Oct 16, 2026
Hallowarrior (2026) | Film Review
“The whole world’s a haunted house now.”
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Oct 14, 2026
The Devil’s Carnival (2012) | Film Review
The Devil’s Carnival is a bit shorter than your average feature film, but it packs more than a dozen traditional films’ worth of substance...
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Oct 10, 2026
V/H/S/Mixtape (2026) | Film Review
The latest film in Shudder’s V/H/S found footage anthology series, V/H/S/Mixtape (2026) serves up a collection of music-inspired tales...
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Oct 9, 2026
R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead 2 (2026) | Film Review
First things first — This movie is in no way related to Stan Winston’s masterpiece horror film Pumpkinhead (1988) that scared the living...
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Oct 6, 2026
Kenny & Company (1976) | Film Review
If you’re a fan of Don Coscarelli’s classic horror film Phantasm (1979), Kenny & Company (1976) might seem like a spiritual prequel...
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Oct 5, 2026
Ice Cream Man (2026) | Film Review
With the announcement of Eli Roth’s horror/comedy Ice Cream Man (2026), many thought that it would be a remake...
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Oct 3, 2026
The Midnight Hour (1985) | Film Review
The 1980s was arguably the greatest time period for Halloween, and The Midnight Hour (1985) acts as hard evidence for this...
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Oct 2, 2026
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) | Film Review
If you‘re looking for the origin of Analog Horror, Halloween III: Season of the Witch might just be ground zero...
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Oct 1, 2026
Resident Evil (2026) | Film Review
Director Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian)’s latest film and first IP movie Resident Evil (2026) comes as a reboot of the popular early 2000s zombie...
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Sep 12, 2026
Return of the Living Dead Lawsuit Settled — “I will not make a deal with the devil”
Rejoice, Return of the Living Dead fans, for your precious has been released from the clutches of purgatory! The lawsuit over the movie has...
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Mar 23, 2026
Project Hail Mary (2026) | Film Review
Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling… Rylan Graceling?) wakes up in a spaceship several years away from Earth...
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Mar 21, 2026
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (2026) | Film Review
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die chooses the direct approach, skipping over hidden themes and instead launching a sharp attack...
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Mar 18, 2026
The Bride! (2026) | Film Review
Why? No, seriously. Why?
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Mar 17, 2026
Undertone (2026) | Film Review
“We should stop listening.”
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Mar 15, 2026
The Toxic Avenger (2025) | Film Review
“I wasn’t even involved. But sometimes, you gotta do something.”
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Mar 12, 2026
Stream (2024) | Film Review
What if Rob Zombie’s “31” was livestreamed?
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Mar 11, 2026
Cold Storage (2026) | Film Review
Name that movie: A deadly substance turns people into zombified murderers. Two people are working in a facility where the substance has somehow broken out...
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Mar 23, 2023
Let Light Surround You: A Few Words About Juan Carlos Betancourt
A few days ago, I learned that my friend and musical co-conspirator Juan Carlos Betancourt had suddenly passed away on March 23rd of 2022.
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Feb 12, 2023
If I Could Find a Souvenir, Just To Prove the World Was Here
99 Red Balloons—A Tale of Two Ditties, or: How To Stop A War By Changing The Lyrics
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Dec 25, 2022
“And That’s Why I Weep” — Night of The Meek, 62 Years Later
Rod Serling released one of the greatest Christmas television episodes of all time in 1960, featuring Art Carney as an alcoholic mall Santa Claus. So, why isn't it on everybody's must-watch Christmas list?
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Oct 7, 2022
The Murder of Edgar Allan Poe
It's been 173 years since Edgar laid the biggest of all mysteries on us - Who, or what, killed him?
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Sep 11, 2022
Facebook Blocked Me From Posting Today — 9/11. Why? Because I Posted One of History’s Most Important Photos.
“The Falling Man” is now prohibited by Facebook, and posting it is labeled “bullying”.
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Aug 23, 2022
The Case for Ghost Month: Why We Should Be Celebrating It In America
Imagine Celebrating Halloween for an Entire Month.
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Aug 8, 2022
Youtube Is Monetizing Your Videos and Keeping The Money
If you're a small youtuber, youtube does not allow you to monetize your videos. But, youtube will monetize your work themselves and keep the money.
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Mar 5, 2022
How to Properly Bring Back Quantum Leap (as a TV Series or Movie)
In light of the new Quantum Leap series being talked about, I'm posting my idea of how to properly handle a return of Quantum Leap.
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Dec 25, 2021
The Nice List — The Greatest Christmas Films of All Time
You either like these Christmas movies, or you're a terrible person.
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