Spirit Halloween, the nation’s largest Halloween specialty retailer, is bringing Halloween dreams – and nightmares – to life with the chance to win a trip for two to experience Halloween Horror Nights at Universal. The lucky winner will come face to face with hoards of horrifying mutants, monsters, and maniacs …
Read More »95 Years Of Silence: Celebrating ‘The Phantom Of The Opera’ (1925)
Universal tested the horror waters on September 6, 1925, at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco when they released The Phantom of the Opera. Now, ninety-five years later, the film still stands the test of time and is still one of the most influential horror films ever. The movie was …
Read More »The Universal Monsters: A Look At The Monsters That Made Us—Part 1
Universal Studios gave birth to some of the greatest films of all time, from Jaws (1975 – read one of our writer’s thoughts on the film here) to Jurassic Park (1993). There is no denying their legacy and power in the film industry. However, Universal’s bread and butter has always …
Read More »Happy Birthday… Friend: ‘The Bride of Frankenstein’ (1935) Retro Review
“I love dead. Hate living,” are the tortured words spoken by Frankenstein’s monster in the timeless 1935 classic Bride of Frankenstein, which turns 85 on May 6, 2020. The legendary film was directed by James Whale (Frankenstein 1931, The Invisible Man 1933) and released by Universal in 1935, and depicts …
Read More »Movie Review: ‘The Hunt’ (2020) Is The Perfect Horror Comedy To Spread Some Cheer During This Pandemic
Ever since The Hunt was announced last year, I’ve been dying to see it much like everyone else I know. With the current pandemic going on and everyone on mandatory quarantine, I thought it was the perfect time to indulge in a horror-comedy. Warning: Slight spoilers ahead, but nothing big. …
Read More »Our Trip Through Halloween Horror Nights 28 – Part 1
Nothing gets under my skin like the syrupy perfume of fog juice. It’s a conditioned response that tells the pit in my stomach that an unholy night is falling, where the shadows stretch into sinister shapes, chainsaws beckon like gas-fed cicadas and lines creep on for all eternity. That smell …
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