Before we get to the synopsis, let’s roll with a bit of history. In the spring of 1946, a serial killer dubbed The Phantom Killer terrorized Texarkana. Over the span of ten weeks, he attacked eight people, killing five. Seeing as how these attacks occurred at night, they were referred to as The Texarkana Moonlight […]
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This is literally the worst review of a movie possible by a guy who didn’t see the movie Before you get too into this review, please note that the title basically serves as a disclaimer: due to the fact that I am reviewing this film without having watched it, I’m just going to make up […]
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Cabin Fever: Movie Review
This is a pretty much shot-for-shot remake of Cabin Fever (originally released in the not-so-distant past of 2002). There has been a lot of negative discussion about the fact that this remake even exists, but I had two things in my favor going into this: 1. I’m not a particularly big fan of the original […]
As I’ve mentioned many times in the past, I got into horror pretty late in my life. I remember watching some horror in my early teens, but it didn’t really hook me until my mid-to-late-twenties. Maybe that is the reason the trend of remaking treasured horror movies doesn’t really bother me. Even if I really […]
Original vs. Remake? That’s a debate that rages throughout the horror community. The general consensus is that the original is better. I tend to fall on that side of things myself. Even when I like a remake (which happens quite often), I still usually prefer the original. I don’t have a long history with horror, […]
Listen guys. It has been a rough couple of weeks at work. Things are changing around, and it’s just been really stressful. I’m sure it’ll clear up at some point, but who knows when. Some days all I can think of is this quote from Groundhog Day: “It’s gonna be cold, it’s gonna be grey, […]
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Rosemary’s Baby: Part 2
As with pretty much all my write-ups, there are spoilers ahead. Be ye warned. You can read my thoughts on Part 1 here. Part 1 ended with the infamous rape scene, in which Rosemary is drugged and impregnated by a blue-eyed devil (“Equinsu ocha! Equinsu ocha!”) while a gaggle of vaguely bored partygoers look on. […]
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Rosemary’s Baby: Part 1
Before I get started, I think it’s important to get a couple things out of the way. I don’t really care for Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby. I can appreciate it for what it did for the genre, but I never found it particularly scary or interesting. I love the atmosphere, but, in the end, it […]
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We Are What We Are
In an unusual and rare twist, I am mildly annoyed by a horror remake. We Are What We Are, directed by Jim Mickle (Stake Land), is a remake of the Mexican film of the same name. Now that this film is available on Netflix, Twitter has lit up with conversation about it. It seems to […]
I tend to approach the subject of remakes differently. Instead of instantly dismissing a film, I wonder what exactly will be different about the American version to warrant a new version. There have been times when I’ve preferred the remade version of a film to the original. A good example of this is with the […]