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Fresh Meat #3: Talk to Me (2023)
I generally enjoy A24 films, so I am excited to see this one. I have purposefully ignored trailers and reviews to try and go in as blind as possible. Not much of a theatergoer anymore, […]
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(Ch)Op-Ed #9: Horror Remakes Better Than The Original
Remakes can be hit or miss. Oftentimes, they are reviled, the worst of the worst, despised by critics, die hard and casual fans, men, women, babies, dogs, cats, and even God himself. However, there are […]
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Fresh Meat #2: AIMEE: The Visitor (2023)
Full disclosure: I am a Full Moon homer. I grew up on Puppet Master, Subspecies, Trancers, Demonic Toys, Netherworld, Dollman, Dark Angel, Bad Channels, and so many more. I would patiently wait for my turn […]
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Deep Cuts #10: The House On Sorority Row (1982)
There are times that I occasionally forget that I own a film, and then get excited when I see it out in the wild and purchase it for a second time. The House on Sorority […]
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(Ch)Op-Ed #8: Best Stephen King Horror Adaptations Pt. 2 #10-#1
Before we continue our list of the top Stephen King adaptations, we must look at two more classic SK movies, that simply fall short of entering our top 20. What do you think? Should they […]
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Fresh Meat #1: HeBGB TV (2022)
HeBGB TV is a 2022 comedy horror film written, produced, and directed by Eddie Griffin, Adam Lenhart, and Jake Mclellan. The trio previously made the 8-minute short, 1-888-5-BLUE-YOU (2021). I was lucky enough to watch […]
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(Ch)Op-Ed #7: Best Stephen King Horror Adaptations Pt. 1 #20-#11
Stephen King writes scary stories. But they almost always lose something in translation to film. The way he writes, the details he pours into the book, somehow get lost. They become almost fairytale-like shells of […]
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Deep Cuts #9: Mausoleum (1983)
For some reason I always get Funeral Home (1980), Mortuary (1982) and Mausoleum (1983) confused. I own Funeral Home on clam shell VHS, a glorious throwback to the VHS mom and pop stores of yesteryear. And I […]
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(Ch)Op-Ed #6: Best H.P. Lovecraft Film Adaptations
H.P. Lovecraft was born August 20, 1890, to affluent parents, although his wealth dissipated after his father was institutionalized and his grandfather died. Then, in 1919, his mother was institutionalized. Lovecraft published his first short […]
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Deep Cuts #8: Sleepstalker – The Sandman’s Last Rites (1995)
Sleepstalker is one of those films that I have great memories of. My young and impressionable 16-year-old self thoroughly enjoyed the film when it came out. Nowadays, I’m always scouring the bargain bins of movie […]