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Movie reviews for horror fans; from gruesome bone-chillers to dark horror thrillers, a showcase for frightful films that seek to entertain and to terrify.
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of '30 Days of Night' (2007)
Here's an example of a movie that just did everything right. Should I start with spoilers? I feel like everyone knows what this movie is about. I mean it's right there on the movie poster. There's also the source material which is even more famous than the actual movie. But the movie goes out of its way to treat it like a secret, and even does a big reveal regardless of the fact we all know what's going on.
By Reed Alexander3 years ago in Horror
Scream VI - Movie Review
Scream returns again, with familiar legacy characters and in New York too (just like Jason!). However, I feel like this new setting is rather underutilized though, we only get three scenes where New York is used to give us something new/special: The characters living in an apartment building rather than a house, comes into play in a very tense scene where Ghost Face sneaks inside without their knowledge. The neighbour across the street can see the killer stalking around, he tries to desperately get their attention, but the buildings separating them is too difficult for him to get any reaction! This is followed by a very tense scene, the neighbour throws a ladder across his window to their building, with a 50 foot drop between them! It leads into a rather gruesome death where one of the characters falls to the ground, after Ghost Face shakes her off the ladder. Another scene is used at the beginning of this movie, a character wanders down a very spooky alleyway. The New York setting gives this area an overwhelming sense of dread, making us feel tiny against the giant skyscrapers between our poor victim. She gets jumped and killed by Ghost Face, in a rather chilling jumpscare, that ends in a horrific slaying! The last scene is the best and it is in all of the trailers; Ghost Face shows up inside a subway train! This is a lovely nod to Jason Takes Manhattan (which is shown in the movie on a TV, just to confirm this reference); where our killer stalks our protagonists in the train, when the lights start flickering and Ghost Face sneaks up closer and closer, I was honestly sitting on the edge of my seat. These three scenes were a great change to the formula, giving us a new and exciting setting. Unfortunately the rest of the film could've been filmed literally anywhere else, as most of the scenes in this entry look no different than any other Scream movie in my opinion.
By Joseph Roy Wright3 years ago in Horror
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Horror shows like ‘Mayfair Witches’ hire occult consultants to cast their spells k “When your coven gets together, do you, like, call the corners?” asks Keith, a modern-day witch hunter on a recent episode of AMC’s series “Mayfair Witches.” This question might go over the heads of most viewers, but to any modern-day witch, “calling the corners” — the practice of invoking the four elements of earth, air, water and fire before casting a spell — is a very familiar reference.
By Aathika Sujahudeen3 years ago in Horror
Unwelcome movie review 2023
Fairies, known for their small size, are not always friendly creatures, as opposed to their depiction in popular culture. In the horror movie "Unwelcome," director Jon Wright portrays fairies as demanding, mischievous, and bossy, debunking the myth of their harmless nature. The film combines horror, comedy, and sci-fi aliens, creating an unsettling mashup. The main characters, Maya and Jamie, are a couple from London who move to a remote town in Northern Ireland to start a new life after a traumatic experience. Despite the warnings of the locals, they ignore red flags and refuse to take the legend of the redcap fairies seriously, which leads to dire consequences.
By Kiruthigaran Mohan3 years ago in Horror
Scream 6 movie review 2023
Scream 6, the latest installment of the iconic horror franchise, has been praised for its ability to seamlessly integrate easter eggs and references to previous horror films into the plot. In one scene, the film's heroes board a subway train filled with costumed partygoers, including characters from classic horror films such as Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Michael Myers. Despite the extraneous references, the scene remains tense and exciting, thanks to the excellent construction and direction of the film.
By Kiruthigaran Mohan3 years ago in Horror
‘Cocaine Bear’ Movie Review
Based (rather loosely) on a true story from 1985, Cocaine Bear is about a bear that eats several duffel bags filled with, well, cocaine that had been dropped out of an airplane into the forest below before two drug runners (Alden Ehrenreich, O’Shea Jackson Jr.) can retrieve it for their boss, notorious drug kingpin Syd White (Ray Liotta). When two kids, Dee Dee (Brooklynn Prince) and Henry (Christian Convery), encounter said bear, Dee Dee’s mom (Keri Russell) ventures into the woods to look for them, along with Ranger Liz (Margo Martindale) and environmentalist Peter (Jesse Tyler Ferguson).
By Will Lasley3 years ago in Horror
We have a Ghost
We Have a Ghost is a Netflix family comedy horror film that, unfortunately, falls short of the mark set by writer-director Christopher Landon's previous works, such as Happy Death Day, Happy Death Day 2U, and Freaky. While these earlier films were not perfect, they were creative and played around with genre conventions in a way that made them fun to watch. We Have a Ghost, on the other hand, feels constrained by convention, never quite audacious or unhinged enough to stand out. The film has its moments of fun, but it ultimately feels like a missed opportunity.
By Vish Vathika3 years ago in Horror
