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Us (2019) - You Need to Watch it Twice
When I first watched Us (2019) , my gut reaction at the twist was - not bad, but I didn't like it. (I did, however, love the rest of the movie!) I did the classic thing (which I hate) of googling the ending to have it explained by someone else. And I did, begrudgingly, understand the point Peele was making. I let it sit, and came to the conclusion that we just don't like our 'good guys' to really be 'bad guys.' Which was exactly the question the twist posed - who was 'good'

Sophie Turner
May 30, 2022


Bad Hair: Self Aware and Succeeding
Look, Bad Hair (2020) knows it has a silly premise and bonkers story. But it leans into it with humour and fun. And said silly premise? A...

Sophie Turner
May 23, 2022


Spiral: Its Actually Fun to Guess Twists
It's hard to call Spiral a 'reboot,' when Jigsaw only came out in 2017. It's certainly a continuation of the series, only it took the ...

Sophie Turner
May 16, 2022


Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark - Good When it's Scary Stories
If The Haunting Hour is one step scarier than Goosebumps , then the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books a re two...or maybe three....

Sophie Turner
May 9, 2022


Pumpkinhead: A Movie of Two Halves
Pumpkinhead (1988) is a movie of two halves. The first is a touching tragedy where we feel close to a father's grief, and the second...

Sophie Turner
May 2, 2022


House of 1000 Corpses - More of a Music Video
House of 1000 Corpses was Rob Zombie's first movie, and it shows that his talent is probably in songwriting, not directing. House of 1000...

Sophie Turner
Apr 25, 2022


Cabin Fever - The Strangest Decisions
As good as that scene is, if you've just thrown your friend, who has a flesh-eating virus, into a shed to die a lonely death, and then...

Sophie Turner
Apr 18, 2022


Freaks (1932) - What Makes a Horror?
The 1932 film Freaks has been revered as a classic, said to make some people physically ill at its release. As a result, the version we...

Sophie Turner
Apr 11, 2022


The Conjuring - As is Expected
"They feel the same way about Bear Grylls as you do about the Conjuring people." -My friend, and I understood instantly exactly what they...

Sophie Turner
Apr 4, 2022


The Possession of Hannah Grace - A Misnomer, But That's Okay
The Possession of Hannah Grace (2018) is 10% about Hannah Grace and 90% a night in the morgue. And that makes it work well. It follows...

Sophie Turner
Mar 28, 2022


Hostel - We Live in a Society
Hostel (2005) has been praised for body horror and a concept that will make you think twice about that lad's holiday to a dodgy hotel....

Sophie Turner
Mar 21, 2022


Grace: Possession: Cool Concept, No Bones
Grace: Possession (2014) is standout because it's shot entirely in first person. But is this enough to make it an interesting movie? The...

Sophie Turner
Mar 14, 2022


Halloween 3 - They Were Right
I thought that everyone had such a strong dislike of Halloween 3 simply because 'it's the one that doesn't have Michael Myers in,' and...

Sophie Turner
Mar 7, 2022


Goodnight, Mommy: In Hindsight...
Goodnight Mummy has been praised as a truly horrific foreign film and not many write-ups give the details away. It's another long,...

Sophie Turner
Feb 28, 2022


Misommar: Does its Job Too Well
I was not impressed with Hereditary, and though there was lots of buzz about Midsommar when it came out, I thought my feelings would be...

Sophie Turner
Feb 21, 2022


House of Wax – B-Movie or Hidden Gem?
If you happen to frequent the slasher corner of Tumblr you’ll find a superhero-esque line up of killers generally featured together. And...

Sophie Turner
Feb 14, 2022


Audition: Is the Slow Burn Worth it?
Audition is on every list of most intense horror films and has been critically acclaimed for it's slow burn leading up to gruesome...

Sophie Turner
Feb 7, 2022


Killer Klowns From Outer Space - Does Clowns Right
Killer Klowns From Outer Space is decidedly a b-movie. The story beats are cliche, the plot's ridiculous and the acting isn't the best....

Sophie Turner
Jan 31, 2022


Candyman (2021) - Well, What Did You Expect?
I was looking forward to Jordan Peele's sequel/remake of Candyman since it was announced back in 2019. So it was very exciting to have it...

Sophie Turner
Jan 24, 2022


Ari Aster and the Horror of Mental Illness
Midsommar begins with a cold open on a murder-suicide. This is an Ari Aster film, after all, and therefore has to be as chock-full of...

Sophie Turner
Oct 23, 2021
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