Month: August 2023

Horror Comedy, Movie Review, Slashers

“Slotherhouse”: A Ridiculously Silly, But Fun Slasher [Review]

Since the slasher boom of the late 70s/early 80s just about every single holiday, occupation, weapon, and animal has been used in some sort of deadly way to kill people in a horror movie.  2023’s Slotherhouse shows us that you truly can make a slasher out of anything.  Featuring a sloth that is just as deadly as it is adorable, Slotherhouse knows exactly what kind … Continue reading “Slotherhouse”: A Ridiculously Silly, But Fun Slasher [Review]

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Monster Horror, Movie Comparisons

“Renfield” vs. “The Last Voyage of the Demeter”

There’s an age old trope of Hollywood releasing two movies with very similar plots within the same year.  Whether it’s Near Dark and The Lost Boys in 1987, Tombstone and Wyatt Earp in 1993/94, Dante’s Peak and Volcano in 1997, Deep Impact and Armageddon in 1998, or Olympus Has Fallen and White House Down in 2013/14 (among countless others), it transcends every genre. Although usually … Continue reading “Renfield” vs. “The Last Voyage of the Demeter”

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fun facts, Slashers

25 Fun Facts About “Halloween: H20”

Legacy sequels discard the continuity of earlier movies are all the rage today, but in 1998, they were quite rare.  Countless horror franchises have gone this way, but the first to do so was 1998’s entry in the Halloween franchise, H20: 20 Years Later. Not only did it ignore the previous three sequels in the franchise, but it was a big deal that Jamie Lee … Continue reading 25 Fun Facts About “Halloween: H20”

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fun facts, Sci-Fi Horror

45 Fun Facts About “Piranha”

It wouldn’t be summer without a movie about the terrors of going into the water, and no, we’re not talking about Jaws.  In the wake of that movie’s success, a slew of copycats emerged, so much so that it almost became its own subgenre.  However, the very best of the all pretenders (at least according to Steven Spielberg) was 1978’s Piranha Executive produced by the … Continue reading 45 Fun Facts About “Piranha”

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Action Horror, Nostalgia, Opinion/Editorial

What Went Wrong with “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” – 15 Years Later

When it comes to trilogies, pulling off the proverbial hat trick always seems to be an issue for the final installment.  There’s a laundry list of examples where the third film in a series seems to be weakest.  And for a movie as beloved as 1999’s The Mummy (as well as its 2001 sequel), it was unable to escape the same fate. Originally celebrated as … Continue reading What Went Wrong with “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” – 15 Years Later

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