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John’s Horror Corner: Azrael (2024), a post-apocalyptic, folk horror,...
MY CALL: This film spans various subgenres and encapsulates a lot of intensity. It’s very violent, very graphic, and goes very unexplained. I thought it was great and, frankly, a noble step up for the...
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Bad Movie Tuesday: Girls School Screamers (1985), it’s not the kind of movie...
MY CALL: A totally forgettable, but totally serviceable selection for a bad movie night. The gore is weak, the effects are infrequent, but the acting and story are surprising not terrible and there...
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John’s Horror Corner: Insidious 5: The Red Door (2023), this horror-lite...
MY CALL: This recent attempt to defibrillate the franchise is a finely produced “soft PG-13” horror that seems best suited for anyone who felt that parts 1-4 were too scary. MOVIES LIKE Insidious 5:...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Shaft (2001; aka, Down), the “elevator horror”...
MY CALL: A great cast, a nonsensical plot, and intelligent homicidal elevators make for a just serviceable enough remake of a just rare enough subgenre (killer machines) movie to be maybe just worth...
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John’s Horror Corner: Smile 2 (2024), one of the very top satisfying horror...
MY CALL: For non-highbrow popcorn horror, this is outstanding. Everything about this movie is well done, from the acting to the atmospheric dread to the gore and the fun scares. It was intense and...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Substance (2024), a Jekyll & Hyde body horror tale...
MY CALL: Wow. This film is… an experience. Everything about it is awesome, so much of the set and lighting and imagery is scintillating, yet this will make you wince from graphic medical imagery,...
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John’s Horror Corner: Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (1989),...
MY CALL: Ugh. Another weak SNDN sequel. Probably not even eventful enough for a spirited Bad Movie Tuesday. MOVIES LIKE Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: For more holiday horror, check out Black Friday...
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John’s Horror Corner: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990), hardly...
MY CALL: This is a perfectly “decent” choice for a Bad Movie Tuesday. It has weird, gross, buggy special effects and gore and some over-the-top nonsense. PSA: This movie essentially has zero to do...
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John’s Horror Corner: Heretic (2024), a thoughtful repartee of religious horror.
MY CALL: Wow. This film is… a lecture hall experience. Hugh Grant is a charmer of a villain in this very intellectual horror. Probably not recommended for the devout, and more for the agnostic. MOVIES...
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Bad Movie Tuesday: Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991),...
MY CALL: Wonky killer toys, campy tactics, cheesy effects and an insane homicidal toymaker? This is the very nuts and bolts of a solid Bad Movie Tuesday. MOVIES LIKE Silent Night, Deadly Night 5:...
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John’s Horror Corner: Deathcember (2019), a Christmas anthology horror...
MY CALL: An above average horror anthology with some solid ideas to showcase in 5-minute intervals. Entertaining, and often bloody and funny. But the lack of build-up in a 5-minute short keeps the...
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John’s Horror Corner: Deus Irae (2023), this Argentinian exorcism movie that...
MY CALL: This is the heavy, gory, nasty exorcism movie for people tired of the same old exorcism movies. MOVIES LIKE Deus Irae: For more Argentinian horror, try Terrified (2017; Aterrados) and When...
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John’s Horror Corner: Creep (2004), a British “train horror” about a...
MY CALL: A well-made, sufficiently entertaining, and somewhat forgettable “monster stalks scared woman” type flick. The gore is decent, so is the acting and general production value. But still, you’re...
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John’s Horror Corner: Underground (2011), a flesh-eating troglodyte movie...
MY CALL: This… was just okay. Some great gore gags and well-paced action, but a lot of redundancy and everything in-between kept me from enjoying this as much as I’d like. But oh, how I’ll remember...
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John’s Horror Corner: Dracula’s Widow (1988), a campy, cheesy, gory bloodbath...
MY CALL: Another vampire movie from the late 80s rich with tongue-in-cheek jest and grimy special effects. MORE MOVIES LIKE Dracula’s Widow: For more campy vampy flicks of the era that keep the tone...
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John’s Horror Corner: Dream Demon (1988), a surreal, British horror fantasy...
MY CALL: Another lesser semiprecious stone to throw in the mining pile during your search for hidden 80s gems. This is totally okay. A few decent gore gags, a neat enough story, toying with reality…...
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John’s Horror Corner: Host (2020), a Zoom séance goes wrong in this popcorn...
MY CALL: Just a fun popcorn horror movie for a night in. MOVIES LIKE Host: I’d suggest the films that most likely influenced Host—Unfriended (2015) and Paranormal Activity 1-2(2007, 2010). Amid the...
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John’s Horror Corner: Get Away (2024), a horror comedy making playful satire...
MY CALL: Funny, light, well-composed and droll, this British dark comedy turns into a slapstick splatterfest. A good recommendation for a light, popcorn horror for a Friday night. MOVIES LIKE Get...
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Bad Movie Tuesday: Zeiram (1991), as if a Power Ranger was in less...
MY CALL: If Power Rangers was rated-R, but still just as hokey, you’d end up somewhere in this territory. It doesn’t measure up to most Tokyo Shock entries in terms of exploitative material, gore and...
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John’s Horror Corner: Unspeakable: Beyond the Wall of Sleep (2024), an...
MY CALL: For fans of Lovecraft adaptations, this is a “bad movie” that’s actually pretty good. It boasts way more special effects that the budget would suggest and really swings for the fences! MORE...
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