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John’s Horror Corner: Satan’s Slaves (2017; aka Pengabdi Setan), the Shudder...
MY CALL: There’s nothing particularly original to be found here (and there’s nothing wrong with that), but it’s entertaining. This film is well-paced, rich with jumpscares, and good phases from scary...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Manitou (1978), when The Exorcist (1973) devolves...
This is actually my second review of the film. My first review was a little more silly in tone. CLICK HERE to read it. MY CALL: This was utterly preposterously bad… and full of B-movie awesomeness! A...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Changeling (1980), a slow burn murder mystery and...
MY CALL: This haunted classic better serves audiences seeking an engaging historic murder mystery over horror, as horror serves more as a setting. It’s truly more of an intriguing slow burn, with not...
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John’s Horror Corner: Critters 4 (1992), finally bringing the alien...
MY CALL: The best violence, gore, effects and humor will always be found in parts 1 and 2. But, however inferior to them, this remains an entertaining, campy and somewhat worthy sequel to the...
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John’s Horror Corner: Dead Snow (2009; aka Død Snø), an extremely bloody...
MY CALL: Strongly inspired by Peter Jackson’s Dead-Alive (1992) and Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead franchise (1981-1992), this was silly and fun with some outstanding levels of gore, ridiculous circumstances...
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John’s Horror Corner: Dead Snow 2: Red vs Dead (2014; aka Død Snø 2), more...
MY CALL: A maniacally slapstick, ultra-gory horror comedy that checks its scares at the door to reach all new levels of hilarious, gross nonsense. MOVIES LIKE Dead Snow: For more Nazi horror, go for...
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John’s Horror Corner: Dreams in the Witch House (2005), Stuart Gordon’s...
MY CALL: An entertaining horror segment, but not quite worthy of being a full-fledged film. MORE MOVIES LIKE Dreams in the Witch House: For more Lovecraftian adaptations, try The Unnamable (1988), The...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Collector (2009), the intersection of a...
MY CALL: A mean-spirited brutal film with a weak plot, but promising much fun for fans of gore, torture and shocking death scenes. MORE MOVIES LIKE The Collector: For more brutal torture porn, try the...
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John’s Horror Corner: Suspiria (2018), a stylish yet retro-chic remake of...
MY CALL: Like its predecessor, it’s clearly style over substance in this high-intrigue yet slow(ish)-paced atmospheric masterpiece—but still much more “substantial” than the 1977 original in terms of...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Collection (2012), a lousy attempt at a “horror...
MY CALL: Look, I enjoyed The Collector (2009) and that naturally made me want to see the sequel… and now, I regret that decision completely. I’m not saying you won’t like this (as I didn’t), I’m just...
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John’s Horror Corner: Curse II: The Bite (1989), a B-movie about a mutant...
MY CALL: Laughably terrible B-movie. Not nearly as enjoyable as The Curse (1987) and seemingly completed unrelated despite the title. IF YOU LIKE THIS WATCH: Well, The Curse (1987), and maybe even...
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John’s Horror Corner: Terrified (2017; aka Aterrados), a pseudo-anthology...
MY CALL: This is one of few films that impress me in all aspects of filmmaking in this genre. Excellent pacing, creepiness, scares, dread, acting, writing, shots… I loved it. Definitely a must see for...
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John’s Horror Corner: Curse III: Blood Sacrifice (1991; aka Panga), a B-movie...
MY CALL: In order of release, the Curse movies go from best to worst it seems. Part III has its merits, but they are limited to Christopher Lee and the African setting—sadly none of the effects,...
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John’s Horror Corner: Still/Born (2017), a postpartum horror about a...
MY CALL: Although certainly not for parents of infants, this was a finely crafted film addressing psychosis, parenthood paranoia, and postpartum demons featuring some jolting scares. MOVIES LIKE...
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John’s Horror Corner: Final Destination (2000), reflecting on a brilliant...
MY CALL: This film turned death scenes into a celebration of fun jumpy anxiety and it did so with a good story and great intertwined characters. The fact that this death scene-driven horror film...
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John’s Horror Corner: Curse IV: The Ultimate Sacrifice (1988; aka,...
MY CALL: This film features some nice shots and set design, but is otherwise rather boring in terms of horror, scares, effects, action, death scenes… pretty much everything that makes a horror movie...
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John’s Horror Corner: Grace (2009), a “baby horror” film about a...
MY CALL: Although certainly not for recent parents of infants, this explores the psychosis of raising a monster—all be it at a slow pace. Not much horror action, but still somewhat interesting. MOVIES...
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John’s Horror Corner: Final Destination 2 (2003), bringing more humor, more...
MY CALL: Much more gore and bloody excitement, as sequels tend to deliver. Every bit as fun as FD1 but somehow it feels like less of a masterpiece a more of an awesome rollercoaster I want to ride...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Gate 2: Trespassers (1990), remember that teenager...
MY CALL: A perfectly enjoyable sequel rich with a diversity of special effects and demons, weighing in with just enough bad words to earn an R-rating. Inferior in premise, writing and impact compared...
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John’s Horror Corner: Final Destination 3 (2006), still loads of shocking...
MY CALL: If Final Destination (2000) is a great horror film and Final Destination 2 (2003) is a great horror movie, then FD3 is really a fun “flick.” Great for shocks and gore, but it lacks the soul...
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