https://youtu.be/Z62aS9arWiA In this series of slasher films, good looking college kids are menaced by a killer who sets up elaborate murders that mimic well known urban legends. Starting in 1998, with a star studded cast and the influence of the popularity of films like Scream, the series spawned an unnoticed second theatrical release and third… Continue reading Horror Franchise: Urban Legend (1998 – 2005)
I love watching scary movies around this time of year and there's nothing I love quite like a horror franchise. Seeing how the film's plots and tropes evolve or devolve as the films go on is pretty fun. Robert Englund as Freddy burst onto our screens in 1984, with Wes Craven's Nightmare On Elm Street.… Continue reading Horror Franchise: Nightmare On Elm Street (1984 – 2010)
I recently re- watched Candyman, a horror film from the early 90's, because I love an old horror and because I heard about the remake coming out. What I didn't realise is that this film had sequels. So, I thought it would be an interesting rabbit hole to go down, and cover as a movie… Continue reading Horror Franchise: Candyman (1992 – 2021)
Created to cash in on the highly successful slasher flick Halloween which came out in 1978, Friday The 13th revolves around Jason Voorhees, a child who drowned at a school camp. Initially, he's the motive for the killings, and later the killer himself, as anyone who tries to stay on Crystal Lake falls under the… Continue reading Horror Franchise: Friday The 13th (1980 – 2009)
Starring: Denise Richards, David Boreanaz, Katherine Heigl Director: Jamie Blanks At school, all the girls laugh as loser Jeremy Melton. He just can't get a date for Valentine's Day. But those five girls are all grown up, and with Valentine's Day approaching once again, the tables are turned when they're picked off by a masked… Continue reading Hallowe’en Flicks: Valentine (2001)
The Darkness (2016) Anything in life can be made slightly better when there's Bacon. In this case, Kevin Bacon. This horror follows a family whose darkest feelings come to the surface when their autistic son attracts the attention of Anasazi spirits following a desert holiday. It's fairly dull fair, with jump scares that don't jump,… Continue reading Horror Round Up: Trips away (or to the underworld) can be deadly
Starring: Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini Director: Dario Argento Suzy, an American ballerina goes to Germany to study at a prestigious school, but soon realises that there's something wrong with the teachers after a series of murders and strange happenings occur. Essentially in plot a slasher film, the suspense builds around the murder of students and… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: Suspiria (1977)
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