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31 Days of Horror: Hell House, LLC (2015)

I like to watch YouTube videos that talk about the top [fill in the blank with whatever number you want] horror movies of all time. Or the top 10 or 20 scariest movies of all time. Something along those lines. The reason why I watch them is to see if I’ve seen the films and […]

31 Days of Horror: Creep 2 (2017)

I first heard about the film Creep (2014) from a coworker of mine in 2015. The film was about a young videographer that answers an online ad for a one-day job in a remote town to record the last messages of a dying man. He soon finds out that the dude is a stalker and […]

31 Days of Horror: Revenge (2017)

After watching eight parts of the Friday the 13th franchise, it’s nice to actually watch a film that’s honestly really good. I needed a break from the unstoppable Jason Voorhees, so I decided to watch Revenge (2017) for Day #21 of 31 Days of Horror. Written and directed by Coralie Fargeat, Revenge is a film […]

31 Days of Horror: Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

What a horrible way to spend two hours. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) is the worst film in the franchise. Filled with stereotypical teenagers, horrible effects, a cheap Jason death, unexplainable logic, and much more than I care to explain. Basically, Jason gets awakened by electricity and rises from the depths […]

Does the Horror Genre have something to teach us?

Since Oct. 1 I’ve watched a horror movie every night. This is the second year that I’ve done that. It’s a challenge called 31 Days of Horror where you watch one horror movie a night during the month of October. It’s a harder challenge than you might think. Taking one to two hours out of […]

31 Days of Horror: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)

You know, just when I thought the Friday the 13th franchise was getting good, they go ahead and release a turd waffle of a sequel. Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) takes place years after the death of Tina’s (played by Lar Park Lincoln) father. Tina and her mother are accompanied by […]

31 Days of Horror: Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

I have to admit. I thought Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) was probably the best film in the franchise… as of the release of that film. If you haven’t been keeping up with the rest of my reviews, I’ve been on a Friday the 13th kick since, well, Friday the 13th. Overall, […]

31 Days of Horror: Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)

Oh boy. I didn’t like Day 17 of 31 Days of Horror. I watched Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) and it is probably my least favorite of the franchise so far. Coming off Part 4, I was expecting something better, but I was let down. The movie starts off with an older Tommy […]

31 Days of Horror: Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

One of the things that throws me off whenever I turn on a Friday the 13th film is the title card. For a horror movie franchise, the over-the-top explosions, or in the case of Part 3 groovy music, is expected from an action franchise rather than a horror movie. However, after watching four movies straight, […]

31 Days of Horror: Friday the 13th Part III (1982)

Well, we’re continuing the Friday the 13th marathon watching the third part in the slasher series. Released in 1982, about a year after Part Two, the film picks up the next day after the events of Part Two. The first couple of minutes of the film is spent with a recap of how Ginny survived […]