Tag Archive: horror

Movie Review: ‘Orphan: First Kill’

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Director: William Brent Bell Cast: Isabelle Fuhrman, Julia Stiles, Rossif Sutherland, Hiro Kanagawa Plot: Having escaped from a mental hospital, the perpetually youthful looking Leena adopts the identity of a missing girl and… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Nope’

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Director: Jordan Peele Cast: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Brandon Perea, Michael Wincott, Keith David Plot: In an isolated rural area a family of animal wranglers become aware of an unidentified flying… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Prey’

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Director: Dan Trachtenberg Cast: Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane DiLiegro, Michelle Thrush, Stormee Kipp Plot: Naru, a Comanche woman living in the 1700s, seeks a chance to prove her abilities by hunting a… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Black Phone’

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Director: Scott Derrickson Cast: Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies, E. Roger Mitchell, Troy Rudeseal, James Ransome Plot: A young boy, Finney, is abducted by the ‘Grabber’, who is already responsible… Continue reading

Retro Review: ‘Spider Baby’

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Like so many actors, the fact that he was classified as a “horror actor” meant that the lay people never truly appreciated the talent of Lon Chaney Jr. Even now in hindsight he… Continue reading

Retro Review: ‘Evil Ed’

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Ever since the Senate hearings spurred on by Fredric Wertham’s book Seduction of the Innocent, people with onions for brains have accused the horror genre of damaging poor precious minds. Apparently they believe… Continue reading

Retro Review: ‘Werewolves on Wheels’

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On a near weekly basis you can find me strolling through the aisles of my local video store/concert venue/diner/screening room Black Lodge here in Memphis. With 30,000+ titles I am always bound to… Continue reading

Stranger Things 4: Horror Movie References

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After three years the fourth season of Stranger Things has finally hit the streamosphere for what could be their strongest storyline yet. The characters we have come to know and love are back… Continue reading

Retro Review: ‘Alligator’

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One thing I love is when an older movie is discovered by a brand new audience several years down the road giving it new life and new appreciation. It seems recently one such… Continue reading

Importance of Gateway Horror

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The phrase “Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society…” instantly conjures images of a lurid story title and a burst of flame having an unknown powder thrown into it (we now know… Continue reading