Movies

Movies, short films, and the like related to Halloween, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, or the bizarre.

[Reviews]

Movie Review: Ouija (2014)

Theatrically released horror has been pretty awful in 2014, the box office inundated with endless clones that have all grabbed for the same slice of that sweet paranormal pie. When Hollywood finds a formula that works, they hold onto it like a drowning man holds onto a life preserver, and the low cost-high profit formula

[Bite-sized Horror]

My Favorite Horror Movie Moments of All Time: Number 35 — Carrie 1976

To celebrate the journey toward Halloween 2014 I’m going to do something I’ve wanted to attempt since I first started writing here on Halloween Love … put together a definitive list of my personal favorite horror movie moments and scenes. I hope you will agree with some, maybe raise an eyebrow at others and fingers

[Interviews]

HL Exclusive Chat: Norman Apstein Talks Ice Cream Man 2!

All horror fans tend to have that one special movie that they love more than anyone else in the community. For me, that movie is 1995’s Ice Cream Man. I’ve been writing blog posts about Ice Cream Man for the last few years, including one here on Halloween Love, and it’s just one of those

[Reviews]

Review: Play Hooky

First, before I get into the review, let me just say how great it feels to come back and write again. Long story short, some things in my private life have kept me so busy, I haven’t had time to do what I love. My comeback will be slow, but I have not yet begun

[Bite-sized Horror]

My Favorite Horror Movie Moments of All Time: Number 36 — The Hills Have Eyes 2006

To celebrate the journey toward Halloween 2014 I’m going to do something I’ve wanted to attempt since I first started writing here on Halloween Love … put together a definitive list of my personal favorite horror movie moments and scenes. I hope you will agree with some, maybe raise an eyebrow at others and fingers

[Bite-sized Horror]

My Favorite Horror Movie Moments of All Time: Number 37 — The Blair Witch Project

To celebrate the journey toward Halloween 2014 I’m going to do something I’ve wanted to attempt since I first started writing here on Halloween Love … put together a definitive list of my personal favorite horror movie moments and scenes. I hope you will agree with some, maybe raise an eyebrow at others and fingers

[Bite-sized Horror]

My Favorite Horror Movie Moments of All Time: Number 38 — The Host

To celebrate the journey toward Halloween 2014 I’m going to do something I’ve wanted to attempt since I first started writing here on Halloween Love … put together a definitive list of my personal favorite horror movie moments and scenes. I hope you will agree with some, maybe raise an eyebrow at others and fingers

[Reviews]

Movie Review: The Houses October Built (2014)

Found footage movies have acquired a pretty lousy reputation over the years. In many ways, the sub-genre has come to represent the absolute pinnacle of creative bankruptcy within the horror genre, as each new one feels like an exact replica of the last. The problem with this rampant horror fan hatred of all things found

[Interviews]

HL Exclusive Chat: ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Poster Designer Burt Kleeger

A few weeks back here on Halloween Love I reviewed the 30th anniversary Silent Night, Deadly Night Blu-ray, a disc that was unfortunately devoid of the special features you’d expect to find on a big anniversary release of a fan-favorite movie. Not long after posting the review, I was chatting with the film’s executive producer

[Bite-sized Horror]

My Favorite Horror Movie Moments of All Time: Number 39 — The Omen

To celebrate the journey toward Halloween 2014 I’m going to do something I’ve wanted to attempt since I first started writing here on Halloween Love … put together a definitive list of my personal favorite horror movie moments and scenes. I hope you will agree with some, maybe raise an eyebrow at others and fingers