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The Ghoul’s Gaze: Horror and Anime reviews by a Woman Who Loves Fear
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Child’s Play : A Family Affair
Growing up with Chucky One of my earliest memories is watching Child’s Play with my mother. In a lot of ways, she taught me what not to be afraid of. How horror movie monsters weren’t real, and actually kind of funny. Mom had strong feelings about Chucky. Specifically, she could easily take him out. As my mother is about…
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Happy Death Day: H3 Tries a Slasher
I was going to cover Happy Death Day in neo-slashers. Since horror comedies seemed to be of interest to H3, it got bumped up on the list. If you’re not familiar, Happy Death Day delivers its slasher formula with a helping of Groundhog Day. Time Loops Like all good time-loop movies, the first act is mostly devoted to establishing what…
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Tucker and Dale vs Evil: an H3 Halloween Review
Every October, H3 watches one horror movie each week; Tucker and Dale vs Evil is this year’s first selection. Since this is a movie I’ve seen and love, this review will be in part about his reaction, from a non-horror fan’s perspective. As much as I say I don’t like horror comedies, I keep finding ones to recommend.…
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V/H/S: Halloween: Not My Year.
Since 2021, the V/H/S franchise has become part of my annual Halloween traditions. This year we get V/H/S: Halloween. As expected, all the found footage shorts revolve around Halloween. Like the other installments before it, there are highs and lows. Sadly, this year was one of the weaker entries. Short films can be hard to do. There is a…