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75%Smokeable

Review: 4/20 Massacre

April 19, 2018

Stoners and horror are nothing new. Horror titles like Friday the 13th, Halloween, Cabin Fever, and many other films have killed off their comedy-driven stoner characters. Numerous stoner-driven horror film... Read More...

94%Definitely Floats

IT Review: “The Losers’ Club” Wins Big

J.J. Brown

September 9, 2017

Movies

Bill (Jaeden Lieberher), Ritchie (Finn Wolfhard), and Eddie (Jack Dylan Grazer) © 2016 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Before I even set foot into the movie theater, I felt surrounded by references to Steph... Read More...

Should Have Been Double Feature: The Others & Session 9

J.J. Brown

June 17, 2017

Movies, Opinion

On August 10, 2001, two films made their debut in American theaters – The Others, starring Nicole Kidman, and Session 9, starring Peter Mullin, screamed into theaters with varying degrees of success. The Others... Read More...

73%Haunting

Review: The Conjuring 2

Micky Slinger

August 23, 2016

Movies

Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) sees the evil presence. © 2016 Warner Bros. A horror movie is always better when there is a "true story" component. The Amityville house has inspired books, movies, and documentaries... Read More...

70%Watch in the Dark

Don’t Turn Off the Lights: Lights Out Review

Micky Slinger

August 2, 2016

Movies

So I went up to Alaska to visit my sister and her family, and although it was perhaps ill advised, I took my teenage niece and tween nephew to see Lights Out. They liked it, I liked it, and we had a great time ... Read More...

Director Chris Morrissey to be Featured Spotlight Filmmaker at RIP Horror Film Festival

Laura Dunlap

July 27, 2016

Events, Press Releases

July 27, 2016 – LOS ANGELES, CA The annual RIP HORROR FILM FESTIVAL celebrates its fourth successful year in Los Angeles with a special Filmmaker Spotlight featuring L.A. independent film director Chris Morris... Read More...

72%Let's Purge!

Taking a Brief Look At The Purge: Election Year

Laura Dunlap

July 3, 2016

Movies

No theme could have been more appropriate for this year’s Purge than an artistic warning of the uncertain future of America. Much like the Mike Judge film, Idiocracy, The Purge: Election Year took up the subjec... Read More...

GREY FEAR: Interview with Jonathan N. Dixon

Laura Dunlap

February 17, 2016

Movies

Since the release of Steven Spielberg’s JAWS in 1975, horror movies surrounding sharks in the water—especially in the last 10 years—have grown to epic proportions. Most recently, titles like Sharknado and just ... Read More...

70%Creepy Christmas

Review: Krampus the New/Old Face of Christmas Tradition

Laura Dunlap

December 4, 2015

Movies

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From Legendary, Universal, and director Mike Dougherty comes a holiday horror film that fans have been itching for since the Christmas Devil launched into mainstream culture. Here is the film's synopsis: ... Read More...

Review: Crimson Peak

Laura Dunlap

October 16, 2015

Movies

Guillermo del Toro movies have been dazzling and terrifying audiences for years. A writer, director, and producer, he is best known for creating visually stunning works like Hellboy, and Pan’s Labyrinth. Yet, h... Read More...

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