Reviews

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

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Mother’s Day: A Remake That’s Just Begging for More Attention

Exactly two years ago, on this very date, Darren Lynn Bousman’s remake of the 1980 Troma film Mother’s Day was released on home video. And over the course of those past two years, I’ve heard very little discussion about the film, within the horror community. It’s never celebrated as being one of the best remakes

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Taking a Trip: Beyond the Black Rainbow 2010

I must have had hundreds of conversations over the years about movies and stuff related to movies and one thing I notice a lot is that many people I’ve met ‘Need’ something specific from their movie watching experiences. Some need films to entertain them, in the same way a trip to the circus would, some

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The River — Good, Stupid Fun

The River television series, which is yet another shaky, found-footage venture from the Paranormal Activity guys, was surprisingly fun. I would chalk this up to being a guilty pleasure because the writing and dialogue were painfully stupid. From characters that don’t understand a word of Spanish, to being able to speak it fluently after a

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Review: The Night Before Easter

I love spring. Not as much as fall, as that is the time most associated with horror, but spring is enjoyable. Flowers bloom, things start to warm up and, of course, Easter. Not too many horror films take place during the season, but a new one has been added into the fold. The Night Before

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Wes Craven’s Other Movies: Summer of Fear (aka Stranger in Our House)

As we’ve mentioned several times in the recent past here on Halloween Love, this year marks the 30th anniversary of the release of A Nightmare on Elm Street, which really solidified Wes Craven’s status as a bonafide master of horror. Sure, he had made several noteworthy films prior, including The Last House on the Left

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To Stream or Not to Stream? Toad Road (2012)

With so many horror movies available for instant streaming on Netflix, it can be hard to decide which ones to watch and which ones to ignore. Believe me, I feel your pain, and it’s never fun to waste your night on a movie that totally sucks. In this new feature here on Halloween Love, we

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The Defining Scene: The Strangers

Whenever I think about any given horror movie that I’m a big time fan of, there’s always one scene/moment that immediately comes to the forefront of my mind, and essentially defines that particular movie for me. In Friday the 13th, for example, it’s that jump scare of an ending that gave us our first introduction

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Five Kick Ass Horror Apps

A few years ago when I received my first smart phone I immediately searched for horror apps. Naturally. Who wouldn’t? I stumbled upon some apps that were fun, some that were silly and some that I will never delete from my phone. I present to you a list of the five horror apps that I

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Review: Don’t Go to the Reunion

Scott Rantzen (Brady Simenson) is a horror movie loving misfit who is teased by the popular students in school. When a date with the very popular and very beautiful Erica Carpenter (Stephanie Leigh Rose) backfires, he feels as though his life is ruined. Ten years later, the gang reunite for their class reunion. Little do

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A Very Cold War: Threads 1984

Threads was a Documentary / Drama partly produced by the BBC that was first aired in 1984. It would go to win four BAFTA awards and almost unanimous critical acclaim. Even now, 30 years after it was made, many still consider it to be the most genuine, harrowing and uncompromising look at a full-scale Nuclear