By the end of The Fall of the House of Usher’s second episode, it’s clear that Mike Flanagan isn’t just name-dropping Edgar Allan Poe’s work for fun. You couldn’t pick a more appropriate title for this one. The 1964 movie The Masque of the Red Death, based on Poe’s short story, represented one of several […]
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Not surprisingly, Netflix has put little effort into assembling a lineup of horror movies for Halloween. Aside from the generally reviled Elm Street remake and a handful of Final Destination movies, the streaming giant seems disinterested in spooky season. Thankfully Mike Flanagan is back for what’s as close to a Netflix Halloween tradition as we […]
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After two episodes of dangling red herrings in front of audiences, The Watcher’s second episode, Blood Sacrifice, ended with a literal bang. Now two suspects are off the table though it’s worth pointing out that we didn’t really see their bodies. Given that there’s only seven episodes slated for this limited series, Ryan Murphy’s going […]
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In spite of its lukewarm reviews, Ryan Murphy’s The Watcher bumped Dahmer – another Murphy production – from Netflix’s top streaming spot. Much of its debut episode was all about introducing us to the Braddock family and the moderately sized pool of suspects. For its second episode, Blood Sacrifice, The Watcher promises to tell us […]
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Ryan Murphy is back. Again. Love his work or not, there’s no deny the writer, director, and producer stays busy. The American Horror Story already topped the Netflix streaming charts this month with the Dahmer series. Now he’s back on top again with the highly anticipated mini-series, The Watcher. A psychological mystery and thriller in […]
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After Marvel flirted with horror this summer in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, they’re finally going all in. Just weeks ahead of Halloween, the Marvel Cinematic Universe releases one-off seasonal special, Werewolf By Night. It’s a smart move for a couple of reasons. Anyone old enough to remember television before the streaming age […]
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By the conclusion of Papa, nearly all of The Hawkins Gang is where they need to be for the big battle with Vecna. After making a shocking return from the dead, Dr. Martin Brenner, or Papa, is is finally dead. For real this time. But the Surfer Boy Pizza crew is a long ways from […]
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Finally We’ve waited just over a month for the last two episodes of Season 4. The Massacre at Hawkins Lab ended with a huge revelation and cliffhanger. Kudos to The Duffer Brothers for carefully weaving together a lot of story elements into a genuinely surprising turn. Vecna was already a compelling villain before the revelation […]
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