Month: October 2025
The Witch, or, If Thou Goest Down In The Woods Today
Finishing up Spooktober by finally watching Robert Eggers’s debut movie about a teenager who just can’t seem to get a break
Frankenstein, or, Merciless Life
Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein feels like the gothic horror movie he’s always wanted to make, and it wants to make it absolutely clear which one is the monster
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Hit da Bricks!!
Two tangentially-related tunes to show that break-up songs are better with drums
Shelby Oaks, or, Demonitized
This horror movie about a missing YouTuber from Ohio is the debut feature from a non-missing YouTuber from Ohio
On Second Thought… Maybe Less?
How “news” of a potential movie about Ben Solo made me rethink all of my assumptions about Star Wars
Black Phone 2, or, Collect Call From Bill Ikilledacamperitsaboy
Or, Mama mia! That’s-a spooky Meatballs (1979)!
Hell House, LLC, or, Killer Klowns From Crawl Space
This found footage horror movie about a Halloween haunt gone wrong is limited by its liabilities of a shoestring budget and even less imagination. (Spoilers after a warning)
Freaky, or, Jason Takes Third Period Shop Class
Freaky is a teen slasher movie horror comedy that just plain works.
Overlord, or, 28 VE Days Later
Overlord is the most Bad Robotingest thing, an action/horror B-movie about blowing up Nazi monsters
Dr Terror’s House of Horrors, or, Strangers on a Train
A horror anthology about having to share a train car with some of the worst people
Ghost Stories, or, Creepy Watson
An anthology of creepy stories of the supernatural that’s every bit as original and imaginative as its title
