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Fantasia 2019: “Come To Daddy” Mixes Genres To Thrilling Effect

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Elijah Wood has a rough few days in Ant Timpson’s directorial feature debut.

Joe Lipsett Posted on July 14, 2019July 14, 2019

Sam Raimi’s “Drag Me to Hell” Remains a Bloody B-Movie Delight

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Ten years after its release, Sam Raimi’s return to Evil Dead-like horror remains a gory good time.

Andrea Thompson Posted on May 31, 2019May 30, 2019

Game of Thrones Recap: “The Long Night” Is Dark – Very Dark – And Full of Terrors

Game of Thrones, The Long Night
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The war between the living and the dead reaches its apex in the long-awaited, but fairly boilerplate, climax of Game of Thrones.

Clint Worthington Posted on April 28, 2019April 28, 2019

Triple Frontier Review: Twice the Stars, Half the Impact

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JC Chandor’s rogue-military actioner is dull as dishwater, and wastes its cast of rugged character actors.

Dusty Wilson Posted on March 14, 2019March 14, 2019

The Amityville Murders Review: A Low-Budget Game of Horror Film Mad Libs

The Amityville Murders
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Diane Franklin and Paul Ben-Victor play the doomed DeFeos in yet another Amityville remake that’s content to run (and scare) in place.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on February 4, 2019February 3, 2019

Sundance January 30th Dispatch: The Nightingale, Wounds, The Infiltrators, The Lodge

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New thrillers from Jennifer Kent and Babak Anvari highlight Day 3 of our Sundance coverage.

Matt Cipolla Posted on January 31, 2019October 9, 2019

More of a Comment, Really…: CAM’s Daniel Goldhaber on the Lines Between Porn, Cinema and Horror

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For our first episode, we talk to the director of Netflix’s camgirl thriller CAM about finding horror and empathy in online sex work.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 11, 2019February 1, 2019

Escape Room Review: Come for the Fun, Stay Because You’re Trapped

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January kicks off in earnest with an inventive, if stock, puzzle-box horror flick.

Marshall Estes Posted on January 3, 2019January 29, 2019

Prospect Review: A Thrilling, Micro-budget Sci-Fi Western

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Writer/director team Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell craft a grimy, visceral space Western about a family of prospectors […]

Clint Worthington Posted on November 9, 2018January 29, 2019

Overlord Review: Nazi Zombie Shoot-Em-Up Is Fast and Furhrer-ious

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The JJ Abrams-produced Nazi zombie flick provides plenty of schlock and scares, but stumbles over its own rotting […]

Dusty Wilson Posted on November 9, 2018January 29, 2019

Outlaw King Review: Chris Pine Frees Scotland in Tepid Historical Drama

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David McKenzie reunites with Chris Pine for a Braveheart-esque historical epic that plays out more like a filler […]

Clint Worthington Posted on November 5, 2018January 29, 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

Suspiria (2018) Review: A Bone-Chilling Descent Into Existential Horror

SUSPIRIA (2018)
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Luca Guadagnino’s disturbing, cerebral remake of the Dario Argento giallo original is an ice-hot knife to the cerebellum, […]

Clint Worthington Posted on October 26, 2018January 29, 2019

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Dispatch, Part 2: Level 16, Rusalka

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This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood In my last post I suggested that the unofficial theme for […]

Gena Radcliffe Posted on October 19, 2018March 1, 2019

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Dispatch, Part 1: Tower. A Bright Day, Empathy, Inc., Antrum

Tower. A Bright Day
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This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood As horror continues its gradual moving away from traditional monsters and […]

Gena Radcliffe Posted on October 17, 2018January 29, 2019

Five Movies We’re Dying to See at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2018
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This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood Now in its third year, the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, taking […]

Gena Radcliffe Posted on October 7, 2018January 29, 2019

The Book of Birdie Review: Atmospheric Chills Abound in This Convent Thriller

The Book of Birdie
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Elizabeth E. Schuch’s spooky, atmospheric horror gem prefers to keep its tale of demonic birth and possession filled […]

Theo Estes Posted on October 5, 2018January 29, 2019

The Haunting of Hill House: Netflix Adapts Shirley Jackson’s Novel, Loses Some of Its Essence

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Netflix’s adaptation of the classic Shirley Jackson horror novel boasts a brilliant cast and some intriguing scares, but […]

Gena Radcliffe Posted on September 26, 2018January 28, 2019

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