Reed Alexander
I'm the foulmouthed horror movie critic. I post new reviews every Sunday, so stay tuned =D
Reed's Horror Review, Castle Freak (1995) and (2020), a Comparison.
Don’t get me wrong, I like the original Castle Freak (1995) but it never really merited a full review. Compared to the other works of H. P. Lovecraft that got turned into movies (Re-Animator (1985), From Beyond (1986), Dagon (2001), Color Out of Space (2019)), it’s just ho-hum. The other movies are balls-out bonkers and way more entertaining. Effectively, for Castle Freak (1995), there is nothing to review.
Reed AlexanderPublished 16 days ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Sinister' (2012)
Yeah, you know this movie really wasn't that bad. It got a lot of shit for shameless jump-scares and thoughtlessly rehashed tropes. Even Stephen King should be mad at this movie for stealing his "obsessed writer gets caught up in horror" trope. I kid but honestly, this did have a similar feel as dozens of Stephen King adaptations because of how often he uses the obsessed writer trope.
Reed AlexanderPublished about a month ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'The Shed' (2020)
So far, I've been pretty disappointed with the majority of Shudder Originals, save Mayhem (2020), which was a fucking hoot. Basically, Shudder is 1-3 here and Mayhem doesn't quite make up for the other three films. However, if you want the 'too long; didn't read' version of this review, it would be "Watch Mayhem instead."
Reed AlexanderPublished about a month ago in Horror
Reed's Literary Horror Review of 'Through The Deep Forest' by Russell C. Connor (2021)
Yeah, this is a pretty good dark fantasy. It's not my favorite read coming out of 2020, but then this is my first for 2021 and had its hooks in pretty deep. Already I'm giving this one my ADHD seal of approval. I found it easier to consume than most of the books I read in 2020 which is an impressive feat, in of itself. Seriously, getting me to throw back 100 pages in a single sitting just never happens. Due to my severe ADHD, it can take me a good week to read a whole book, this one I took down in three days.
Reed AlexanderPublished 2 months ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'She Never Died' (2019)
I REALLY wanted to like this movie. It's from the same writer/director as He Never Died (2015), which was fucking epic. It even had some really solid plot ideas. I don't know who fucked this up, but they fucked it up BAD. Maybe they needed Jason Krawczyk to direct, or maybe Jason was never a good writer and Henry Rollins really did clean up He Never Died (2015).
Reed AlexanderPublished 2 months ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Hereditary' (2018)
I know, it's 2021, and I'm just getting to this movie now, but I've had a lot on my plate that simply kept taking precedent. I mean, I wanted to see this in the theater but I didn't get the chance, and then it kept coming out on streaming services I didn't have. Hey, better late than never, I guess.
Reed AlexanderPublished 2 months ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Splice' (2009)
SPOILERS!!! YUP! We're starting with the spoilers, and you know what that means... FUCK. THIS. MOVIE... I can tell you that this is going to be triggery for some people, so fair warning now, but long story short, don't watch this sad excuse for xenophilia porn.
Reed AlexanderPublished 2 months ago in Horror
Reed's Literary Horror Review of 'While The Witch Whispered a Prayer' by Alan L. Perkins (2020)
Is Historical Urban Fantasy a thing? That's what this comes down to; a Historical Fiction that is also a Dark Fantasy. While it definitely has a hard horror edge, I wouldn't classify it as horror. It's more of an action-adventure which is why I consider it Dark Fantasy. But GOOD LORD the historical accuracy of this Dark Fantasy is engrossing.
Reed AlexanderPublished 2 months ago in Horror
