American Horror Story – Murder House, Episode 2: “Home Invasion”

FX's American Horror Story Season 1, Episode 2: "Home Invasion" Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (The Town That Dreaded Sundown, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) Written by Brad Falchuk & Ryan Murphy * For a review of the previous episode, "Pilot" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Murder House" - …

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American Horror Story – Murder House, Episode 1: Pilot

FX's American Horror Story Season 1, Episode 1 - Pilot Directed by Ryan Murphy (Nip/Tuck, Running With Scissors, The Normal Heart) Written by Brad Falchuk & Ryan Murphy * For a review of the next episode, "Home Invasion" - click hereYou've got to admire a series that opens things up in the way Ryan Murphy introduces …

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The Conspiracy is the Eeriest PG Film Out There

The Conspiracy. 2012. Directed & Written by Christopher MacBride. Starring Aaron Poole, James Gilbert, Alan C. Peterson, Ian Anderson, Peter Apostolopoulos, Roger Beck, Angela Besharah, Bruce Clayton, Julian Richings, Laura de Carteret, Gavin Fox, and Ron Kennell. Resolute Films and Entertainment. Rated PG. 84 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★★  Often times I usually think anything PG-13 is …

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The Last Broadcast Builds You Up to Let You Down

The Last Broadcast. 1998. Directed & Written by Stefan Avalos and Lance Weiler. Starring David Beard, Jim Seward, Stefan Avalos, Lance Weiler, Rein Clabbers, Michele Pulaski, and Tom Brunt. FFM Productions. Unrated. 86 minutes. Horror/Mystery ★★1/2 Ever since I'd first seen The Last Broadcast a little over ten years ago, I've been conflicted by the film. …

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The Birth of a Horror Fad: The Blair Witch Project

The Blair Witch Project. 1999. Directed/Written by Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sánchez. Starring Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, and Michael C. Williams. Haxan Films. Rated 14A. 81 minutes. Horror ★★★★★ I don't know how people my age look back on The Blair Witch Project now 16 years since it first hit theatres and completely scared the life out …

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Hannibal – Season 2, Episode 9: “Shiizakana”

Will must face a man who believes himself to be a beast

Goodnight Mommy & the Existential Dread of Identity

Ich seh, Ich seh (English title: Goodnight Mommy). 2015. Written & Directed by Severin Fiala & Veronika Franz. Starring Susanne Wuest, Elias Schwarz, and Lukas Schwarz. Ulrich Seidl Film Produktion GmbH. Rated R. 99 minutes. Drama/Fantasy/Horror ★★★★★ This is a film I've anticipated ever since first hearing the premise. Almost had sort of a fairytale-like feel to …

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Monty Python’s LIFE OF BRIAN is Religious Satire at its Best

Monty Python's 1979 classic, LIFE OF BRIAN, which takes aim at the Roman Catholic Church specifically, & the history of Jesus Christ.