The scares are heating up on Crackle and Redbox in August, which is great. Fear leads to chills, making Crackle and Redbox’s free August horror movies a perfect escape. As far as Crackle goes, Oppenheimer’s Cillian Murphy stars in Retreat. Crackle also has several chapters from the Bunker of BloodContinue Reading
Did you notice the invitation to text “I want to play a game” to 1-310-564-8144 in the SAW X trailer? You might have missed it. It flashed up briefly near the end, so you’d be forgiven if you sort of saw it but didn’t really. Or maybe you were distractedContinue Reading
In 1992, former “poltergeist girl” Christina Boyer murdered her three-year-old daughter Amber. Or did she? That’s what the ABC News Studios three-part docuseries Demons and Saviors examines. It starts streaming exclusively on Hulu on Thursday, August 3. As a teenager, Boyers allegedly demonstrated telekinetic powers that drew the attention ofContinue Reading
“Just give it five minutes,” I told myself as I braced to start watching When Evil Lurks (Cuando Acecha La Maldad), a new movie from Terrified writer and director Demián Rugna. You know how Indiana Jones says, “Snakes? Why did it have to be snakes?” That’s how I feel aboutContinue Reading
After a year of waiting, we’ve finally got an update on the release status of Haunted Discoveries. That’s the good news. The bad news is, it won’t be available in the U.S. At first. But there is hope we’ll eventually be able to watch here too. Let’s unpack what HauntedContinue Reading
“Is Linda Blair going to be in it too?” is the big question everyone’s asking after seeing the trailer for the new Exorcist movie, especially because Oscar® winner Ellen Burstyn is reprising her role as Chris MacNeil, a.k.a. Regan’s mom. (“Regan,” of course, was the unfortunate little girl who was possessedContinue Reading
Do you think The Walking Dead creators took the whole “If Daryl dies, we riot” threat to heart? Is that why they decided on the Daryl Dixon spin-off? I’m not sure. It’s something I’d ask if I ever got to talk to anybody from the show, but I have aContinue Reading
SHOWTIME’s hit psychological thriller survival horror series Yellowjackets possesses a knack for generating buzz. This time the ten-time Emmy® nominated series has fans humming about the release of Yellowjackets season 2 on DVD just in time for Halloween binging. It arrives on DVD from Paramount Home Entertainment on October 10,Continue Reading
In addition to galleries full of movie-making memorabilia and information for cinephiles to enjoy (including horror movie artifacts), the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures also offers special programs and series. One special program that recently started is the “Dick Smith: Godfather of Makeup” screening series. Horror fans are often familiarContinue Reading
Sharksploitation is among the three serial killer documentaries streaming this summer. At first, I thought it was somewhat of a stretch including Sharksploitaiton on that list. But not now after having seen it. Not all shark movies have sharks who in essence are serial killers, but a good deal do.Continue Reading
Can you still call yourself a cinephile if you never heard of a SteelBook before? I had no idea what that was until I learned that Lionsgate is releasing five horror SteelBooks. The Walmart exclusives will arrive on September 12 but are already available for pre-order. (Non-affiliate links are includedContinue Reading
Holy Jigsaw, Batman. Have there really been eight sequels in the Saw franchise? Apparently so, because Saw X, the ninth one buzzes its way into theaters on September 29. We don’t know much about it yet, but we do know Tobin Bell is reprising his role as John Kramer. “Wait. Didn’tContinue Reading
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