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John’s Horror Corner: Revenge (2017), a different flavor of revenge movie.
MY CALL: A very well-made addition to the revenge subgenre. It’s nice to see a rape-revenge movie that focuses less on the rape (for its on-screen shock value) and more on the revenge. Tolerably...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Grudge (2020), not a reboot at all, but a jumpy...
MY CALL: This was a fun, well-executed horror movie with solidly disturbing imagery. This is also a convoluted film that may confuse viewers with its time-hopping recipe of 10% prequel, 0% of the...
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John’s Horror Corner: From a Whisper to a Scream (1987; aka The Offspring), a...
MY CALL: Middle-of-the-road, but still entertaining territory. There’s some macabre nudity, necrophilia, an undead baby, mystical carnies and voodoo dolls. I’d call it passable lower budget 80s fare...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Suckling (1990; aka Sewage Baby), a very schlocky,...
NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW This is a gory, insensitive movie with highly inappropriate imagery about a mutant monster fetus! NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW MY CALL: This movie is highly...
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John’s Horror Corner: Underwater (2020), a healthy dash of The Abyss (1989)...
MY CALL: I really enjoyed this! It’s no classic or anything, but it’s very well-made, well-acted, well-written and boasts excellent visuals and energy. MORE MOVIES LIKE Underwater: For more...
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John’s Horror Corner: Sea Fever (2019), a highly infectious, atmospheric and...
MY CALL: I found this film consistently interesting and immersive in atmosphere. This was a very satisfying viewing for me. Strongly recommended for lovers of sea monster cinema and patient creature...
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John’s Horror Corner: We Summon the Darkness (2019), an “okay” movie about...
MY CALL: This “somewhat” good flick is feisty murderous fun. But it isn’t anything we haven’t seen before… and we’ve seen it largely done better and more creatively elsewhere. Still, while I was...
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John’s Horror Corner: Decoys (2004), a Species-LITE (1997) knock-off playing...
MY CALL: If combined an R-rated teen sex comedy and a discount version of Species (1997), this would be that movie. This weakly written script includes weak CGI effects, nudity, tentacle sex, and...
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John’s Horror Corner: Campfire Tales (1997), an underrated and often...
MY CALL: From werewolves and stalkers to ghostly histories and urban legends, this was a very good anthology with an outstanding cast of before-they-were-stars. Totally worth your time if you’re a fan...
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John’s Horror Corner: Bad Blood (2016), a gory, funny werewolf movie… about...
MY CALL: It’s no Oscar winner, but this movie does an excellent job being this exactly what it was intended to be: a gory (even brutal) and funny creature feature B-movie. Ample blood, monster effects...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Platform (2019; aka El Hoyo), this Spanish horror...
MY CALL: What a weird, well-written, clever and brutal film. And boy, does it have a lot to say. Great for fans of either brutal or thoughtful horror. MORE MOVIES LIKE The Platform: For more genre...
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John’s Horror Corner: The McPherson Tape (1989; aka UFO Abduction), a very...
MY CALL: An important film for any fan of found footage horror, and great for such a micro-budget. But if you’re not a fan of the subgenre, I doubt you’d enjoy this. MORE MOVIES LIKE The McPherson...
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John’s Horror Corner: Screamers (1979; aka Island of the Fishmen, Something...
MY CALL: I was expecting a cheap “rubber suited monster” movie with a few gory scenes. This, however, blew past my expectations as a creature feature and a somewhat fantasy-adventure movie. MORE...
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Bad Movie Tuesday: Boardinghouse (1982), an upsettingly boring, cheesy...
MY CALL: So bad. MORE MOVIES LIKE Boardinghouse: Hard to say. But it’s rare that I’d ever suggest someone actually watch Witchcraft II: The Temptress (1988)… as long as it was instead of...
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John’s Horror Corner: Martyrs (2015), a toothless remake of the 2008 French...
MY CALL: Maybe entertaining, but woefully disappointing to anyone who appreciated Martyrs (2008) in its emotionally gut-punching true glory. MORE MOVIES LIKE Martyrs: Looking for more extreme French...
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John’s Horror Corner: Hell Fest (2018), lame killer and kills yet perfectly...
MY CALL: Lame killer, weak kills, momentary gore… but it’s so much jumpy fun. I guess this was okay. I enjoyed it, but I’ll never revisit it. Despite all the things I wanted that it completely lacked...
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John’s Horror Corner: Fantasy Island (2020), where your wildest dreams twist...
MY CALL: Fun first half, painful second half. I was hoping for Inception (2010) meets Saw (2004), but what I got was Jumanji (1995) meets Wishmaster (1997) with a dark moral lesson, a few casualties,...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Hitcher (1986), creepy, intense and sinister… but...
MY CALL: An 80s classic in considering the great, sinister, unmasked slashers, and boasting a very creepy and intense performance by a most unnerving Rutger Hauer. But if it’s gore and death scenes...
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John’s Horror Corner: Piranha (1978), Joe Dante’s feisty and gory little...
MY CALL: Pretty gory and fast-paced for the 70s! This movie goes to great effort to provide a lot of effects scenes. A strong recommendation to fans of creature features and perhaps shark movies. MORE...
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John’s Horror Corner: Patchwork (2015), a highly quirky Frankensteinian...
MY CALL: This just wasn’t for me—not enough “effective” gore, not funny enough, not slapstick enough, not smart enough… just not enough of anything really. But it’s tone and style are easily something...
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