Tag: Universal Pictures


  • Dracula (1931)

    Dracula (1931)

    Dracula: The Creature of the Night In todayโ€™s world, vampires are taken for granted in horror. We see them in movies, play them in games, and read about falling in love with them in books, but this wasnโ€™t always the case. Bram Stoker published Dracula in 1897, a successful and widespread book; before that vampire…

  • ‘Him’ Takes a Sledgehammer to American Professional Football

    As I’ve said in my review for F1,ย I’m not particularly into sports or sports movies. However, couple that with a psychological horror bent, and you have my interest. I went to Him expecting a movie of low quality; the RT score currently sits at 31%. However, after viewing the film and talking with my father,…

  • 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…

  • Nosferatu is a Beautifully Rendered Nightmare

    Robert Eggers movies are always frightening, even when they aren’t horror movies. They thrust viewers into a different and borderline alien world so convincingly, so intensely, that one can’t help but feel a little horrified by the experience. Whenย The Northmanย puts the audience directly into the world of Norse mythology, the experience is so overwhelming that…