Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 31 – Black Christmas (1974)
One of the few remaining true classic horror films that I hadn’t gotten around to watching yet. Coming out in 1974, this movie would heavily influence later films like John […]
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Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 30 – ParaNorman (2012)
We’ve come to the end of the Kid Horror week and also the end of theme weeks with just Halloween left to go, which is dealer’s choice on what I […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 29 – The House With a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
This movie is an adaptation of the book with the same name extremely long name. I had never heard of the book when this came out a few years ago […]
Movie Mastery – Goosebumps (2015)
You remember those horror books aimed at kids that were super popular in the early-mid 90’s? Well, they definitely cashed in on that in a timely fashion with this movie […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 27 – My Best Friend is a Vampire (1987)
Alright, I’m gonna go ahead and come right out and admit that I probably should have done a little more homework before putting this one on my list for the […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 26 – The Witches (2020)
A second stab at an adaptation of the Roald Dahl book of the same name. I, of course, know and love the original with Anjelica Huston but the most I […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 25 – Monster House (2006)
I remember thinking, back when this originally came out, that the house itself seemed like a pretty intense monster for a kids animated movie with a PG rating. Having now […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 24 – Nightbooks (2021)
The final theme week for this year starts now with a look at Kid Friendly Horror. The genre is often thought of only in terms of the R-rated gore and […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 23 – Krampus (2015)
Since this movie has come out, there have been a ton of various Krampus themed horror movies trying to get in on the fact that the internet has let us […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 22 – Come Play (2020)
I vaguely remember watching the trailer for this when it came out and thinking that the idea of using the facial filter thing for pictures as a way to show […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 21 – Child Eater (2016)
With a title like Child Eater, you know that there’s gotta be some boogeyman level shit going on. While the main bad guy in this does eventually seem to fall […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 20 – The Empty Man (2020)
With a name like The Empty Man making me think of Slenderman and the tag line reinforcing the idea that this is a movie about a boogeyman that comes to […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 19 – Sinister 2 (2015)
At the end of the first movie in this series, we were left with the knowledge of what the pattern to the killings was and also the sheriff’s deputy had […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 18 – Sinister (2012)
New week, new theme. This time around we are starting up “Boogeyman Week”. The rules I set for if something counts as a boogieman are fairly specific. It needs to […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 17 – Lizzie (2018)
Queer horror week is coming to a close and we end on a possible theory for what took place in the famous Lizzie Borden axe murders. Lizzie has been reimagined […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 16 – Rift (2017)
Queer week of Horrortoberfest is nearing the end and we have a movie that tackles one of the scariest subjects of all; spending time with your ex. Rift, or Rökkur […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 15 – Bit (2019)
After the absolute disaster of a movie that was Sleepaway Camp, the only way I was going to get that taste out of my mouth was with a horror movie […]
Movie Mastery – Sleepaway Camp (1983)
It’s still queer horror week for this Horrortoberfest and, unfortunately, this one is the dark side of the offerings given how this movie views gay and trans people. I will […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 12 – All Cheerleaders Die (2013)
When I was discussing the idea of doing a week on queer horror, someone suggested that I look into doing this movie. I had never heard of it before but […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 12 – Jennifer’s Body (2009)
In the past few years, Jennifer’s Body has begun to have something of a renaissance as people return to it with a different outlook. It has been touted as a […]
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