Reviews

Reviews, anecdotes, and the like related to Halloween, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, or the bizarre.

[Something More]

THE HORROR CLOSET #3 — Why the First Gay Slasher, Hellbent, Was the Last

HellBent was touted as the “first gay slasher film”. Released in 2005, it still stands as the first and for now – only gay slasher film of any real merit. It seems like such an easy sell, a group of attractive men head out into insert random, preferably isolated, location and they each get dispatched

[Bite-sized Horror]

The Exorcist (TV) — When Creators Actually Care

So far, I have to say that I’ve been very pleasantly surprised at how good the new Exorcist TV show has been. I think after years of disappointment, most of us have conditioned ourselves to go into adaptations, remakes, sequels, or prequels of works we love without any expectations. That’s certainly the golden rule that

[Reviews]

Challenge Week #1 — 31 Films. 31 Days. Happy Halloween!

In celebration of Samhain, a lot of horrorphiles have turned to lining up epic lists of 31 horror films for all 31 days of October. I’ve never actually done this myself as, to be quite honest, I watch horror films all year long. However, with work and numerous other responsibilities getting in the way, I

[Reviews]

Phantasm: Ravager Spoiler Review

Today sees the release of the newest Phantasm film, Phantasm: Ravager, in theaters (also available on VOD) after an 18 year wait. We’ve been taking a look back at the franchise this week with my ranking of the series so far, a breakdown of Phantasm’s End, the big budget sequel that could’ve been, a brief

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Phantasm: Ravager — One Final Go around with the Tall Man

This is a huge year for die-hard fans of the Phantasm franchise, not only have we been treated to a new 4K scan of the original 1979 masterpiece but we also get to finally see the fifth and (supposedly) final installment in the series, Ravager. An epic horror franchise, spanning thirty-seven years and five movies,

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Scream Queens 2.02 “Warts and All” Review

Scream Queens returned last night to reveal Chanel #5’s fate, and…she’s fine. I told you so. Unfortunately, no one believes her story despite the proof of werewolf girl’s decapitated head (though the rest of her body has magically disappeared) and green ooze footprints up and down the hall. The detective on the case decides they

[Guest Posts]

Scream Queens 2.01 “Scream Again” Review

When Scream Queens premiered last year, it was after a heavy marketing push and a lot of fanfare. It was the newest show from mastermind Ryan Murphy, the man who brought us the hits Glee and American Horror Story. He’d even managed to snag the OG scream queen herself, Jamie Lee Curtis (Laurie Strode from

[Collectibles]

Halloween Review: Opening a Case of Ghostbusters Slimer Edible Ectoplasm !

The 2016 Halloween season is upon us, and at this time of year I always like to review as many random and awesomely cool items as I can. America is still the promised land when it comes to finding wonderfully weird and exclusive products at this time of year, but the UK can throw up

[Reviews]

31 — Nice Work Mr. Zombie

I finally just saw 31, and I enjoyed it very thoroughly, despite of course, IMDb, Metascore, and generally the whole internet, hating it as expected. I’ll only touch on one complaint as I’m sure you can imagine what the other ones are without even reading up on it, because they’re pretty predictable. The main complaint