Synopsis for: When a scandalous video is leaked, Emma learns a heartbreaking secret. Rating: ????? So a few weeks ago I complained that Scream wasn’t moving it’s plot forward quick enough. I said it was trying to make the beats of a 90-minute movie fill an entire TV season. I take it […]
Scream: Aftermath Recap
Synopsis: Emma gets a mysterious message which leads her and Audrey in search of answers. Rating: ★★★★☆ So I know I’ve been talking a lot of shit about Scream for being underwhelming and stale. I’m not going back on that assessment yet, but this episode knocked it out of the […]
‘Welcome to the Dark House’ Brings Classic Slasher Film Horror to YA Literature
Welcome to the Dark House Author: Laurie Faria Stolarz Release Date: July 22, 2014 Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Genre(s): Horror, Young Adult Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon I’ve been a huge fan of slasher films since I was a little kid. I know, I know. Little kids probably shouldn’t be watching slasher films. But I loved […]
Scream: Wanna Play A Game Recap
Synopsis: Emma discovers that her mother is hiding a few secrets from her past and the killer challenges her to a dangerous game. Rating: ★★★☆☆ The great thing about this episode of Scream is that, pretty much for the first time, it upped the stakes. Emma found out about her mother’s past, she […]
Scream: Hello Emma Recap
Synopsis: The death of another teenager casts doubt on the entire city and leads to a fight between Emma and Audrey. Meanwhile, reporter Piper comes to town to report on the murders. Rating: ★★☆☆☆ The second episode of Scream was marginally better than the first, and it set up the next to […]
Negative Space #1 is Kind of the Greatest Thing Ever
Negative Space #1 Author: Ryan K Lindsay Artist: Owen Gieni Publisher: Dark Horse Comcis Source: Dark Horse DRC ★★★★★ I’m not entirely sure what’s going on in this first issue of Negative Space. And that’s okay. Do any of you remember the first time you watched Cabin in the Woods without […]
Scream: Pilot Recap
Synopsis: What starts as a YouTube video going viral, soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town’s troubled past. Rating: ★★☆☆☆ I am a huge fan of the Scream movies. They’ve always been […]
Blood & Gourd Issue #1: You’ll never see Pumpkin Spice the Same Way Again
Blood & Gourd Issue #1 Authors: Jenz Lund, D.H. Shultis Release Date: January 6, 2015 Publisher: Dead Peasant, LLC Source: Dead Peasant, LLC at Cherry City Comic Con Genre(s): Horror Spoilers: Mild Rating: ★★★★★ Facebook | Online Store Just when you thought the scariest thing at a pumpkin patch would be the haunted hay maze, Jenz Lund and D.H. […]
Madoka Magica: Witches and Magical Girls!
A dark fantasy/horror genre anime and manga, Madoka Magica does not disappoint! Originally produced by Aniplex and Shaft, this seems to be an anime that was originally written for the show rather than starting off as manga. There are still some differences between the manga and anime, but they follow along […]
Poltergeist Is A Totally Okay Movie
Poltergeist (2015) Release Date: May 22, 2015 Cast: Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Saxon Sharbino, Kyle Catlett, Kennedi Clements, Jared Harris, Jane Adams, Susan Heyward, Nicholas Braun Director: Gil Kenan Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Ghost House Pictures Distributor: 20th Century Fox Genre(s): Horror Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Review Spoilers: Medium IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes […]