob (Larry Fessenden) for 30 years. It’s clear in that time her life has shrunk so she’s gone from being a…
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‘Son’ – The Boy Ain’t Right (Or Is He?)
by Brian Connorby Brian ConnorKids. Love ’em or hate ’em, we can all agree they’re emissaries of Satan sent to destroy the Earth, amirite? Or possibly vampires. Or something that isn’t right. At least that’s the case for young mother Laura…
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A Horror Critic Encounters a Serial Killer Support Group in ‘Vicious Fun’
by Brian Connorby Brian ConnorAhh, the 1980s. Season of mixtapes and mellow Rubik’s cubes. Ripe for nostalgia adjacent movies and TV like The Goldbergs and WW84, they’ve recently been a goldmine for horror makers. Boosted in particular by the…
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George A. Romero’s Restored ‘The Amusement Park’ Is a Terrifying Take on Aging
by Bethany Lolaby Bethany LolaGeorge A. Romeroâs The Amusement Park is a nightmarish 53 minutes. Recently found and restored from its original production in 1973, the story deals with an interesting yet profoundly disturbing viewpoint of getting old. We…
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Emerging as part of the “Splat Pack””in 2002 with the cult classic Dog Soldiers, UK director Neil Marshall followed that with the classic horror The Descent before branching out into post-apocalyptic action, Roman-era violence, Sci-fi… It’s been…
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HorrorReviews
Neil Marshall Returns to Small-Scale Horror in ‘The Reckoning’
by Brian Connorby Brian ConnorPlagues Used to be Even Less Fun The Great Plague of 1665 ripped a deadly swath through England, killing tens of thousands and destabilizing a country still recovering from the civil war a decade earlier.…
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I hold Mary Shelley essentially to deity status. I consider Mary Shelleyâs Frankenstein in contention for the best novel ever written. The word âgeniusâ is sometimes overused, but I genuinely cannot think of any other word…
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Slasher films occupy a niche role in the canon of horror films. Iâm talking Halloween, Childâs Play, Happy Death Day, all the best sleepover movies when youâre 14. Often considered one of the lower horror…
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The horror genre is a good starting point for an aspiring filmmaker. From a financial standpoint, you will likely attract more investors if your low-budget film happens to be a horror film. Most of them…
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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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‘Spiral’ is Excellent Queer Commentary Through a Horror Lens
by Lisa Geurtsby Lisa GeurtsIn Spiral, we follow Malik (Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman) as he moves to a small town with his partner Aaron (Ari Cohen) and Aaron’s sixteen-year-old daughter Kayla (Jennifer Laporte). They instantly notice the town is not accustomed to…
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Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Review: ‘The Mortuary Collection’
by Nick Kushby Nick KushAt this point, we should pay attention anytime Shudder picks up a horror movie out of a festival. Or, when they pick up a film in general, for that matter. The service’s original programming is…
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Here at MovieBabble, we like to watch movies, obviously. However, the Coronavirus has created a sudden drop off in the number of new movies for us to watch. But we will not be stopped, and…
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‘Random Acts of Violence’ is a Grisly Critique of Horror Entertainment
by Nick Kushby Nick KushThe most ingenious line from Wes Craven’s Scream (among many other great soundbites from a continually prescient movie) is Billy Loomis noting, “movies don’t create psychos, movies make psychos more creative.” Jay Baruchel’s Random Acts…
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‘Host’ Provides Good Scares as Both the Viewers and Characters Deal with the Pandemic
by Lisa Geurtsby Lisa GeurtsHost was filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic (so quite recently…) and completely via Zoom. It’s based on director Rob Savage pranking his friends on the software, which went viral. (For all the fun, you can find…
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Clearing up after a film shoot, Day (Theeradej Wongpuapan) takes a break to float in a 6-meter deep pool on an inflatable. Unfortunately, it’s a slowly draining pool and after a little nap, he wakes…
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For a country with a population of only five million people, Norway punches above its weight in the world of scary movies. Maybe it’s the unfathomable depths of the fjords, maybe it’s the long dark…
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‘The Beach House’ is a Great Place to Stay for Horror Fans
by Brian Connorby Brian ConnorYoung couple Emily and Randall (Liana Liberato and Noah Le Gros) travel to a getaway beach house for a weekend of relaxation. On arrival, they find the beach house double-booked with an older couple Jane…
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What a FUN movie Scare Package is. Shot by seven different directors, the film is packed with diverse storylines. I am reasonably familiar with the anthology genre, and I like that it is mainly just…