Reviews

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

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To Stream or Not to Stream? Creep (2015)

The found footage sub-genre has developed a pretty poor reputation over the years, which is somewhat unfair to the gimmick. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not the filmmaking style that is the problem, but rather the fact that most filmmakers are using it to tell the same generic stories. Creep, exclusively available for instant streaming

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The Strain Season 2 Premiere: Five Coolest Moments

Ephraim Goodweather, Abraham Setrakian and the whole vampire-killing gang returned last night in the Season 2 premiere of FX’s The Strain, which was 90-minutes long and packed with rubbery monsters galore. This season, the vampire apocalypse is in full swing, and if last night’s premiere was any indication, our Sunday nights are about to be

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Video Game Visions: Continuing My 8-Bit Adventure with the NECA Dog Alien

A friend recently asked me what I considered to be the coolest horror toy ever released, and to my surprise the answer fell out of my mouth without even taking a few seconds to think about it – The NECA video game Jason Voorhees. With his amazing display box that recreates the game packaging, his

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Movie Review: Terminator Genisys (2015)

It was 31 years ago that James Cameron introduced the world to The Terminator, centered on an unstoppable cyborg sent from the future to kill Sarah Connor’s unborn son. The slasher movie-inspired time travel film led to a string of sequels, beginning with the action-packed Judgment Day and continuing with Rise of the Machines and

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The Terminator: An ’80s Slasher Film Disguised as an ’80s Action Film

James Cameron’s Terminator franchise gets a fifth installment this week in the form of Terminator Genisys, which has a plot so confusing that I honestly can’t even keep track of what’s happening in the two-minute trailer. At this point, the franchise is such a mess that I’m not sure I’ll even bother heading out to

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MTV’s Scream Series Premiere: Thoughts and Opinions

While some horror fans are kind enough to wait until they see new movies/TV shows before judging them, many unfortunately are not. Like most reboots, MTV’s Scream television series was unfairly written off before we even saw so much as a clip of the show, and much of that hatred was derived from the fact

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Blood, Sweat and Gary Busey: It’s Time to Remember Predator 2

I’ve had a few days to recover from my excursion into the disappointing corners of the Alien franchise, so now it’s time to see if the big bad Predator had better luck after its original and legendary movie debut. I haven’t watched Predator 2 in a LONG time, but last weekend I dusted off the

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Movie Review: The Nightmare is the Scariest Documentary Ever Made

It’s estimated that we spend 1/3 of our lives sleeping, which equates to nearly 30 years of dreaming for the average human. That’s pretty remarkable when you think about it, and it’s because we spend so much time doing it that many – including myself – are absolutely fascinated by the things that happen while

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Poorly Engineered: Revisiting Prometheus and the Damaged DNA Within

My journey through the troubled later years of the Alien franchise reaches its conclusion today with some thoughts on Prometheus. I followed the production of Prometheus with an almost rabid excitement a few years ago, searching for every drop of news and pondering every announcement with a level of interest I had never felt before.

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Movie Review: Eli Roth Presents The Stranger (2015)

The name Eli Roth has become a fairly respected one in recent years, and that’s why you’ll often find it attached to projects that weren’t actually directed by him. After the success of Cabin Fever and Hostel, Roth found himself not just writing and directing but also producing, and films like Clown and The Sacrament