Category: Horror Reviews
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Season finales are always tricky. A show has to wrap things up while still allowing the story to continue, leaving very little room for error. It’s a storytelling Scylla and Charybdis that’s wrecked many a series, so even though I’ve loved Kaiju No. 8 so far, I went into this latest episode with some trepidation.…
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If you want to get me interested in a movie, your best bet might be to pitch it to me as a Lovecraftian mystery. I find that kind of horror irresistible, so when I first heard about Delicate Arch, I was instantly intrigued. The plot synopsis I received was pretty vague, but it teased that…
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I love the A Quiet Place franchise. I think the first film is one of the best horror movies of the 2010s, and in my opinion, A Quiet Place Part II is one of the best genre sequels of all time. So naturally, A Quiet Place: Day One was one of my most anticipated movies…
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I went into Cold Blows the Wind the way I wish I could see every movie–almost completely blind. The plot synopsis and the trailer teased some vague, seemingly supernatural threats, but they didn’t reveal anything specific. I simply had no idea what I’d be in for with this film, and I found that uncertainty super…
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We may be calling it The 2024 Chattanooga Film Festival, but realistically, this year belongs to Grace Van Dien. The actress appeared in two of the festival’s world premieres this weekend, Somnium on Saturday and tonight’s closing film, The Fix. As a kid, Van Dien started with bit parts, playing alongside her father in one…
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I love horror anthologies. Whether it’s a classic like Creepshow or a newer gem like Southbound, I’m always up for watching one of these films. Sure, they’re usually more like cinematic fast food than masterpieces of complex storytelling, but that’s totally fine by me. I don’t mind trimming the fat and getting right to the…
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I was not ready for “Kaiju No. 8 Captured.” Sure, this show has had emotional moments before, but it’s never given us anything like the sustained gut punch of this latest episode. It picks up right where “Secret Revealed” left off, with Kafka now being under the custody of the Anti-Kaiju Defense Force, but he’s…
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Making its world premiere at the Chattanooga Film Festival this weekend, Racheal Cain’s Somnium affirms that dreams are within your reach, even if reality makes achieving them a nightmare. The film follows Gemma (The Ranger’s Chloë Levine) as she arrives in Hollywood from a simple Midwestern farm town to pursue her dream of becoming an actress.…
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If The Exorcism has completely caught you by surprise, don’t worry. It doesn’t mean you’re out of the loop. The marketing for this film has been just about non-existent, so I’m sure even a lot of hardcore genre fans didn’t realize it was coming out. But it’s in theaters now, and as a huge fan…
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If there’s one thing I like more than a good vampire movie, it’s an unconventional film that deviates from the standard bloodsucking template. I can’t get enough of movies like Martin, Cronos, and Let’s Scare Jessica to Death, so it should come as no surprise that the name Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person was…