The Visit is the Last Trip to Grandma & Grandpa’s You’ll Ever Take

The Visit. 2015. Directed & Written by M. Night Shyamalan. Starring Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, and Kathryn Hahn. Blinding Edge Pictures/Blumhouse Productions. Rated 14A. 94 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★★1/2 Any time M. Night Shyamalan puts out a film these days, it's met with all sorts of opinions from those who can't stand …

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Scream Queens – Season 1, Episode 5: “Pumpkin Patch”

FOX's Scream Queens Season 1, Episode 5: "Pumpkin Patch" Directed & Written by Brad Falchuk * For a review of the previous episode, "Haunted House" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Seven Minutes in Hell" - click here The fifth episode of Scream Queens kicks off with Chanel Oberlin (Emma Roberts) and the …

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Nightmare City: Birth of the Running Dead

Nightmare City. 1980. Directed by Umberto Lenzi. Screenplay by Tony Corti, Jose Luis Delgado, & Piero Regnoli. Starring Hugo Stiglitz, Laura Trotter, Maria Rosaria Omaggio, Francisco Rabal, Sonia Viviani, Eduardo Fajardo, Stefania D'Amario, Ugo Bologna, Sara Franchetti, Manuel Zarzo, Tom Felleghy, and Mel Ferrer. Dialchi Film/Lotus Films/Televicine S.A de C.V. Rated R. 92 minutes. Horror …

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The Inhabitants: Ghostly Apparitions on a Budget

The Inhabitants. 2015. Directed/Written by Michael & Shawn Rasmussen. Starring Elise Couture, Michael Reed, India Pearl, Vasilios Asimakos, Danny Bryck, Judith Chaffee, Erica Derrickson, Edmund Donovan, Victoria Nugent, and Rebecca Whitehurst. Lascaux Media/Sinister Siblings Films. Unrated. 90 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★ A few weeks back, one half of the filmmaker duo the Rasmussen Brothers (writers of …

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The Walking Dead – Season 6, Episode 1: “First Time Again”

Life moves on in Alexandria. For the most part.

American Horror Story – Freak Show, Episode 2: “Massacres and Matinees”

FX's American Horror Story Season 4, Episode 2: "Massacres and Matinees" Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Written by Tim Minear * For a review of the previous episode, "Monsters Among Us" - click here * For a review of the next episode "Edward Mordrake: Part 1" - click here Some of the sweeping shots of the carnival itself, …

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American Horror Story – Freak Show, Episode 1: “Monsters Among Us”

FX's American Horror Story Season 4, Episode 1: "Monsters Among Us" Directed by Ryan Murphy Written by Brad Falchuk & Ryan Murphy * For a review of the Season 3 Coven finale, "The Seven Wonders" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Massacres and Matinees" - click here This season begins with Sarah …

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Ti West’s The House of the Devil: A Slow Burn Satanic Panic Period Piece

The House of the Devil. 2009. Directed & Written by Ti West. Starring Jocelin Donahue, Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov, Greta Gerwig, AJ Bowen, Dee Wallace, Heather Robb, Darryl Nau, Brenda Cooney, Danielle Noe, Mary B. McCann, John Speredakos, Lena Dunham, and Graham Reznick. MPI Media Group/Constructovision/RingtheJing Entertainment/Glass Eye Pix. Rated R. 95 minutes. Horror ★★★★★ …

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