Over the last few years, Argentina has stepped up its production of horror movies. Perhaps it’s not quite ready to announce itself as a genre powerhouse. Some of the results – Pussycake, What The Waters Left Behind, and Welcome to Hell – have been mixed stuff. But one of Shudder’s two big October releases has […]
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When Universal Studios teamed up with Peacock to buy the rights to The Exorcist franchise for $400 million, expectations were understandably high. Original plans called for brand new trilogy. The same creative team behind the rebooted Halloween trilogy were on board. But The Exorcist: Believer bombed with critics and performed below expectations at the box […]
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Apparently, Universal Studios and Peacock went in together to acquire the rights to The Exorcist for a whooping $400 million. Less than a month ago, The Exorcist: Believer released a week earlier than planned to avoid something worse than The Devil … Taylor Swift’s concert movie. Now the horror movie intended to kick off a […]
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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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On paper, The Pope’s Exorcist had all the makings of the start of a horror franchise for Sony Pictures. Like The Conjuring universe, this demonic possession thriller had real-life source material on which to lean on in promotional materials. Father Gabriele Amorth, a very real and controversial Italian priest, claimed to have performed thousands of […]
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Netflix invests little effort into its horror movie library. By this time last year, the streaming giant had at least released the divisive Texas Chainsaw Massacre legacy sequel. Thus far in 2023 Netflix hasn’t platformed any original horror movies. At least the horror content quietly shuffles a bit each month. So if you’re inclined to […]
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It’s been a while since the horror genre has offered fans a good demonic scare. Not really – it’s a genre staple that possesses theatres and streaming platforms at least a few times a year. But so far 2023 has focused on killer dolls (M3gan), apocalyptic visions (Knock at the Cabin), and scary toy phones […]
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Since The Exorcist shocked audiences in 1973, plenty of demonic possession movies have followed. At this point, the storytelling conventions and tropes are well-established. To date, The Exorcist remains the gold standard of the horror subgenre. But The Exorcist III has slowly won over critics and fans. And The Last Exorcism and The Exorcism of […]
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