Jason Burke

Hey there, I'm Jason. I'm a lifelong writer and lover of all things that go bump in the night. Under my production company name, Nostalgic Nightmare Productions, I write and produce films, novels, and photoshoots. I'm also an actor, activist, poet, and stand-up comic. I believe in deep, character-driven stories that engage the audience.

‘AZRAEL’ (2024) – Movie Review

Modern horror films are using heightened environments to elicit scares and tension, often by taking away the basic human abilities or senses of the characters. Whether it’s sight, hearing, or the ability to speak, the loss of a skill that we take for granted could really make survival an even …

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‘Requiem For A Scream’ (2022) – Movie Review

The slasher sub-genre is often among the favorite styles for the faithful horror audience. There’s something oddly soothing to slasher fans about turning their brains off and watching bodies pile up in a chase-and-survive location movie. Such is the case for the Tubi Original, Requiem For A Scream. Requiem For …

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Caitlin Cronenberg’s ‘HUMANE’ (2024) – Movie Review

Humane

Horror is often at its best when it can move outside the world of basic tropes and jump scares and examine the most frightening traits of real people. When the genre puts seemingly normal humans in dark circumstances and lets their evil protrude, that shows truly terrifying results. Such is …

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‘OUT COME THE WOLVES’ (2024) – Movie Review

We’ve seen many different variations on the werewolf subgenre in horror over the years. But the scariest horror is the type that peers out from inside oneself, and that’s the type of story that Out Come The Wolves tells. Let’s take a look at the newest IFC/Shudder release and see …

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‘AIR FRYER SLAUGHTER’ (2024) – Movie Review

Air Fryers are one of the most appreciated and streamlined cooking inventions in modern history. Not since the George Foreman grill have we seen so many people swear by a new kitchen trend. But what if the Air Fryer became an instrument of destruction with bad intentions? That’s the question …

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‘CURTAINS FOR CHRISTMAS’ (2024) – Movie Review

While the origins of Christmas in July vary from place to place based on temperature and ideology, horror fans don’t get a lot of physical Christmas-based horror in the summer months to sink their teeth into. Enter Curtains For Christmas, the latest horror-comedy from Silver Spotlight Films. Let’s take a …

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James B. Thomasson’s ‘WASPZILLA’ (2024) – Movie Review

Creature Features have a really iconic place in the halls of horror. From the Universal Monsters of the 30’s to the otherworldly beings in the 50’s and 60’s, animalistic unknowns are often the epicenter of fright. Such is the case in Waspzilla. Let’s break down this ferocious flyer and see …

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