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“Warning: Do Not Play” is a limp “Ring” retread

Warning Do Not Play
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Shudder’s latest is a slick but familiar K-horror exercise too thin to land its big narrative twists.

Clint Worthington Posted on June 11, 2020June 18, 2020

Get Ready to Trudge Through “The Grudge” (2020)

The Grudge 2020
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Nicolas Pesce’s 2020 extension of the Japanese horror franchise is maybe its most leaden, unscary entry yet.

Douglas Laman Posted on January 3, 2020January 3, 2020

Tigers Are Not Afraid Review: Magical Realism Defies the Mexican Drug War

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Issa López captures the horror of growing up in a warzone with a gritty fairy tale that would make Guillermo Del Toro proud.

Clint Worthington Posted on September 11, 2019September 11, 2019

Annabelle Comes Home Review: Conjuring Sequel Serves Up Lazy Scares

Annabelle Comes Home
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The ostensibly classy Conjuring series turns into a predictable haunted-house spookfest.

Sarah Gorr Posted on June 24, 2019June 25, 2019

10 Horror Movies For People Who Don’t Like Horror

10 Horror Movies for People Who Don't Like Horror
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This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood Let me rephrase that right from the beginning. This list really […]

Gena Radcliffe Posted on October 29, 2018January 29, 2019

Fantasia 2018: The Witch in the Window Scares Without a Drop of Blood

The Witch in the Window
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Andy Milton’s atmospheric haunted house film is inscrutably scary and beautifully lit, balancing bone-chilling existential horror with compelling […]

Gena Radcliffe Posted on July 23, 2018July 30, 2020

Fantasia 2018: Satan’s Slave Review – Ghosts, Zombies and Sex Cults, OH MY!

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A loose remake/prequel to the 1980 film of the same name, Satan’s Slave is a chilling story of […]

Theo Estes Posted on July 17, 2018July 30, 2020
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