FRIEND REQUEST Combines the Horror of Facebook with the Horror of Witchcraft

Be careful who you decide to unfriend on Facebook. Could be the last mistake you ever make.

THE CRAZIES is A Creepy, Satisfying Remake

So many remakes miss the mark. In an uncommon turn, Breck Eisner's remake of THE CRAZIES by George A. Romero actually improves on the original to make for plenty of chills and thrills.

THE CONJURING 2 Makes the Sequel Mighty Again

As a moderate fan of the first, THE CONJURING 2 - though based on a debunked story - is utterly haunting, holding a high level of tension almost throughout the entire runtime. Be prepared.

Lars von Trier’s ANTICHRIST Dissects Catholicism’s Misogynistic Roots

This is not for the fainthearted. However, if you want to see a compelling, though disturbing, look at the misogyny inherent in Roman Catholicism: press play, if you dare.

Ridley Scott’s Alien: Gorgeously Horrific Isolation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ5lPt9edzQ Alien. 1979. Directed by Ridley Scott. Screenplay by Dan O'Bannon; story by O'Bannon & Ronald Shusett. Starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Bolaji Badejo, & Helen Horton. Brandywine Productions/Twentieth Century-Fox Productions. Rated R. 117 minutes. Horror/Sci-Fi ★★★★★ I'm not even a huge science fiction …

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The Perfect Husband is Scary and Scary Isn’t Always Good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlU1P1F7Nrg The Perfect Husband. 2014 (released 2016 in Canada & America). Directed by Lucas Pavetto. Screenplay by Pavetto & Massimo Vavassoria. Starring Gabriella Wright, Bret Roberts, Carl Wharton, Tania Bambaci, Daniel Vivan, & Philippe Reinhardt. Artsploitation Films/DEA Film/Cobra Film/Nedioga Film. Not Rated. 85 minutes. Drama/Horror/Thriller ★★ So first of all, I want to thank the …

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The Childhood of a Leader is One Darkly Vivid View of the Birth of Dictatorship at the Family Level

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEa9vg_OrSA The Childhood of a Leader. 2016. Directed by Brady Corbet. Screenplay by Corbet & Mona Fastvold. Starring Tom Sweet, Robert Pattinson, Liam Cunningham, Stacy Martin, Bérénice Bejo, Caroline Boulton, Sophie Lane Curtis, Rebecca Dayan, Luca Bercovici, Yolande Moreau, Scott Alexander Young, Michael Epp, Jeremy Wheeler, & Roderick Hill. FilmTeam/Bow and Arrow Entertainment/Bron Capital Partners. Not …

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Outcast – Season 1, Episode 6: “From the Shadows It Watches”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAXSaznMlrM Cinemax's Outcast Season 1, Episode 6: "From the Shadows It Watches" Directed by Tricia Brock Written by Joy Blake * For a review of the previous episode, "The Road Before Us" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "The Damage Done" - click here Reverend Anderson (Philip Glenister) watches the …

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