One of the greatest horror films of all time, The Exorcist has stood for five decades not just because it was scary and unique, but arguably dangerous. The production was littered with accidents, setbacks, injuries, and even crew deaths, leading to a superstition that the project was cursed. Upon its release, the visceral, graphic depictions … Continue reading Re-Possessed – The Exorcist: Believer
Throughout the course of the year, there are a ton of terrible horror movies littered about the schedule. Most of the time, you can kind of tell that it's going to be crap because if it's released by a major studio (or Blumhouse) but not in October, that's almost an admission that the movie isn't … Continue reading This Film is Not Yet Watchable – October 2022
I love October. It honestly might be my favorite month of the year. My mother's birthday is at the beginning, and my nephew's is at the end. There's costumes and candy to be had on Halloween, as well as some good-natured scares. When I lived on the east coast, it was the time when fall … Continue reading This Film is Not Yet Watchable – October 2021
If you're a follower of this blog, you've probably read a review or two where I criticized a film for not going far enough with its premise. Sometimes it's a prestige film that pulls it punches, and sometimes it's more escapist popcorn fare that only goes crazy in the dumbest ways rather than entertaining ones. … Continue reading iLoveIt – The Mitchells vs. The Machines
The original Halloween, which debuted 40 years ago, is one of the greatest horror movies of all time, and it's certainly the best of the slasher subgenre. Director John Carpenter created a seminal character and film using the barest of elements, including a minimalist keyboard theme that still creeps me out to this day, and of … Continue reading Kenny Powers Delivers a Villain About As Scary as Austin Powers – Halloween
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