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Witch possession, an evil neighbor, and a Halloween haunt slasher

This trio of low budget indies in varying subgenres covers a lot of familiar territory, but does that outweigh the fun to be had? REAWAKENED (2020) This hokey little witch/possession/teen slasher feels like a cheap film you might see on … Continue reading

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PRIME TIME: severing those family ties

It’s an evil embryo, a sinister sister, and a freaky family in my latest triple feature. BLOOD BORN (2021) This is an entertaining little film, but it really feels like it would have worked better as a 30-minute short in … Continue reading

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It came to Blu-ray in 2022, and I bought it

It’s the three latest new releases I’ve added to my collection—a sequel forty years in the making, a new one from Ti West, and the Foo Fighters horror comedy. DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW 2 (2022) The writer of the … Continue reading

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PRIME TIME: dabbling in the occult and bringing out the beasts

Despite being very different in plot and tone, these three films kind of worked together due to some common threads. They made for an absolutely unintentional, logical weekend triple feature–I was merely knocking off the next three flicks on my … Continue reading

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Time for some pseudo found footage flicks

It’s a triple feature with filmed footage, but the intent is to take different approaches to how and why the characters are filming the footage. Let’s see how that worked out for these horror flicks. CURSE OF AURORE (2020) If … Continue reading

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Vincent Price takes on fish men and a movie of the week gets a sequel

It’s back to the 1960s and beginning of the 1970s in search of some old school horror thrills. But not even horror faves Vincent Price or Lynda Day George did much to make these more enjoyable. WAR-GODS OF THE DEEP … Continue reading

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It came from the early 80s and I just bought it on Blu-ray

Bette Davis leads the charge as we enter the eighties with this trio of films I’ve finally added to my collection. Let’s have a look. THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS (1980) The most frightening scenes of this Disney supernatural film … Continue reading

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I saw it on cable: a dead mom, a dead husband, and a killer dress

I can basically just elevate my horror viewing experience by watching horror films on the cable channels rather than picking them off my watchlist on Prime, so here’s my latest excursion into the selection on Showtime and HBO. THE DJINN … Continue reading

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Alien nuns, a revenge demon, and a devil dog from the 1970s

It’s a trio of new Blu-ray additions to my collection, so let’s see if they were worth subtraction from my wallet. END OF THE WORLD (1977) Not gonna lie. This isn’t a good movie, but the filmmaker definitely makes the … Continue reading

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SHUDDER AND SHRIEK: a devil child, a witch, and kidnapped kids

There’s a whole lot of trouble for young boys in this trio I checked out on Shudder. Let’s see what you can expect from each one. SON (2021) This polished “son of Satan” flick from the director of The Canal … Continue reading

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