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31 Days of Horror Day 31: Halloween (1978)

It’s the end of the 31 Days of Horror Challenge. I think it’s only fitting to watch the classic horror film Halloween (1978) written and directed by John Carpenter. Debra Hill also wrote the script with Carpenter. I mean, it’s Halloween so it makes sense to watch the film with the same name.  Halloween is […]

31 Days of Horror Day 30: Time Cut (2024)

I think I found a film that I dislike more than Rob Zombie’s 31 (2016). And it’s not because of the same reasons why I disliked 31. It’s because the film I watched for the 30th of 31 Days of Horror was overwhelmingly boring. The Netflix movie Time Cut (2024) is a film about time […]

31 Days of Horror Day 29: Satan’s Little Helper (2004)

Douglas Whooly is the most insufferable, annoying, naive, and delusional kid I’ve ever seen in a horror film. I have to give props to Alexander Brickel for his portrayal of Douglas. In Satan’s Little Helper (2004), Douglas enlists the help of serial killer that Douglas thinks is actually Satan. See, Douglas has been obsessed with […]

31 Days of Horror Day 28: Don’t Move (2024)

Being Day 28 of my 31 Days of Horror movie challenge, I have learned one universal truth. The creatures aren’t real monsters. Humans are the real monsters. Here’s the thing about movie monsters. They aren’t real. Freddie Kreuger isn’t going to really kill you in your dreams. A giant shark won’t follow you to the […]

31 Days of Horror Day 27: The Silence (2017)

If you’ve seen some of the films I’ve watched, they’ve been zombie films. George A. Romero is my favorite horror director because of the work he did with the zombie genre. Heck, he created the zombie genre. Without him, films like Cargo (2017) wouldn’t exist. And just like Romero’s zombie films, Cargo (2017) goes beyond […]

31 Days of Horror Day 26: The Silence (2019)

Do you want to watch a rip-off of A Quiet Place (2018)? Then login to Netflix and watch The Silence (2019) starring Stanley Tucci, Kiernan Shipka, Miranda Otto, and Kate Trotter. Now, before you go and email the film’s writers Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke, and Tim Lebbon and tell them I said their […]

31 Days of Horror Day 25: Azrael (2024)

In Islam, the canonical angel of death is named Azrael. That’s a pretty applicable name for the character played by Samara Weaving in the newly released film Azrael (2024). Directed by E.L. Katz and written by Simon Barrett, the film is set in a world years after the Rapture, most people have renounced their sin […]

31 Days of Horror Day 24: Unfriended (2014)

In today’s society, we all rely on technology for just about everything. Especially during COVID when we weren’t able to go out in public, we needed technology for work and play. It’s only natural that ghosts would enter the equation. Except Unfriended (2014) released six years before the pandemic. Directed by Levan Gabriadze and written […]

31 Days of Horror Day 23: Psycho II (1983)

I went into thinking that the sequel to one of the greatest horror films of all time would completely suck. In fact, I thoroughly enjoyed Psycho II (1983). The film takes place 22 years after Psycho (1960). Norman Bates, played by Anthony Perkins, has been set free and returns home to his old stomping grounds, […]

31 Days of Horror Day 22: Candyman (1992)

I accomplished one of my goals for this 31 Days of Horror. I watched the 1992 classic horror film, Candyman. I’ve always heard great things about this one and since Shudder is currently streaming it, I thought I’d check it off my list. Here are my thoughts about it.  Bernard Rose directed and wrote a […]