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A Night To Die For: ‘PROM NIGHT’ (Nelson McCormick) Turns 15 – Retro Review

Prom Night (2008)

Back in the early 2000s, my friends and I would regularly grace the local movie theater to see the latest horror movies, from Paranormal Activity and The Unborn to The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Therefore, when previews began dropping for Nelson McCormick’s Prom Night, it was a given that I’d go. Plus, I had to see …

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‘SWEENEY TODD’ Broadway Revival – Review

A few months ago, I snagged a ticket to see the April 22 matinee performance of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street on Broadway. As Ticketmaster sent over the customary “You Got the Tickets” email, I had mixed feelings. Largely, I was excited. Since I wasn’t born during the …

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‘LIVING WITH CHUCKY’ Review and Interview With Creator Kyra Gardner

Most people wouldn’t put “heartfelt” and “Chucky” in the same sentence. After all, the red sneaker-clad doll is a brutal little guy who shows no mercy. However, with her new documentary Living with Chucky, which heads to Screambox and all major digital platforms on April 4, Kyra Gardner manages to …

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Interview with ‘SCHOOL OF ROCK’ Star Brian Falduto On New Album ‘Gay Country’

It’s been 20 years since Brian Falduto delivered one of the most iconic lines of the Jack Black-led School of Rock: “You’re tacky and I hate you.” At the time, due to his character Billy’s sass and affinity for fashion, the young actor was quickly labeled by the public as …

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Interview With ‘Children of the Corn’ (2023) Director Kurt Wimmer, And Stars Elena Kampouris And Kate Moyer

It’s been almost four decades since the small town of Gatlin, Nebraska became overrun with young, zealous followers of “He Who Walks Behind the Rows” in the 1984 film adaptation of Stephen King’s Children of the Corn (our retro review). Though many installments have followed, none quite answer the questions of …

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Motionless in White Releases Vocals-Only Version of ‘Werewolf’

Werewolf - Motionless In White

Can’t fight these cravings in the night…like listening to Motionless in White’s new vocals-only rendition of “Werewolf” on repeat. Since Halloween 2022, fans of the Scranton-based band have been absolutely loving the spooky single from MIW’s sixth studio album, Scoring the End of the World. It’s insanely catchy, has a …

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Interview With Justi Embree, ‘MISSING’ Hair Stylist & Wig Maker

In the new thriller Missing, a standalone sequel to 2018’s Searching, Storm Reid (The Invisible Man 2020) gets put through the ringer as her character June attempts to track down her mother, Grace (Nia Long, Premonition 2007), who has mysteriously disappeared. Through all the stress of utilizing technology to find out what …

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John Luessenhop’s ‘TEXAS CHAINSAW’ (2013) Turns 10 – Retro Review

Texas Chainsaw (2013)

It’s difficult for a director to reboot a franchise almost 40 years after the original installment. It’s even harder to produce a direct sequel so many decades later. However, that’s exactly what John Luessenhop set out to do with 2013’s Texas Chainsaw. To read reviews on sites like Rotten Tomatoes, …

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Tim Burton’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ (2007) Celebrates 15th Anniversary – Retro Review

It seems only yesterday that it was 2007, and I was dragging my friends with me to the movies to see the latest Tim Burton project starring Johnny Depp (Dark Shadows, 2012), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. In my eyes, this dynamic duo could do no wrong. …

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Interview With Cody Renee Cameron, Star Of ‘The Twelve Slays Of Christmas’

Cody Renee Cameron is quite the jack-of-all-trades. Not only is she a model, stunt performer, and biker, she proudly holds the title of being the “best damn dead girl in Hollywood.” Over the course of her acting career, she’s played a murder victim and corpse on numerous occasions, including in …

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