So I haven't blogged in a long while in order to focus on a few other writing projects. I was a bit burned out, and I wanted to come back only when I felt compelled to talk about something. And after a few months, I am shocked to say that something is Sleepaway Camp II: … Continue reading Why You Should Watch: Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988)
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives is truly when the franchise becomes what we know it to be today. It's shockingly ahead of its time, with meta commentary on the franchise and slasher tropes long before movies like New Nightmare and Scream would make meta a common slasher element. Here, we meet the first … Continue reading Why You Should Watch: Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
From IMDb: Mrs. Voorhees is dead, and Camp Crystal Lake is shut down, but a camp next to the infamous place is stalked by an unknown assailant. Still on a summer blockbuster and Friday the 13th kick this week. I was going to write about one of my favorite Friday sequels Friday the 13th Part … Continue reading Why You Should Watch: Friday the 13th Part II (1981)
From IMDb: A group of camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp which was the site of a child's drowning and a grisly double murder years before. Continuing with the horror "summer blockbusters", it's hard to not think of Friday the 13th when it comes … Continue reading Why You Should Watch: Friday the 13th
From IMDb: Death returns to claim the lucky survivors of a deadly bridge collapse in this fifth frightening installment in the series. It's #VaxxGirlSummer and it feels like an appropriate time to give some love to some summer blockbuster (adjacent...) horror movies! Released in early August 2011 on the heels of the only truly terrible … Continue reading 5 Reasons Why You Should Watch: Final Destination 5 (2011)
Director James Wan and Writer Leigh Whannell team up for a clever, thrilling twist on the creepy kid horror movie in Insidious. From IMDb: A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further. I can't believe I haven't done a "Why You Should Watch" on this … Continue reading Why You Should Watch: Insidious (2010)
[The producer talking about coloring the film]"We colored them separately. So for example in the flashbacks, we took each frame and took a lot of color out...""Okay can I just say who cares about that? You just saw my nipple. No one cares about the grading. All I can say is how committed am I … Continue reading The Commentary Track on Resident Evil (2002) is Insane
I realized I've never made a top ten list of my favorite horror films, so here they are. As discussed in this post, I do tend to think of favorite movies as the ones I revisit again and again, and love showing to friends. So these aren't necessarily what I would classify as the best … Continue reading My Top 10 Horror Films
Sophia Takal's New Year, New You is a brilliant genre take on influencer culture, tension in friendships, and how far we should be when punishing people for past transgressions. From IMDb: A group of old friends gather for a girl's night on New Years Eve. But as they begin to rehash old memories, many of … Continue reading Why You Should Watch: New Year, New You (2018)
From IMDb: A funeral director tells four strange tales of horror with an African American focus to three drug dealers he traps in his place of business. This well-written and complex anthology is one of those movies you will like the more and more you think about it. I'm not usually a fan of horror … Continue reading Why You Should Watch: Tales from the Hood (1995)
A Huffle of Horror 