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The Ghoul’s Gaze: Horror and Anime reviews by a Woman Who Loves Fear
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Kraken: Cold Lessons
The interesting thing about Kraken is that the trailer had no dialogue. This was either a very good or very bad sign. So, it immediately moved up my “must watch list”. Kraken is a Norwegian horror movie about a sea monster in a fjord. From the beginning, the themes are clear. This is a movie…
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Fatal Frame Zero : A Ghost Story
Fatal Frame is a much larger franchise in Japan than here. There are eight games, two books, a manga, and a stage play. The movie Fatal Frame Zero is based on a spin-off novel. While the structure is different from the games, it has many of the same elements and deserves to be appreciated as its own unique thing. …
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Disclosure Day: Deep or Dud?
I didn’t go see Disclosure Day. Spielberg and I don’t have the best track record when it comes to aliens. Yeah, it’s that whole E.T. thing again. Instead, I sent the Horror-Hating Husband while I stayed home and played Subnautica 2 for three hours. From his general review, I made the right decision. In any case, today I’m going to talk to him…
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Exit 8 : A True Anomaly
Exit 8 is based on a game I’ve never played. It is, however, part of a subgenre of streaming content I’m obsessed with: the anomaly game. I love playing and watching streamers navigate these types of games. They’re deceptively simple: repetitive rooms or levels where the player has to identify the anomalies—horrific, out-of-place manifestations—in order…