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Why Creepshow 2 is an Unexpectedly Balanced Anthology
While the anthology movie is a great and unsung type of horror feature, films of that type usually have the same set of problems. They rarely balance out the stories in a way that satisfies viewers an...
Justin Steele’s Top Five Films to Watch on Halloween
As the Halloween season approaches, we all have our go-to films that we pop in the DVD or Blu-Ray player. One of my own personal favorite Halloween activities is to get together with friends and watch...
Michele Eggen’s Top 5 Films to Watch on Halloween
Though there’s no shortage of Halloween-themed movies to watch during this most glorious season, I’ve always looked at Halloween as a chance to catch up on some of my absolute favorites. T...
Why The Dead Zone Was a Surprise For Everyone Involved
The Dead Zone was made just as Stephen King adaptations were starting to become pretty hit or miss. People weren’t necessarily expecting each new movie taken from the author’s work to be a masterpiece...
Movies Only a Horror Fan Could Love
As a diehard fan of horror movies I am more than willing to put up with cheesy nuances, terrible acting, and stupid plot lines. To me, the climax of any horror film is incomparable to that of any othe...
Overlooked Performances in Horror
There are many reasons audiences love to watch horror movies. Whether it is the attraction of an auteur director such as John Carpenter or just a compulsive need to add up the body count, each audienc...
Tales from the Darkside Episodes That Still Give Us the Creeps
Tales from the Darkside is one of the best horror anthology series ever made. Yet it is also a bit of an underdog. It didn’t have the mega success of Tales from the Crypt and it’s not a widely regarde...
Horror Backstories That Would Make Great Prequels
The sinister backstory is a large part of just about any work of horror. Sometimes these tidbits of information don’t work, other times they are more interesting than the movie’s actual plot. But then...
Why The Rage: Carrie 2 is Worth a Second Look
I rented The Rage: Carrie 2 when it came out in 1999 and as soon as it was over I vowed never to watch it again. I was ten. I loved Stephen King, I’d seen Carrie and I loved that too. I don’t know if ...
