“The Bullet is constant.” Released in 2004, Stephen King’s Riding The Bullet is a generic thriller that tries desperately to be more than it is. The film has flashes of brilliance that are spread too far apart by long sequences of awkward interactions, failed attempts at art house-styled scenes, and mundane moments. It was directedContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Riding The Bullet (2004)”
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Throwback Thursday: The Mist (2007)
“There’s something in the mist….” Frank Darabont adapts a Stephen King story for the fourth time with 2007’s The Mist. Darabont already did The Woman In The Room, The Shawshank Redemption, and The Green Mile, but this was the first time that Darabont tackled a full blown tale of terror from King. With amazing performancesContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: The Mist (2007)”
Throwback Thursday: The Blood Suckers (1967)
“In spite of this dreadful accident, I welcome you to my villa.” Whether you call it La Isla De La Muerte, Maneater Of Hydra, Le Baron Vampire, or Island Of The Doomed, 1967’s The Blood Suckers is quite the messy flick. It’s plot centers around a mad scientist, Baron von Weser (Cameron Mitchell), and hisContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: The Blood Suckers (1967)”
Throwback Thursday: Halloween III: Season Of The Witch (1982)
“Eight More Days ‘Til Halloween, Halloween, Halloween….” Still not interested in writing or directing a Halloween (1978) sequel and hoping to spinoff an anthology series of Halloween themed films, John Carpenter and Debra Hill decided to throw out Michael Myers and Laurie Strode and take their film series in a totally different direction. The resultContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Halloween III: Season Of The Witch (1982)”
Firestarter (2022)
A slow burner that ultimately flames out Heads up, folks. I’m going to be making a lot of bad fire related puns in this review but I won’t spoil the film. Yesterday I visited the original Firestarter film from 1984. You can check out my thoughts on that film if you’d like in this post.Continue reading “Firestarter (2022)”
We Summon The Darkness (2020)
Be careful what you pray for. We Summon The Darkness is proof that Alexandra Daddario will star in any film that’s willing to pay her. It premiered in February of 2019 at the Mammoth Mountain Film Festival but didn’t streaming services until April of 2020. It turns the whole Satanic Panic event of the 1980’sContinue reading “We Summon The Darkness (2020)”
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
The Gentrification Of Slasher Films 2022’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre, a sequel to the original 1974 Texas Chain Saw Massacre, has quite a few things going for it. It takes a number of Texas stereotypes, social issues, and specific Austin, TX stereotypes and drops them in the middle of Leatherface’s latest killing spree. The funny thingContinue reading “Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)”
Scream (2022)
“Do you like scary movies????” This is a spoiler-free review. Read on with no worries. Taking place twenty-five years after the events of the original Scream, the new Scream film is a surprisingly well done sequel. It could have easily been just another whodunit that trucks out Sid, Dewey, and Gale. Instead, it brings thoseContinue reading “Scream (2022)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror 2022: Reign of the Scream Queens!
2022 Is All About The Ladies! Whether they graced the screen in one film, one franchise, or across decades of horror films, certain women have always risen to the top of the horror genre. In 2022 I will look at thirty-one of the most famous, most memorable, and most beloved scream queens from horror. FromContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror 2022: Reign of the Scream Queens!”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Resident (2011)
Dr. Bliss The second coming of Hammer Productions in the 2000’s has focused primarily on traditional horror stories involving vampires, ghosts, and bringing the dead back to life, but 2011’s The Resident goes in a different direction. It uses voyeurism, stalking, and psychological horror to feed the fears of the audience. In theory this shouldContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Resident (2011)”
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