American Horror Story – Apocalypse, Episode 6: “Return to Murder House”

Madison and Chablis go to Murder House looking for answers about Michael Langdon

Meta-Horror in BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON

One of the best intertextual horror films out there: a deconstructionist look at the slasher sub-genre.

LIVID: A House of Tricks & Gruesome Treats

Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury give us another terrifying vision of horror, this time in a dark fantasy like some forgotten fairy tale.

House of 1000 Corpses: Homage and Throwbacks to the 1970s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V82hFRJcrj0 House of 1000 Corpses. 2003. Directed & Written Rob Zombie. Starring Sid Haig, William Bassett, Karen Black, Erin Daniels, Joe Dobbs III, Dennis Fimple, Gregg Gibbs, Walton Goggins, Chris Hardwick, Jennifer Jstyn, Irwin Keyes, Matthew McGrory, Jake McKinnon, Sheri Moon Zombie, Bill Moseley, Robert Allen Mukes, Walter Phelan, Tom Towles, Harrison Young, & Rainn …

Continue reading House of 1000 Corpses: Homage and Throwbacks to the 1970s

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 …

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

Scream Queens – Season 1, Episode 2: “Hell Week”

FOX's Scream Queens Season 1, Episode 2: "Hell Week" Directed by Brad Falchuk Written by Ian Brennan/Brad Falchuk/Ryan Murphy * For a review of the previous episode, "Pilot" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Chainsaw" - click here The "Pilot" ended with the Red Devil - masked and mysterious - running over …

Continue reading Scream Queens – Season 1, Episode 2: “Hell Week”

Scream Queens – Season 1, Episode 1: “Pilot”

FOX's Scream Queens Season 1, Episode 1: "Pilot" Directed by Ryan Murphy Written by Ian Brennan (Cooties)/Brad Falchuk/Ryan Murphy * For a review of the next episode, "Hell Week" - click here Just to start, I loved Ian Brennan's writing and acting in Cooties, as well as the fact I'm a huge fan of the Brad Falchuck-Ryan …

Continue reading Scream Queens – Season 1, Episode 1: “Pilot”

Carpenter, Cults, & Cruel Hauntings in Last Shift

Last Shift. 2015. Directed by Anthony DiBlasi. Screenplay by Anthony DiBlasi & Scott Poiley. Starring Juliana Harkavy, Joshua Mikel, J. LaRose, Natalie Victoria, Sarah Sculco, Kathryn Kilger, and Mary Lankford Poiley. Skyra Entertainment. Rated R. 90 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★1/2 Marketing has dubbed Last Shift as a cross between Satanic style horror and John Carpenter's amazingly tense/low …

Continue reading Carpenter, Cults, & Cruel Hauntings in Last Shift