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Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation – A True Horror Turd

On By C.H. NewellIn 1994, Film, Horror, Kim Henkel, Matthew McConaughey, Renée Zellweger, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNsgi_n-hro Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation. 1994. Directed & Written by Kim Henkel. Starring Renée Zellweger, Matthew McConaughey, Robert Jacks, Tonie Perensky, Joe Stevens, Lisa Marie Newmyer, John Harrison, Tyler Shea Cone, James Gale, Chris Kilgore, & Vince Brock. Genre Pictures/Return Productions/Ultra Muchos Productions. Rated R. 93 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★  As an avid lover of …

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Paranormal Activity’s Modern Hauntings

On By C.H. NewellIn 2007, Found Footage, Franchise, Horror Movies, Oren Peli, Paranormal Activity, Review, Sub-genreLeave a comment

Paranormal Activity. 2007. Directed & Written by Oren Peli. Starring Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Fredrichs, Amber Armstrong, and Ashley Palmer. Solana Films/Blumhouse Productions. Rated 14A. 86 minutes. Horror ★★★★ When done correctly, I am a huge fan of found footage. Whether it's using the thriller style, as I recently enjoyed in the film 419, or …

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Insidious: Chapter 3 is a Welcomed Creepy Surprise

On By C.H. NewellIn Haunted House, Horror Movies, Insidious, Leigh Whannell, Possession, Prequel, TrilogyLeave a comment

Insidious: Chapter 3. 2014. Directed & Written by Leigh Whannell. Starring Lin Shaye, Stefanie Scott, Dermot Mulroney, Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell, Tate Berney, Michael Reid MacKay, Steve Coulter, Hayley Kiyoko, Corbett Tuck, and Tom Fitzpatrick. Blumhouse Productions. Rated 14A. 97 minutes. Drama/Horror/Thriller ★★★1/2 I'm a fan of the two previous Insidious films. Reason being, I think …

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Halloween II: One of the Few Perfect Slasher Sequels

On By C.H. NewellIn 1981, Blu ray, Debra Hill, Franchise, Halloween, John Carpenter, Review, Sequel1 Comment

Halloween II. 1981. Directed by Rick Rosenthal. Screenplay by John Carpenter & Debra Hill. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers, Jeffrey Kramer, Lance Guest, Pamela Susan Shoop, Hunter von Leer, Dick Warlock, Leo Rossi, Gloria Gifford, and Tawny Moyer. Dino De Laurentiis Company. Rated R. 92 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) There …

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