Tag: Blumhouse


  • Insidious: Out of the Further Lets the Demons Loose

    Back in 2010, Insidious cracked open the door to The Further and politely suggested we never, ever look inside. Naturally, being the crazy bastards we are, we promptly stuck our heads through and scared the shite out of ourselves. Now, Insidious: Out of the Further is here to remind us that things can always get…

  • Focus Features/Blumhouse Show Their Obsession In New Teaser Trailer

    We’ve all done stupid things for love. I knew a guy who once travelled all the way to Australia to meet the girl of his dreams, only for her to dump him at the airport. L’amour makes us do the craziest things. However, perhaps not as crazy as what happens to Bear (Michael Johnston) after…

  • Halloween Franchise Ranking: From 13 to 1

    John Carpenter and Debra Hill had no idea back in 1978 that they were changing the horror genre. They set out to make a scary movie about babysitters being stalked on Halloween night. They werenโ€™t thinking about sequels – let alone 12 of them. They werenโ€™t thinking about Corey Cunninghamโ€™s awful night of babysitting, heavy…

  • ‘Black Phone 2’ Is Clunky, but Its Heart Is True

    There seems to be an overall critical appreciation for Black Phone 2, the sequel to the horror/thriller film The Black Phone. The first movie featured excellent performances all around, especially from actors Ethan Hawke and Mason Thames. It also starred Madeleine McGraw as Gwen Blake, the sister to Thames’ character, Finney. Hawke starred as “The…

  • From Pints to Probes, a Mini-Review of Huluโ€™s Alien Invasion/Saint Patrickโ€™s Day Movie โ€œCrawlersโ€

    If you were thinking that Saint Patrickโ€™s Day is a unique backdrop for an alien invasion horror movie, youโ€™d be right. Historically, the few horror movies that do center around the holiday usually have a โ€œkiller leprechaunโ€ plot, which makes the body-swapping alien concept of Huluโ€™s โ€œCrawlersโ€ so unique. Set in the town of Emerald…

  • M3GAN 2.0 Switches Genres to Middling Effect

    M3gan 2.0 is bombing at the box office. Raking in just 31 million on a budget of 15-25 million, it just barely made its money back. Jason Blum, the founder of Blumhouse Films, has had a rough time, to say the least. When asked by The Hollywood Reporter for comment, he replied, “We all thought…

  • Drop Delivers an Excellent Locked Room Thriller

    Let’s keep this intro short and snappy. Dropย is a solid piece of filmmaking that held my attention firmly for the 95 minutes it ran. With convincing performances, engaging characters, and a unique sense of style that ratchets up the tension, you could do much worse for a time at the theatre! The Setup An abusive…

  • Speak No Evil Is the James McAvoy Show…And I Love It

    At first blush, I might not seem like the best guy to review the Speak No Evil remake. I wasnโ€™t a big fan of the 2022 Danish original, so I initially had zero interest in this new American version. I started to come around when the early reactions and reviews came out. Not only did…

  • Imaginary Turns a Childhood Staple into a Soul-Sucking Demon

    Iโ€™m always up for a new Blumhouse film. Sure, Blumhouse has their fair share of stinkers just like any other studio, but theyโ€™ve also put out some of the best horror movies of the past decade and a half, like Paranormal Activity, Get Out, and The Black Phone. Theyโ€™ve more than earned the benefit of…