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Life (2017) Movie Review: A Classically Inspired Suspenseful Ride

Sci-fi has etched its name into the horror genre for years with titles such as The Blob (1988), Alien (1979) and The Thing (1982). Life, the latest sci-fi horror/thriller to hit the big screen, encompasses elements of all three films as well as the stunning graphic-based imagery depicted in Gravity (2013) …

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The Magicians: The Harry Potter of Horror

Welcome to a mysterious place where magic exists along with dark consequences for the undisciplined wizard. This world is unveiled to Quentin Coldwater (Jason Ralph), an outcast obsessed with a fantasy novel series called Fillory. When a secret college for the gifted recruits him, Quentin discovers his obsession carries more truth …

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Time Lapse (2015) Movie Review: Don’t Mess with Time

With cult classics such as Alien, The Thing, The Fly and From Beyond leaving their mark in horror history, it comes as no surprise that science fiction has its own niche within the genre. While Time Lapse pales in comparison to these timeless classics, it holds its own by incorporating …

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Logan (2017): A Dark Journey’s End

You may be wondering how a Marvel film made it onto a website that primarily reviews horror. That would be due to seriously dark undertone and brutality in Logan that is normally held back in most superhero movies, which warrants its R rating. Thanks to Tim Miller’s smash hit Deadpool …

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Circle (2015) Movie Review: A Game of Social Prejudices

Horror films with subjects being forced to play a game in order to survive is nothing new. Saw brought this theme into mainstream horror in 2004, and ended up spawning six sequels showing off Jigsaw’s gruesome traps. More recently, Rob Zombie tried his hand at this horror theme with 31 where five hostages …

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Santa Clarita Diet: A Series You’ll Want to Sink Your Teeth Into

The highly anticipated Netflix original series, Santa Clarita Diet, premiered Friday, February 3, 2017, and it does not disappoint. Starring Drew Barrymore (Donnie Darko, Scream, Charlies Angels) and Timothy Olyphant (Live Free or Die Hard, The Crazies, Snowden), this comedic horror dives right into the story of a suburban husband …

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The Rezort (2016): The Undead Meets Jurassic Park

If you could plan a vacation to an isolated island serving as a safari park offering the opportunity to kill zombies for sport, would you take it? Following a zombie outbreak leaving approximately 2 billion dead, paying customers are given the chance to fulfill their gruesome fantasies at The Rezort …

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Top 5 Comedic Horror Movies on Netflix

With the horror genre, laughing one’s ass off isn’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind. However, films such as Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead (1981) and Evil Dead II (1987), Stephen Chiodo’s Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) and John Gulager’s Feast (2005) have helped fuse laughs and …

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Black Mirror: Top 5 Horror Themed Episodes

Black Mirror, a British series of sci-fi anthologies centered on social satire and technology, dips into the horror genre with suspenseful, dark plots and heavy themes. Depending on your definition of horror, you may find this to be a stretch. It is true that some episodes are more horror themed …

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Stalking Miss Barlow: Indie Film Survival

Opening scenes are crucial to any film hoping to capture the audience’s attention. It sets the tone for what’s to come and what can be expected. Stalking Miss Barlow, a 24-minute short comedic horror, does exactly this as a busty female flees from a machete-wielding killer through the woods. With …

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