This October has been quite the letdown when it comes to new horror films. Once again, we’re inundated with soulless, big studio sequels, requels, and everything in between. However, while such intended studio “blockbusters” as SAW X and THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER (don’t get me started…) were receiving lavish marketing treatments, one indie/foreign horror flick has snuck its way into theaters and created a word-of-mouth marketing strategy of its own: Argentina’s WHEN EVIL LURKS. Written and directed by Demián Rugna, the…
Continue ReadingDistinguished by its incorporation of visceral body horror and practical effects, THE THING remains a groundbreaking and innovative cult classic in the horror genre.…
Continue ReadingThe self-contained SUMMERWEEN episode is this series at its best. The concept of a scary monster, the Summerween Trickster, seeking revenge against kids who think they are too cool to participate in Halloween is non-stop demented fun.…
Continue ReadingS2 of OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH started with a dud for me. I was so unimpressed with E1 of this season that I didn’t continue to the following two episodes that all dropped together back on October 5th. When a friend told me the show picked up quickly after the premiere, I binged E2-6 in one sitting, and I’m so glad I did. I returned to this show for Stede and Ed, and the pirates delivered that. There are a…
Continue ReadingFor all its campy flaws (all worth celebrating), NIGHT OF THE DEMONS is a uniquely well-made film and a bona fide Halloween classic.…
Continue ReadingThis isn't a dream. This isn't a one-off Halloween gimmick. This is a straight-up canon episode where everyone becomes a zombie by eating military rations purchased by an Abba-loving, Gaga-dressed Dean Pelton.…
Continue ReadingLESSONS IN CHEMISTRY broke my heart this week. It was told from 6:30’s point of view.…
Continue ReadingNot only is US a film showcasing how dynamic Peele is as a director, but it's also the film with Lupita Nyongo's greatest performance ever.…
Continue ReadingEXODUS represents a historical classic of monumental proportions that is still retelling the world today……
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