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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 'Gasoline—A Texas Chainsaw Massacre Fan Film' (2019)
Yeah, this was a pretty fun fan film. The biggest things I like about this one is that it goes off the tangent universe of the second Texas Chainsaw Massacre (TCM), but it still tries to keep the feel of the first. The difference between TCM and TCM2 is that TCM tried, in all of its efforts, to be a serious horror movie, while the second was more of the typical 80s-90s 'So bad it's good' slapstick. However, TMC2, while hardly serious horror, added a layer of almost alien weirdness to the Sawyer family. In the first movie, they were nothing more than backwards, inbred knuckle-draggers. In the second one, there was almost this paradoxical ethos, a ritual of a sorts. The first movie was just a simple attempt to exploit cultured society's fear of hillbilly yokels, while the second tried to expand on the concept and just went balls out weird.
By Reed Alexander6 years ago in Horror
'Arachnophobia'—A Movie Review
Better keep your eyes peeled. Spiders are crawling right under our noses. Arachnophobia hatched into theaters in 1990. After a Venezuelan spider hitches a ride to the U.S, a venomous spider outbreak corrupts in a small town. At first, unsure of what is going on, a group of people matches up the clues do bring it all to an end.
By Marielle Sabbag6 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'In The Tall Grass' (2019)
Okay... NEVER base your ENTIRE FUCKING PLOT on something that is considered to be a huge no-no in writing. And what I speak of, is running your plot in circles. Bold effort, I give them that! And I have to admit, there was a lot to like about this movie. But it was—and this really isn't a spoiler—specifically designed to go round and fucking round in giant plot circle. How is it okay to write a plot that is literally intended to go round in fucking circles?!
By Reed Alexander6 years ago in Horror
The Best Mystery-Horror Movies on Netflix to Watch Right Now
The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) Brian Cox stars as Tommy, a coroner in a small town who is teaching his son Austin (Emile Hirsch) the family business. They get their not-so-normal late night delivery of an unidentified young woman that had been found at the scene of a multiple homicide. The sheriff on the case needs answers by morning because the circumstances on how she was found are baffling law enforcement. This leads to the duo staying overnight to examine Jane Doe, and things about this specific body just really are not making much sense. Her exterior looks unharmed and almost perfect, but her organs are telling a different story. The very, very eerie mystery unfolds almost in real time.
By Nicholas Barber6 years ago in Horror
Halloween Special Review: 'Shelley' (2016)
Yes, it’s Rosemary’s Baby alright. Shelley, a movie directed by Ali Abbasi, is about Louise (Ellen Dorrit Petersen) and Kasper (Peter Christoffersen), a Danish couple, who live in an isolated villa in the middle of the forest away from modern life, technology, and even electricity. Louise’s biggest dream is to become a mother, but she is unable to have children. She finally decides, out of desperation, to seal a pact with her Romanian maid, Elena (Cosmina Stratan). Elena accepts to bear Louise’s child as a surrogate mother in exchange for a large amount of money. As you may expect, the child in her womb is not normal and the terror ensues.
By Mingnarto Lie6 years ago in Horror
'Devil's Advocate' - Demons Go to Court
Hello, and welcome back to Second Chances where the maligned and forgotten get their day in court. It's October, and I spend the whole month celebrating Halloween. While most people spend Halloween partying and wearing costumes, Ally & I celebrate with horror movie marathons. It was one Halloween a few years ago that I showed her one of my favorite mostly forgotten horror movies, 1997's The Devil's Advocate. While it was profitable at the box office and won some awards when it was first released, it's a movie that has largely faded from public memory. It isn't regularly mentioned in "Best of Horror" articles like The Exorcist, The Shining, or Scream are. However, it deserves to be remembered. It provided a unique genre mash-up, it's as enjoyably over-the-top as The Omen, it's as atmospheric as Silent Hill, and it featured my favorite performance from the legendary Al Pacino. There are reasons I named it #26 on my favorite movies list. Court is now in session.
By Adam Wallace6 years ago in Horror
'The Ring' - A Movie Review
What do you mean you watched a cursed videotape last weekend? Based on the Japanese film of the same name, The Ring crawled out of the well into theaters in 2002. After watching a cursed videotape, Rachel has only seven days to figure out the meaning behind the disturbing images. Researching the dreadful origins of the story, Rachel tries to solve the nightmarish case of Samara Morgan.
By Marielle Sabbag6 years ago in Horror
'Alien' - A Movie Review
When you return to earth, please don’t bring an alien back with you! Alien crawled onto the big screen forty years ago! During their expeditions in unknown territory in outer space, a small crew is attacked by a dangerous creature. It’s only a matter of escape before the alien attacks them all.
By Marielle Sabbag6 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Cloverfield' (2008)
As a horror head, one of the most interesting things I ever heard about horror was from my father. When he was a kid, the idea of Godzilla scared the shit out of him. Today, we crave something more out of modern horror. The idea of being scared by Kaiju sounds kinda cute, really. Even with the advent of Shin Godzilla, going back to the roots of the evil king lizard, it's not what anyone would really consider scary.
By Reed Alexander6 years ago in Horror
