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Tag: Horror

  • A WONDERFUL NEIGHBORHOOD – Part 3

    A WONDERFUL NEIGHBORHOOD – Part 3

    The Hammersmith family celebrates six peaceful months in their new home thanks to Thomas’ diligence. That peace, however, ends during one chaotic night that forces Thomas to take drastic action to protect his family.

  • Saturday Morning Cinema – Black Christmas

    Saturday Morning Cinema – Black Christmas

    Traditional Christmas movies are fun, great even, but what if you need a palate cleanser? Enter 1974’s Black Christmas, a movie that created a template for future slasher films and provides insight into why A Christmas Story is not so innocent.

  • A WONDERFUL NEIGHBORHOOD – Part 2

    A WONDERFUL NEIGHBORHOOD – Part 2

    Thomas struggles with disbelief while meeting with Harmony, who insists on discussing strict neighborhood rules that may have dire implications for his family. As they delve deeper, it becomes clear these rules are linked to a mysterious force controlling their lives, leading to sinister consequences for noncompliance.

  • A WONDERFUL NEIGHBORHOOD – Part 1

    A WONDERFUL NEIGHBORHOOD – Part 1

    Cyrus Borzak introduces the Hammersmith family as they move into their new home, guided by the cheerful realtor Harmony Evergreen. While the couple feels excitement, neighbor Harlan shares ominous warnings about the home’s hidden rules and consequences. As they settle in, a blend of joy and unease begins to unfold.

  • Saturday Morning Cinema – House of Wax (2005)

    Saturday Morning Cinema – House of Wax (2005)

    About a 5-minute read Wax on. Wax off. Paris Hilton. Pre-“Sammy” Padalecki. Serial Siamese Twins. A mid-aughts horror delicacy. When you think of 2005’s House of Wax, do you think of Paris Hilton? I do. It’s easy to dismiss the movie because of her presence, not that anything she did or did not do in…

  • Saturday Morning Cinema – Nothing But Trouble

    Saturday Morning Cinema – Nothing But Trouble

    About a 5-minute read I dreamed a dream of Halloween and hoped what I saw was not to be. In a never-ending fever of grotesque and macabre, my fleeting sanity the torment did rob. When I awoke, its presence I felt, though night’s shadows and darkness ran from the dawning sun’s melt. My dream was…

  • Saturday Morning Cinema – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

    Saturday Morning Cinema – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

    God forgot to bless this part of Texas. About a 6-minute read The inescapable heat invaded every corner – there was no escaping its oppression. The passing breeze offered no solace, only bringing more warmth to assault the teens as they wearily stumbled through brambles and the occasional husk of abandoned machinery. Their world had…

  • Saturday Morning Cinema – Sleepy Hollow

    Saturday Morning Cinema – Sleepy Hollow

    Sleepy Hollow kicks off my 2025 spooky season viewing as I let Tim Burton whisk me away to a well-crafted world with unique characters that makes the most of the Headless Horseman legend. What makes Sleepy Hollow such an engrossing watch? It’s the things Tim Burton is so good at.

  • Scary Morning Cinema: Alien and Event Horizon

    Scary Morning Cinema: Alien and Event Horizon

    In my recent viewing of two space horror movies, Alien being one, I was more aware of Alien’s influence on the sci-fi genre. I’ve always been aware of cinematic elements that look like Alien, but now, they really jumped off the screen.

  • Slasher Morning Cinema: Friday the 13th Parts 1 and 2

    Slasher Morning Cinema: Friday the 13th Parts 1 and 2

    For whatever reason, I’m drawn to the Friday the 13th movies. As the series progresses, the ridiculousness becomes nearly too much to watch, but the first couple entries are gold, tarnished gold.