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Movie reviews for horror fans; from gruesome bone-chillers to dark horror thrillers, a showcase for frightful films that seek to entertain and to terrify.

The Top Ghost Films You Need to See
"The Shining" (1980) (Gene pick) The film version of "The Shining" combines two masters at the top of their craft - writer Stephen King and director Stanley Kubrick. Based on King's second novel, King reportedly hated the film, and in 1997 wrote the screenplay for a TV mini-series that was more faithful to his vision. However, the mini-series has been largely forgotten, while the film stands out as a terrifying masterpiece of horror. Known to be fanatic about detail, and adept at working on subliminal levels, Kubrick does more than the viewer realizes to have an increasing sense of wrongness and dread mirroring the feeling the family living in the hotel has that at any time, they could encounter creepy twins in a hallway, or have a vision of elevators full of blood. To see exactly what Kubrick does to achieve this feeling, see the excellent documentary "Room 237."
By Gene Lass4 years ago in Horror
Classic Movie Review: 'Halloween 3 Season of the Witch is Halloween without 'Halloween'
Halloween 3 Season of the Witch (1982) Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace Written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill Starring Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Horror
Classic Movie Review: Halloween 2 As Boring as the Original
Halloween 2 (1981) Directed by Rick Rosenthal Written by John Carpenter, Debra Hill Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasance, Dick Warlock
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Horror
Classic Movie Review: The Original 'Halloween' Doesn't Hold Up
Halloween (1978) Directed by John Carpenter Written by John Carpenter, Debra Hill Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasance
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Horror
Triangle - A Movie Review
I swear I’ve been here before. This all looks so familiar. Triangle found its way into theaters in 2009. Left stranded on their boat, a group of friends gets on a stray shift. Noticing something peculiar about this ship, what happens next is hard to describe.
By Marielle Sabbag4 years ago in Horror
The Terror (1963)
Helene: The crypt! It must be destroyed, and with it the dead. Andre: Don't speak of the dead anymore. You're with me now. Helene: I am possessed of the dead. Andre: You're a warm living woman. Who has told you these things? Helene: The dead.
By Tom Baker4 years ago in Horror
The Top Slasher Films You Need to See
"Psycho" (1960) (BOTH pick) It all begins here. Based on the novel by Robert Bloch, which was in turn inspired by notorious serial killer Ed Gein, this masterpiece by Alfred Hitchcock is the result of Hitchcock being bored and wanting to do something that neither he nor anyone else had ever done. Something that elevated film from suspense to pure terror, and brutal violence. The film does an incredible switch of perspective, as the lead characters change partway through the film, and all of the violence is purposefully, painstakingly realistic.
By Gene Lass4 years ago in Horror
Psycho (1998) - A Movie Review
How is this Bates motel any scarier than the one we saw three decades ago? Psycho is a 1998 remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film. After embezzling money from her boss, Marion Crane skips town. Finding a solitary motel on the side of the road, the owner introduces her to the place and its terrible secrets.
By Marielle Sabbag4 years ago in Horror
Mr. Harrigan's Phone - A Netflix Movie Review
Please tell me I am not getting a call from the dead. Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is a 2022 Netflix film. From a young age, Craig befriends an elderly man named Mr. Harrigan. Sadly Mr. Harrigan passes away. Putting his phone with him in the coffin, Craig is shocked to get a message in return one night.
By Marielle Sabbag4 years ago in Horror
Half Light - A Movie Review
What are you talking about? I just spent the whole day with him! Half Light is a 2006 film. Following the death of her son, Rachel Carlson, a successful novelist moves to a small Scottland village. Hoping that she is moving on, strange occurrences happen. She is haunted by memories of the past.
By Marielle Sabbag4 years ago in Horror
Barbarian - A Movie Review
Don’t go inside that house. Showing up to theaters in 2022, Barbarian centers around a young woman arriving at her Airbnb house, only to realize that it is occupied. Reluctantly agreeing to stay in the house with Craig, they make a shocking discovery.
By Marielle Sabbag4 years ago in Horror
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
This post is just a bit different from my usual book vs movie. There are actually two movie adaptations of the book, made within only a couple years of each other. So I watched both and will be comparing all three. Second, I did not wait to finish the book before watching the movies. I watched the first just as I started the book and the other while I was about halfway. I thought it would be fun to switch it up, plus I'd already read the book previously, although it was long enough ago that I barely remembered it.
By Alexis M. Collazo4 years ago in Horror