‘Daniel Isn’t Real’ (2019) But The Chills Sure Are – Movie Review

As we exit 2019, we look back on a very high-quality year for horror. This past year has spawned mainstream and indie hits alike. But, before you finalize your “Best Of” lists for the year, you might want to consider the psychological thriller, Daniel Isn’t Real, which made waves at …

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25 Years of Sleepless Nights – Why We Love ‘Wes Craven’s A New Nightmare’

Getting a good night’s sleep has never been the same for horror fans since Wes Craven changed the game in 1984 with A Nightmare on Elm Street. Slashers and monsters were nothing new, but a villain that could kill you in your sleep kicked the terror up a whole new level. …

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Horror Anthology ‘Holiday Hell’ (2019) Movie Review

Anthologies have never been front and center in the canon of horror sub-genres, but they do have staying power. Quietly loved by fans and enduring trends like zombie saturation and found footage, they have become a revered bastion of the classic horror formula. The stories themselves either come from books, …

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‘Radioflash’ (2019) Review: A Slow And Unfocused Apocalyptic Drama

Apocalyptic films have always been hit or miss with me. In order to appreciate the genre, one has to be able to see the beauty in desolation and rubble. As a self-proclaimed optimist, I often struggle with dystopian films that present bleak settings and themes. Radioflash is a film of …

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A Year Before ‘Home Alone,’ We Had ‘Deadly Games’ (1989) – 30 Years Later

I always am drawn to horror films that are foreign, resurrected by Alamo Drafthouse, or have myriad alternate titles.  Deadly Games OR Dial Code Santa Claus OR Game Over OR 36.15 code Pere Noel is a French holiday-themed film from Filmmaker Rene Manzor (The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles TV series) that …

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‘Greenlight’ (2019) Is A Sharp, Wicked Thriller – Movie Review

From writer-director Graham Denman comes a fantastic, slick thriller called Greenlight that stars Chase Williamson (The Guest 2014), Caroline Williams (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 1986 – read our retro review here), Chris Browing (Westworld TV series), Nicole Alexandra Shipley (Criminal Minds TV series), Victor Turpin (Ma 2019), and Shane …

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Vinegar Syndrome’s ‘Unmasked: Part 25’ (1988) 2k Restoration Blu-ray/DVD Review

Eighteen years before the meta horror sensation that was Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (read our retro review here), Filmmaker Anders Palm directed a little known sleeper hit known as Unmasked: Part 25. Originally titled The Hand of Death, Unmasked: Part 25 is both an homage to and a …

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He’s No Dummy – Actor Bill Oberst, Jr. Talks ‘Handy Dandy,’ Ray Bradbury, And Bill Moseley’s Beard

It’s always such a joy to talk to Actor Bill Oberst, Jr. You would never know that such a quiet, self-deprecating man lives behind the faces of some of the creepiest deviant characters out there. In his career, he’s portrayed a Nazi war criminal, a determined detective, a pedophilic monster, …

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