3.5 out of 5 stars (above average) Thank you to Bassmint Pros Films for reaching out to me for this review. The Tell-Tale Heart is one of Edgar Allen Poe’s most revered stories. It’s a thoroughly unnerving tale that grabs the reader from the outset and doesn’t let go until its chilling finale. As a… Continue Reading
Black Christmas: Horror Remake Will Scare Audiences Away
2 out of 5 stars (Has some good moments, but is overall bad) Note: Black Christmas is about sexual assault on college campuses. If that subject is uncomfortable for you, I advise skipping this film. Black Christmas is the 2nd remake of a cult classic 1970’s slasher about a group of sorority sisters surviving masked… Continue Reading
Doctor Sleep Prescribes 2.5 Hours of Terror
4.5 out of 5 stars (one of the best I’ve seen in a long time) Note: Doctor Sleep contains scenes of alcoholism, child murder, and suicide. Doctor Sleep is one of the best sequels I’ve ever seen. Like its iconic predecessor The Shining, it’s a purposefully slow-paced supernatural horror film more concerned with character development and… Continue Reading
It Chapter 2: Darker, Bloated Continuation Kept Afloat by Great Scares and Performances
4 out of 5 stars (One of the best of the year) Note: It Chapter 2 opens with a gory homophobic hate crime and contains scenes and discussion of suicide, domestic abuse, and alcoholism. It Chapter 2 is the continuation of the 2017 smash It, a film which combined the coming-of-age and horror genres to… Continue Reading
Brightburn: Superhero Subversion a Bloody Good Time
3.4 out of 5 stars (slightly above average) Brightburn is Not a Superhero movie. It may be about a young boy who crash-lands on Earth from an alien spaceship to two well-meaning farmers, but this kid is no Superman. He’s a ruthless killer with superhuman abilities. Brightburn is a fun, bloody horror spin on the… Continue Reading
Child’s Play: Creepy Reboot Has Good Gore, Dark Humor
3 out of 5 stars (average) Child’s Play is one of the better modern horror remakes. A reboot of the ongoing slasher series about a kids’ toy possessed by a serial killer, this film trades in the supernatural for technological horror and has unexpected dark humor. Add iconic voice actor Mark Hamill as Chucky and… Continue Reading