Pet Sematary Bloodlines a Reminder That This Franchise Should Stay Dead

To date, Pet Sematary remains one of the Stephen King’s best novels. Though some 80s horror fans love the original Pet Sematary adaptation, it’s a middling effort with just a handful of memorable moments. The 1992 sequel Pet Sematary Two has its fans, but it’s not particularly good either. Neary three decades later, the 2019 […]

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Sorry, Charlie Wastes a Creepy Idea With Dull, Predictable Pacing

Hallmark and Netflix Christmas movies may be unimaginative and predictable, but at least they only come out once a year. On the other hand, Tubi seems intent on unloading a steady stream of ‘original’ thrillers on what feels like an almost weekly basis. However, with titles like Requiem for a Scream, Sinister Assistant, and The […]

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V/H/S/85 Finally Takes Horror Fans Back to the Video Store Shelves of the 1980s

In the mid-2000s, the Saw franchise became an annual Halloween tradition. Once box office numbers dwindled, the Paranormal Activity franchise took over from Jigsaw and a new yearly October tradition started. But nothing lasts forever and Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension marked the end of the series until Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin skipped a […]

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Totally Killer a Most Righteous Time-Travelling Slasher-Comedy

We’re officially well into October and Halloween season. All the major streaming platforms are releasing their seasonal spooky movie in the hopes of encouraging audiences to spend some time in front of their televisions. To date, Hulu has already released Appendage and No One Will Save You. Shudder just released V/H/S/85, the latest entry in […]

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Talk to Me Opens Doors to Original Scares in a Year of Sequels

This past summer Insidious: The Red Door surprised with a huge box office haul while The Last Voyage of the Demeter joined Renfield as the second Dracula adaptation to fall short of expectations. Somewhere in the middle, Meg 2: The Trench offered some dumb fun in amidst the dog days of summer. But one of […]

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Haunted Mansion is Just About as Soulless as its Starring Ghosts

Disney has been trying to turn its theme park attractions into feature-length movies for a long time. Before they struck gold in 2003 with Pirates of the Caribbean, there as was the dreadful The Country Bears. Most people have probably forgotten the 90s take on the Tower of Terror. And 20 years ago, Eddie Murphy […]

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Appendage Promises A Lot, But Never Quite Delivers

We’re officially into the first week of October, so everyone’s releasing their scary movies for Halloween season. Last year, Hulu went big with its Hellraiser remake. And just over a week ago, Hulu platformed its unique spin on alien invasions, No One Will Save You. Now its latest release, Appendage, promises to mix horror and […]

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Beaten to Death Delivers on Exactly What Its Title Promises

Few movies are as upfront about what they’re going to deliver then the latest Aussie take on survival horror. Following a brief theatrical release in selected locales, Ozploitation thriller Beaten to Death has arrived on VOD platforms just in time for October. Aussie horror can get pretty intense – look no further than Wolf Creek […]

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