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John’s Horror Corner: Ghost Story (1981), a slow burn horror-mystery about...
MY CALL: This haunted classic better serves audiences seeking an engaging dark romantic thriller-mystery over horror, as the horror seems to come second—though truly horrific when presented. It’s more...
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John’s Horror Corner: It’s Alive (2009), a gory over-the-top “baby horror”...
I saw the unrated version for this review. MY CALL: Not a good remake, but a great way to giggle your way through some ridiculous, gory death scenes. MOVIES LIKE It’s Alive: For more pregnancy/baby...
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John’s Horror Corner: It’s Alive (1974), setting the stage for the “baby...
MY CALL: Overall this has little “horror” to offer in terms of jumps or gasps. However, this film offers the dawn of the “baby horror” subgenre and powerful heartfelt allegory of parenthood and...
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John’s Horror Corner: Cellar Dweller (1988), a surprisingly good B-movie...
MY CALL: If you randomly pick out this movie, you’re in for better than you expected. Sure, it’s a B-movie. But more of a B+ movie boasting some cool scenes, catchy concepts, neat monster effects and...
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John’s Horror Corner: Overlord (2018), a high production value war movie...
MY CALL: The trailer didn’t lie—stunning production value on the level of many war film releases and loads of action. Highly entertaining and well made, but also completely unoriginal from any angle...
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John’s Horror Corner: Mirror Mirror (1990), an incredibly boring evil mirror...
MY CALL: A boring, uneventful movie misfiring the concepts that would later be much better presented in Wishmaster (1997) and The Craft (1996). Just go watch them instead. MOVIES LIKE Mirror Mirror:...
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John’s Horror Corner: 31 (2016), Rob Zombie’s least impressive film, but that...
MY CALL: If a gun was to Rob Zombie’s head and he had to make a Grindhouse film in under a month, this is LESS than I’d expect from him. It’s his only film that I specifically dislike, and as a big...
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John’s Horror Corner: It’s Alive II: It Lives Again (1978), the dawn of the...
MY CALL: Entertaining and there’s certainly effort behind it, but lacking the emotional impact and powerful allegory of It’s Alive (1974). MOVIES LIKE It’s Alive: We assume you’ve already It’s Alive...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Golem (2018), the intersection of kids in horror,...
MY CALL: Highly recommended as a rental, and perhaps a good purchase for fans of folk horror. Creepy but not jumpy, gory but not gooey, gorgeously and well-concepted. MOVIES LIKE The Golem: For more...
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John’s Horror Corner: Biohazard (1985), a goofy schlocky B-movie Alien (1979)...
MY CALL: Among the lesser Alien (1979) rip-offs in the 80s marketplace, but not undeserving of your schlocky B-movie-loving attention. MOVIES LIKE Biohazard: For more low budget Alien (1979) rip-offs,...
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John’s Horror Corner: It’s Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987), the...
MY CALL: If part I was a horror film and part II was more medical Sci-Fi thriller, then part III is a drama that turns into a boring adventure movie and then closes as an escape thriller. I wasn’t a...
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John’s Horror Corner: Hole in the Ground (2019), an Irish horror about a...
MY CALL: A familiar premise presented through a fresh lens with inspired filmmaking and featuring a few unexpected turns. Very pleasantly surprised and highly recommend it! MOVIES LIKE Hole in the...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Oracle (1985), the boring Ouija-esque Christmas...
MY CALL: This film is really trying to be good. So I feel badly saying it’s really, really, really boring and best left forgotten in an old dusty box of VHS in the basement. Only recommended for bad...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Field Guide to Evil (2018), a horror anthology...
MY CALL: Not a bad way to spend two hours. Of course, there are better anthologies out there with better production value and tighter themes. But the exposure to lesser-known folklore fauna is...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Haunting of Sharon Tate (2019), True Crime meets...
MY CALL: For this pseudo-haunting-turned-home invasion, I offer a soft recommendation for fans of True Crime or Hilary Duff. But truly there is nothing original here; nothing we haven’t seen before....
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John’s Horror Corner: Ticks (1993), the EXCELLENT gory giant bug B-movie for...
MY CALL: Honestly, this is one of the better gory B-movies you could choose. Really fun with silly but still actually good creature effects, a hokey premise, and abundant gross effects. Also, best...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Silence (2019), the Netflix Original that combines...
MY CALL: Given the cast, you’re almost certainly expecting a better movie than this actually is… which is perfectly “okay” for a Sunday afternoon watch. Temper your expectations accordingly. MORE...
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John’s Horror Corner: Satan’s Slave (1982; aka Pengabdi Setan), a loose and...
MY CALL: One of the most boring Asian horror movies I’ve ever seen. You’ll find some borrowed elements from the classic Phantasm (1979), but there is no soul or inspiration to be found in even a...
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John’s Horror Corner: Dark Tales of Japan (2004; aka Suiyô puremia: sekai...
MY CALL: This anthology should be watched even if only to see the Spiderwoman segment, which is by far the best of the lot. But overall, you’ll feel the TV-ness in the rigid acting, low budget and...
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John’s Horror Corner: Butterfly Kisses (2018), an excellent...
MY CALL: This multi-layered metamovie mockumentary was unexpectedly good, thoughtfully written and sincerely acted. Overall a big win for me. More like this please! MORE MOVIES LIKE Butterfly Kisses:...
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