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Tag: horror

reviews

THE CABIN IN THE WOODS

If you haven’t seen this film, DO NOT read this post! The movie’s good: Go see it, then come back and read.

Posted on April 15, 2012April 19, 2012
reviews

THE WOMAN IN BLACK

Turn the lamp down low and prepare for a truly macabre tale.

Posted on February 3, 2012February 8, 2012
blind spot series

Blindsided by THE THING

Pull on your parka and pick up your blowtorch; It’s time for John Carpenter’s chilly classic to finally get scratched off the list as The Blind Spot Series begins.

Posted on January 31, 2012June 30, 2015
watchin' & writin'

Creature Fear (The Horror Syllabus Wrap-Up)

The Recap on My Month-Long Effort to Fill In Some Horror Movie Gaps in My Film Literacy.

Posted on October 31, 2011October 23, 2020
reviews

RED STATE

Have You Heard? Hardcore Fundamentalist Christians are Crazy.

Posted on October 3, 2011January 28, 2012
reviews

FRIGHT NIGHT

Judging It as a Piece of Schlock Cinema – It Succeeds. Now We Need to Decide How Much Stock We Put in Schlock.

Posted on August 24, 2011January 28, 2012
watchin' & writin'

Back to Basics – NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

One classic horror film has stayed remarkably creepy all these years after its release.

Posted on October 31, 2010September 3, 2012
thoughts & opinions

What Child Is This?

So about one week ago, when I confessed my ignorance for most things horror, you fine folks suggested many titles for me to add to … Read More ›

Posted on October 28, 2010March 19, 2012
reviews

LET ME IN

Or “How To Adapt and Remake a Foreign Film Well”

Posted on October 1, 2010June 2, 2012
festivals, TIFF, Toronto

TIFF Review: LET ME IN

You Want It – You Got it.

Posted on September 15, 2010August 14, 2011
screenings, Toronto

Burning Down the House

Bob, What Have You Brought Us To See?

Posted on July 27, 2010August 28, 2011
reviews

SPLICE

There’s a reason why man isn’t supposed to play God.

Posted on June 13, 2010June 16, 2012

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