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The Confession: Misleading Trailer Decent Movie.
The Confession is an odd movie tackling big themes in an honestly bizarre way. A recently widowed singer, Naomi, is raising her son Dylan alone in her father’s home after discovering that her also recently deceased father recorded tapes confessing to murder. The Confession is a mixed bag of genre elements including “crime procedural” and “haunted house”. There are…
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Hell House LLC : How Scary is it Really?
Hell House LLC is supposed to be one of the scariest found-footage horror movies, based on audience heartbeats during viewing. At least, that’s what I’ve recently read online. I’ve seen Hell House before. I didn’t find it particularly frightening, but I’m older and wiser now, so I thought I’d give it another shot. I realize it’s a cult favorite and…
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The Invisible Man: 1933 Edition.
The Invisible Man is another classic creature feature that starts with science gone wrong. What it’s really about is identity and perception. Early on, a police officer says it most plainly: “He’s invisible, that’s what’s the matter with him”. There’s a lot to unpack in that line, and The Invisible Man covers so much of what that really means. The Invisible…
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Crawl: Alligators in a Hurricane
Crawl is a very American movie, mostly in that it’s about alligators attacking people stranded by hurricane floodwaters in Florida. It’s another “man vs. Nature” creature feature, similar to Rogue, but one made with very American sensibilities in mind. To get the most important point out of the way: in Crawl, the dog lives. Now that we’ve covered that,…
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House of Wax: Pretty People in Paraffin
While House of Wax is a remake, it has very little in common with the original. The 1953 House of Wax is about a sculptor who is restoring his burned collection using murder victims. The 2005 version focuses on twins and their friends who get lost while traveling and end up in a town containing the Wax Museum. It’s honestly…
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The Mortuary Assistant : The Content Issue
I never played The Mortuary Assistant, but I’ve watched a lot of streamers run through the game and its various endings. It’s a tense experience, combining procedural elements with demonic haunting. What’s really fun about it is watching streamers scare themselves stupid over the jump scares and unsettling atmosphere. The Mortuary Assistant has the bones of a great setup…
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Wishmaster : Good Old Fashioned Evil
Wishmaster is awesome. It’s fun, it’s creepy, and it has a legendary villain. Not to mention, the opening sequence is one of the coolest I’ve seen. For me, it is a classic metric to measure other wish-based movies against. So, let’s get into why. .Directed by: Robert Kurtzman Written by: Peter Atkins Starring: Tammy Lauren. Andrew Divoff.…
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Bodycam: Found Footage Fumble
Bodycam has a timely premise, and I enjoyed Brandon Christensen’s previous film Night of The Creeper. Right off the bat, it’s tense and compelling. It’s built around real-world situations and issues with a very supernatural twist. Does it handle these controversial topics well? I don’t know what to tell you about Bodycam, which generally means that while I…
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The Wolf Man: The 1941 Original.
I’m not shy about my love of the original Wolf Man. Or werewolf movies in general. While it wasn’t my entryway to creature features, it’s been the monster that resonates the most. This is especially true as I grow older and more aware of the interconnectivity of the world around me. It’s a simple story with…
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The 8th Night: Buddhist Horror
The 8th Night starts with a lot of backstory and lore. It’s easy to get caught up in the plot and twists and turns of the story. The important part of The 8th Night however is its deep Buddhist philosophy. It’s the main differentiating factor between this and other possession films. And honestly, it’s the thing I love the most about…