13th Floor Chicago: Working a Seasonal Haunted House
This is just one of the things that binds 13th Floor together not just as a job or a haunted house, but also as a community: there is an enduring love for horror among all of us.
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37 Thoughts About Interview With The Vampire 101
37 thoughts I had watching Interview With The Vampire 101 “In The Throes Of Increasing Wonder”.
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Review: AMC’s Interview With the Vampire
AMC is taking a big swing trying to bring Interview With The Vampire to the screen. It’s an ambitious project to take a universe that is as beloved as The Vampire Chronicles is and successfully bring it to the screen.
As a fan who has read almost every book that Anne wrote and was not a big fan of the 1994 film I said from the beginning that AMC would either get this very right, or very wrong. No middle ground.
They got it right. They created a complex, lush, hypnotic, dark, sensuous world that effortlessly blends modern day with the past. They managed to modernize the story without sacrificing the timeless themes that have captured the imagination of readers for decades.
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The Retaliators (2022): A Step Beyond Revenge
Without giving too much away, it’s interesting to see the juxtaposition of good versus evil shown in shades of grey, particularly in a genre where we typically see these lines quickly drawn.
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Do You (Still) Like Scary Movies? A New ‘Scream’ for a New Generation [Podcast Link!]
To much surprise and delight, the film turned out to be… shockingly good.
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Bite-Size Review: The Cursed (2021)
The pastoral scene soon becomes afflicted by shared nightmares and attacks by a mysterious creature as retribution for the wrongs suffered by a band of Romani people.
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THE NESTING (1981): a review and remake fan-cast!
. Much as I have railed against remakes and reboots in the past, I really feel The Nesting is the perfect film for an update. The few narrative problems could easily be rectified and the story itself has a timeless appeal that would attract modern viewers.
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I’m in Love with Tubi, and I Don’t Care Who Knows It
I admit, I was skeptical, but I’ve found much to my delight that Tubi is full of great content at an even better price: free.
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Beware the Denticles in “Cry For the Demon”
The title also makes no sense because there is very little crying and he’s a god, not a demon. Damn it.
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Women In Horror We Love
I’d love it if women were viewed as more prevalent in horror outside of the stereotypical roles usually assigned them (Screaming Bimbo #1, etc), but for now, I suppose I can just continue to do my small part in shouting out the praise that many so richly deserve.
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