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It was back in March when I first heard about the movie, The Ranger. I knew that it was a project coming out of Larry Fessenden’s Glass Eye Pix, and that it was a throwback slasher about kids in the woods being stalked by a psycho in a Ranger Smith …

In Jenn Wexler’s film, The Ranger, a group of teens take off into the woods to party and piss off the locals. Sound familiar? On the surface, The Ranger does have a lot in common with many of the cabin in the woods slasher subgenre flicks that we’ve seen over …

After dabbling in various film genres and appearing in an episode of HBO’s hit series Entourage, Matt Dallas caught his big break portraying Kyle on ABC Family’s sci-fi series, Kyle XY. More recently, Matt took on the role of Pastor John in Jason DeVan’s newly released exorcism film, Along Came …

Every summer should have some sort of aquatic horror film. It should be a yearly mandatory submission for all major studios. Saltwater, freshwater, it can be their choice, but something should hit the screen that makes us a little less cavalier about swimming anywhere that isn’t man-made and chlorinated. Sunburned …

Before Black Panther and Donald Trump, before sparkly vampires and tax evasion, there were “some mother truckers trying to ice skate uphill” in Blade. It’s been 20 years since Wesley Snipes uttered the words, “It’s open season on all suck- heads,” in the 1998 vampire flick by New Line Cinema. Remember, this …

I’ve written about Maximum Overdrive before, and I’m beginning to realize that I’m pretty obsessed with the film. I was lucky enough to remember when it came out, and witnessed firsthand the crazy trailer with the Halloween 3 music, the glowing Green Goblin eyes, and the crazy -ooking dude that …

With so many cautionary tales of the dark arts leading to horrible ends, most wouldn’t take the chance of opening a door and inviting something into their lives. However, in horror films surrounding possession, those who typically disregard the rules of the supernatural world are skeptics and naive teenagers. Along …

Death can be beautiful to some. Love can be cruel, and it can lead to horror. These were some of my thoughts as I watched Colin Floom and Greg Nemer’s 2018 film, Dead Love. It is a story of loss, grief, love, passion, cruelty, and death. Sometimes the blood just won’t wash away. So …

To me, being a ’90s kid and growing up in that era is epic. In my opinion, we had all the best TV shows and teen movies. You all know what I am talking about, with TV shows like Married With Children, Saved by the Bell, and 90210 or movies …

Most games are so fast paced today. It seems like we almost need constant action to keep us engaged. But I like to argue that action isn’t all that matters. Sometimes, the story and psychological aspect of a game can take front and center and create a terrifying experience for …