REVIEW — Venefica (short, 2016)
A while back, I featured this film on a list of awesome shorts; today, I’m still thinking about Venefica and how it deserves its own review. Venefica actually had a big impact on me.
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REVIEW — Goosebumps: The Haunted School (R. L. Stine, 1997)
I’m continuing my Goosebumps kick with 1997’s The Haunted School. Bell Valley Middle School has some secrets, and new student Tommy gets right in the middle of this ghostly mystery.
Bad Movies Gone Good: The Mummy (2017)
Our unofficial official start to Universal’s Dark Universe may not have been the greatest, but it did make enough of a bang to last in our memories.
REVIEW — Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre
At times a little strange and silly, Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre is a deep dive into the subconscious and salacious.
Valentine’s Day Special: Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
All you need is love, right? Unfortunately, no… not if you’re a monster.
REVIEW — Halloween: A Reading Research Book (Ron Reese, 1977)
Halloween is great because it can be as scary or harmless as you like. Ron Reese’s Halloween is a simple masterpiece.
Eye-Catching Aesthetics — Best Looks in Horror Cinema
Film is art, and horror is a genre of film. That means horror is also art, and horror can be beautiful.
REVIEW — Raven’s Hollow (2022)
Raven’s Hollow was a surprisingly good entry into Edgar Allan Poe’s fictionalized life.
REVIEW — Skinamarink (2022)
If the trailer scared me this bad, I wonder how the movie will be.
New Year, New Me: Speculating the Trends of 2023
Last year was the year of opposites: new vs. old, remake vs. original, high budget vs. low budget, indie vs. studio, so on and so forth. This year, I think we will see a shift towards one side.