Category: Film
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What’s the movie you’ve watched more than any other? For me, it’s The Devil’s Rejects. On the surface, that may seem odd to pick due to its graphic nature and pleasantly unpleasant leads (who weave the line of protagonist and antagonist). When I was growing up, we would take one family vacation a year, and…
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What’s your reaction when you hear that an upcoming horror movie is going to be rated PG-13? If you’re like most genre fans, that kind of news most likely makes your anticipation for the film plummet. You probably start to think that the studio has watered down the violence and the scares just so they…
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You’d be hard-pressed to find a more dementedly sadistic horror movie than The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Sure, the film isn’t particularly gory, but despite that lack of on-screen blood and guts, the insanity of the Sawyer family still hits you like a ton of bricks. It’s a visual and psychological assault on our sense…
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As a horror fan, whenever I mention enjoying any specific monster movie, I’ve grown used to having another horror fan pop out jump scare-style to say, “I like slasher movies because they’re realistic. It’s something that could really happen!” If you “just don’t relate” to people facing monsters, films like Renfield (2023) (screenplay by Ryan…
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2023 was a great year for modern takes on classic monsters. For example, Renfield, and The Last Voyage of the Demeter put fun new spins on the classic Dracula story, and The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster was a touching remix of Frankenstein. But in my opinion, one 2023 reimagining stands head and shoulders…
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Giant monster movies are more popular than ever these days. With the record-breaking success of Godzilla Minus One, the top-tier storytelling of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and the awesome trailers for the upcoming Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, kaiju have come roaring back into the zeitgeist. Granted, they may not be as popular as…
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Based on a poem by Ed Justin, Pumpkinhead reared its bulbous dome into the hearts of horror fans in the late ‘80s. With Lance Henricksen and Stan Winston attached, audiences knew they were in good hands. Pumpkinhead would not end up like most ‘80s films and seemingly disappeared from the horror zeitgeist awfully fast. A…
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I have to be honest. When I first heard there was a movie called The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster, I scoffed at it. I thought the title sounded pretty silly, so I didn’t think the film would be any good. Then something unexpected happened. I sat down to watch it, and I was…
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Blacula isn’t a scary movie. I just thought it’d be best to get that out in the open before I go any further. Blacula won’t have you hiding behind any sofa cushions, nor will it have you jumping out of your skin in fright, unless you’re about 12 years old. Blacula might be classed as…
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Anyone who has seen the Saw franchise knows how laughable the serial killer Jigsaw’s logic can be. So much so that it’s become widely memed. Forgot to wash the dishes when it’s your turn? Time to remove your arm with a cleaver! Cut someone off in traffic? Get ready to wake up in a reverse…