Deeply unsettling and somewhat transgressive is how I’d describe this movie. It plays in the same themes and ideas of other films in a sub-genre I call the domestic thriller or horror. Movies where the average everyday people in your … Continue reading
To crib from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this movie is hereby subtitled, “Pigging out at the All-You-Can-Eat Moron Bar.” Which is kind of sad since I thought everything that happens up to the first shark attack is pretty good. Decent … Continue reading
Fear Street 1666 is easily the best film in this unique trilogy. After enjoying the first and less so the second (a fact for which I’m apparently quite wrong about), I’m only hoping others will see the qualities in this … Continue reading
I kinda sorta liked the first Escape Room film… the suspense really wasn’t there but the characters were ok and I rather liked the ending. So I was surprised to see a sequel coming, but I wasn’t dreading it. I … Continue reading
A Classic Horror Story on Netflix takes wild swings that sometimes connect and sometimes not. If you’re watching it and thinking “this is like a lot of other horror movies” just grit your teeth and remind yourself of the title. … Continue reading
I took the bite on this one because the description was dropping horror names in a way that (foolishly) gave me hope. From the makers of Final Destination and two elder statesman of the genre: Lin Shaye and Tobin Bell. … Continue reading
Sex, drugs, and (carefully manufactured) rock ‘n roll at a 70s summer camp is what Fear Street part 2 wants to be all about. And, to be fair, it has a decent amount of sex (at least for a modern … Continue reading
There’s a fungus among us? Yeah, going for the easy one there. But its apt for this flick, a kind of eco-horror movie with similar vibes to the bigger budget Annihilation and the similar budget In the Earth. This flick … Continue reading
I was interested in a film about the modern folklore/creepypasta of the Black-Eyed Children… mainly because I’m kind of fascinated by urban legends and how they spread. I should have read the tin closer though since it turns out this … Continue reading
Werewolves Within starts very strong – including an opening ominous quote that cracked me up – that I’m sad to say it loses so much steam around the halfway mark. It became a chore to finish it. It’s sad too … Continue reading