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M3gan Vs M3gan 2.0
We need to talk about camp. M3gan demands it. Camp is the art of exaggeration. It’s often used in comedies but has found a welcome home in horror. Camp classics include Basket Case, Frankenhooker, and my favorite, Sleepaway Camp. The important thing about camp is it takes serious themes and adds ludicrous elements to them. It doesn’t ignore…
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Lifeforce: I’ve Never Seen Anything Like It.
H3 doesn’t often recommend horror or horror-adjacent movies, so when he suggested Lifeforce, I figured I was in for something very special. When the words, “Based on the novel ‘The Space Vampires’” flashed on the screen, I knew my trust in him would be rewarded, one way or another. Who am I to resist the…
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28 Days Later…:Not Zombies but Better
Within the first minute, 28 Days Later makes its point. The first scenes of extreme violence are not caused by a virus, plague, or infection. It’s normal, human-on-human violence, the kind we see every day on the news or online. Zombie and zombie-adjacent movies are so often used as commentary on the extreme situations that…
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Predator: Killer of Killers: Why Do They Fight?
I do not know a lot of Predator deep lore, other than the original, Prey is my preferred Predator story. The anthology format was a large part of the appeal in Predator:Killer of Killers.. It’s features three tales of Predators taking on bad-ass warriors in different points in history. Which of Earth’s most storied fighters…
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Clown in a Cornfield: Fun but Light on Fright
Clown in a Cornfield demonstrates that in the first half of 2025, here is no escaping quirky horror comedies. After the 5th or 6th movie in that treads the line between bloody and goofy, I’m starting to get the appeal. After all, I really enjoyed Last Night at Terrace Lanes, writer Adam Cesar’s last movie. Clown in a Cornfield isn’t his screenplay,…
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Hellraiser: Hear Me Out
I’ve only watched three Hellraiser movies. The original, the sequel and the 2022 re-quel with the gorgeous Jamie Clayton. While I’ve not heard glowing reviews about the rest of the franchise quality is never enough to keep me away. What really put me off was the apparent shifting tone. It’s no surprise that other directors,…
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Dead Silence: Burred Treasure or Best Forgotten?
Dead Silence stars Ryan Kwanten and a Wahlberg, in a movie about killer ventriloquist dolls. If that doesn’t sell you, I’m not sure what else I can say. Okay, I’ve got one more argument. Dead Silence is also another entry by James Wan and Leigh Whannell, their first non-Saw project in fact. How did this creepy movie get forgotten…
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Vampire Hunter D: Retro Review
I watched Vampire Hunter D as a young teen and it shaped a lot of my anime preferences. They released it in the US around 1992, so I’d guess I first saw it in 1993. While I’m still not sure all the media I consumed as a kid was age-appropriate, rewatching D as an adult…
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Hell of a Summer: More Laughs then Screams
Right off the bat, Hell of a Summer is enjoyable even if it doesn’t live up to its slasher influences. Ultimately framed around the allure of nostalgia and the fear of moving forward in life, the movie falls a little flat on the overall plot and theming, even as the characters and comedy shine through.…
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Piranha: A Summer Movie with Bite
With my purchase of the original 1978 Piranha, it occurs to me that Scream Factory gets a lot of my money. This is not an ad. I just really like how they do them. Piranha is no exception. The Blu-ray is clean and keeps all the fishy violence looking and most important to me sounding…