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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.
Welcome Back the King and Queen
Stephen King was a name that used to strike fear into the hearts of many, especially with his first novel Carrie in 1974. The storyline was unlike anything written before, and within two short years, the movie version of Carrie was released. Since then, there has been a sequel, a TV movie, two musicals, and an upcoming remake movie, but none have ever compared to the original movie. The remake is said to stay closer to King’s original writings, but does that really matter to people in a movie theater or do they just want to see the blood and guts horror? Each time Carrie was remade, there were always murders of people for bullying a young girl, who was a little different. The original Carrie, Carrie 2: The Rage, and the 2013 remake, Carrie, all tell a similar story, which leaves people asking if there is a need to be remaking the movie.
By Kristen Barenthaler8 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Thirst' (2015)
Holy hell, this movie was bad! I actually kinda liked it, but man was it fucking bad. I have to say, just to make it perfectly clear, this movie is "Sci-Fi channel original" bad. We’re way beyond B-horror here, we're straight on to F. So was it good-bad, or bad-bad? You know what? I'm going to let you be the judge of that. Before I even get into this review, you should know I do recommend this movie. It's fun enough to be riff-worthy, and for me, that's enough of a reason to watch anything. But hey, the movie opens up with something crashing to Earth from outer space, and what do we all know about movies that open up like that? With rare exception, they're silly as fuck! It actually kinda reminds me of Carnosaur.
By Reed Alexander8 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Mom and Dad' (2017)
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST! Could they have made the teenage protagonist any more of a sanctimonious bitch? Is this really how teenage girls behave? I mean, I get rebellion. I get not jiving with your parents. Hell, I even understand needing to grow apart and get space. But this girl is just down right cruel. The shit she gets away with saying to her mother would have gotten my head knocked around like a bocce ball when I was her age. This girl and her friend smack of the mean popular girls that picked on kids in my high school. I had a strict policy of never hitting women, so I just made friends with bigger meaner girls and had them as a personal hit squad when the popular girls fucked with people. Needless to say, we didn't really have a lot of mean girls in my high school after that, so I'm not very familiar with the behavior. Are they really this awful?
By Reed Alexander8 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'The Hallow (2015)'
Eh, there was a lot about this movie I actually liked but I'm not sure I can call it good horror or give it a pass. It was a lot like Hybrid, in that they tried to shoehorn too much into a fairly simple concept. They tried to go with a "scientifically plausible" explanation for fairies while still trying to stick with the lore. I can appreciate the attempt and it's not like they went full "Scooby-Doo Effect" on the movie. I don't know, they didn't really need to put in all the unnecessary effort. Sometimes doing too much can sort of throw off the pace of the movie. Do we really need an explanation for how the fairies work? It came off as very "telly" as appose to "showy." Aren’t evil fairies enough? Do they need to be plausible?
By Reed Alexander8 years ago in Horror
Best Haunted House Movies on Netflix
I used to think that I wasn't a fan of the horror film genre until I started thinking about all of the movies that are on my favorites list—then I realized that, you know what, I am a fan of the haunted house genre of film. I wanted to share some of my new favorites haunted house movies on Netflix as well as some terrifyingly good classics in this genre.
By Evelyn Starr8 years ago in Horror
Top 5 Demonic Possession Movies
The demonic possession movie remains an undying fascination for filmmakers and fans alike. People love speculating about life after death, heaven and hell and especially the powers of demons. Hollywood has been mining this fertile horror ground for years with the most famous examples coming in the late 60s and early 70s.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Creature Lake' (2015)
I want to remind you that I grade on a curve when it comes to a film’s production level. When it's student quality films like this, I automatically consider everything in a higher light than it really deserves. This is to respect the fact that production is running on zero budget.
By Reed Alexander8 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Piranha 3D (2010)'
This makes me think I should watch the originals again and review them as well. I loved the Piranha franchise when I was young but to be honest, I don’t much think of it any more. I wonder if it holds up to the test of time like so many other classics I’ve reviewed.
By Reed Alexander8 years ago in Horror
