Entertaining holiday movies (Spoilers) Silent Night, Deadly Night is a 1984 slasher film released during the rise of moral guardianship. As such, it was very controversial because it featured a killer dressed as Santa Claus. However, all that free publicity worked in the movie’s favor, as it made a lot of money at the box …
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The Long Run
Both are good, but in different ways (Spoilers) The Running Man is a 1982 novel by Stephen King, written under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. The book is set in 2025 and tells the tale of a dystopian America that’s steadily imploding due to a corrupt government, weaponized media, economic inequality, and pollution caused by unregulated …
Julie James Trilogy
Each film gets steadily worse (Spoilers) I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 slasher film that was written by Kevin Williamson, who also wrote Scream (1996) and created Dawson’s Creek. It’s based on the novel of the same name by Lois Duncan, which I didn’t bother to read because it’s a loose …
The Hand That Rules The World
A good cult classic and fine remake (Spoilers) The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is a movie that came out as part of the yuppie nightmare cycle that was all the rage in the ’80s and ’90s. It was directed by Curtis Hansen and written by Amanda Silver, who would later pen several blockbusters with …
The Jester Combo
A mixed Halloween bag (Spoilers) The Jester (2023) and The Jester 2 are both based on a trilogy of short films, all directed by Colin Krawchuk and starring Michael Sheffield. Each installment is about a sinister entity that’s traded the classic jester outfit for a snazzy orange suit and top hat. If I were the …
Halloween IIs
Both are good follow-ups (Spoilers) Halloween II (1981) occurs on the same night as the previous film. Halloween II (2009) initially seems like it’s going to follow the same path, but after a lengthy bait-and-switch nightmare sequence, it picks up two years later. For clarity, I’ve reviewed the theatrical cut of ’81, but the director’s …
Sanguis et Mel
A noticeable improvement (Spoilers) A slasher movie that earned a lot of buzz last year was Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey. It kicked off a new phase of turning beloved children’s characters and turning them into slasher villains, typically after they’ve entered the public domain. Despite abysmal reviews, it grossed a lot of money and created …
Where, oh where, has my review gone: Lovecraft/Gordon Analysis
Where, oh where, can it be? This one is more of a features article, but it’s close enough to count. If you want to read about me discussing Stuart Gordon adapting the work of H. P. Lovecraft, then you can go here.
The good, the bad, and the guy with the gun
A look back at the earlier Evil Dead films (Spoilers) With Evil Dead Rise right around the corner, I thought it was time to rewatch what’s come before—at least in terms of the films. I wanted to hold off on watching the tv show until another time because I wanted to finish my first draft by the …
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The saw remains the same
Phew, now I’m all caught up (Unmarked Spoilers) The article which you are about to read is an account of eight horror films spanning six decades. Each installment concerns the exploits of the masked killer Leatherface and his murderous family. In light of a new entry coming out in less than a week, I decided …
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