Tag: Horror
My Favorite Monsters
When it comes to iconic horror/Halloween characters, I think there are really two major categories. You’ve got the classic monsters like those popularized on film by Universal beginning in the 1930’s, and then, of course, the less fantastical serial killers and slashers. Today, we’re going to ...
Read MoreYou Should Be Watching: Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
Welcome back to You Should Be Watching, my weekly recommendation of movie and TV offerings that don’t get the attention they deserve. This week for our last Halloween pick of the year, we’ll be time traveling with John Hurt in Roger Corman’s Frankenstein Unbound. Adapted from the n...
Read MoreREVIEW: Castlevania Season 2 (2018)
Yesterday, Netflix dropped season two of Castlevania. The series is based on the video game Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse and season one premiered in July of 2017. I really enjoyed season one, though I found it a tad brief at four 22-minute episodes. Castlevania season 2 contains eight episodes...
Read MoreREVIEW: American Horror Story – Season 8, Episode 7 “Traitor”
*Spoilers* In “Traitor,” Dinah concocts a potion to punish a woman’s cheating husband. Cordelia arrives and asks Dinah to arrange a meeting with Papa Legba. Meanwhile, Joan Collins re-surfaces as an actress named Bubbles McGee who stars in tasteless slasher movies. Madison appears and info...
Read MoreYou Should Be Watching: The Monster Squad (1987)
Welcome back to You Should Be Watching, where I recommend movies and TV series that deserve more love. In keeping with my theme of films for Halloween and good movies to watch around this time of year, this week we’re facing Dracula with The Monster Squad. This film serves as a distinctly 80&#...
Read MoreREVIEW: Halloween (2018)
Halloween (2018) takes place 40 years after the original film, completely wiping the slate clean of any sequels or over-complications. The Shape has been incarcerated ever since that fateful Halloween night in 1978, until he breaks out of a transport bus and heads to Haddonfield to wreak havoc. Litt...
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