[He/him/his] Ricky is a writer, actor, and singer. He's also the host of Rick or Treat Horrorcast, a biweekly horror movie podcast. He lives in a super haunted apartment in New York City above a giant, spooky cemetery with his evil cat, Renfield, and the ghosts of reasons he moved to New York in the first place. www.RickOrTreat.com
The classic 1960’s sitcom THE MUNSTERS has charmed and spooked audiences for decades. With the recent surge of reboot after reboot it was clearly time for the Munster family to make their grand, spooky return—and who better than Rob Zombie to introduce them to the modern age?…
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In 2015 the U.S. was introduced to a shocking, creepy, under-your-skin horror/drama called GOODNIGHT MOMMY. The Austrian film took horror fans by storm with its stellar cast, creepy cinematography, and surprising storyline. Is it a masterpiece? Maybe not— it was an art-house hit that was part of the “Elevated Horror” (I. Hate. That. Term!) boom of the mid-20-teens. And… in true ‘Murica fashion, Hollywood producers had the bright idea to remake it and try to catch that same lightning in…
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The fourth episode of TLOTR: THE RINGS OF POWER brings our characters closer and closer to what we can only assume will be an epic, bloody battle between the forces of good and evil taking place in The Southlands. It does, however, seem to be taking them a while to get there. Unfortunately, this is a slower episode, but a necessary one that will progress the story to its inevitable standoff. I must say, I’m truly enjoying this series. While…
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It’s been a hell of a summer for horror movies—2022 has gifted us with more than our usual share of satisfying scares. Hits such as NOPE, PREY, ORPHAN: FIRST KILL, THE BLACK PHONE, and most recently BARBARIAN shocked and surprised horror fans throughout the last few blistering months. As wonderful (and different) as each of those films were, however, none of them packed a punch quite as powerful as Ti West’s slick, masterful slasher film, X (I’d place BARBARIAN at…
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Why is no one talking about BARBARIAN?! Occasionally, I’ll experience a film that impacts me so significantly my feet can’t carry me home to my laptop fast enough to write a review for it. This is one of those films. However, now that I’m typing, I’m unsure what to say about it to convince you to see it without giving anything away. Just…trust me! Writer/Director Zach Cregger (THE WHITEST KIDS U’KNOW) has gifted us with ninety minutes of “WTF?!” that…
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Disney’s latest in a line of live-action (and photo-realistic) remakes is charming but no masterpiece. Famed director Robert Zemeckis has been tasked with translating the beloved PINOCCHIO to a modern form of filmmaking, and while many of his efforts are appreciated, the film just doesn’t live up to the original. I wish I didn’t have to compare it to the original film, but unfortunately, I do. Walt Disney’s second animated feature was not as big a success as their first,…
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At three episodes into HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (I really need to stop calling it GAME OF THRONES), we’re finally given some much-needed character development. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve enjoyed the series thus far, but this episode was less about telling and more about showing who these people are. Some of GOT’s most captivating moments were not on the battlefield but in the throne room (or the bedroom!). It’s good to see this series’ writers are following suit (as…
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This week on LITTLE DEMON, teen-Antichrist Chrissy spends the weekend in a Thunderdome-like alternate dimension with her father, Satan. At the same time, her mother, Laura, reluctantly goes on a girls’ night out with her spunky, unphasable neighbor, Darlene (Oh my Satan, I love this show!). In the series’ third installment, we get a little bit of the episode-of-the-week treatment, but that’s not a bad thing. Some father/daughter time gives us a chance to get to know Chrissy and Satan…
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After last week’s devilishly fun premier, I wasn’t sure what to expect next from the second episode of FXX/HULU’s new animated series. The answer is the unexpected. The episode cleverly compares demonic possession to the government and media conspiracy theories trying to control us. Satan is teaching Chrissy how to take over people’s bodies when things get out of hand and before we know it, the whole town is as riled up as a bunch of Boomers discovering Facebook for…
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