420 Movie Marathon (2024 Titles)
Regardless if you partake in 420 or April 20th festivities or not, it happens to be on Sunday this year and upcoming weekends provide an opportunity to rest and recharge. Personally my rest and recharge includes horror movies, in particular new movies I haven't watched yet. This year I watched 2 international movies from 2024 on Shudder: Grafted and MadS.
Apr 14
New Year, More Horror 2024
It’s not a shock that there’s a horror movie lineup for the upcoming year, but what is surprising is how good it looks. Maybe it’s just...
Jan 1, 2024
Franchise Marathon No. 2: The Purge (Est. 2013)
In an unexpected deviation from normalcy The Purge goes from mid-level mediocre 2010’s horror one-off to full franchise with five movies...
Sep 27, 2022
Into the Dark: My Valentine (2020)
Into the Dark: My Valentine (2020) is a Scott Pilgrim vibe that has collided with the post social media music landscape of fandoms mixed with murder. This well lit anthology installation in the Into the Dark franchise uses comic book style editing and sound effects to give a neon feeling to a tale of abuse.
Feb 12, 2022
Into the Dark: New Year, New You (2018)
If you're looking for New Year's Eve holiday horror movies Into the Dark: New Year, New You (2018) anthology film follows a group of girlfriends having a New Year's get together that takes a horror turn. Directed by Sophia Takal New Year, New You follows a reunion of friends who have fallen out of touch with their fourth group member, Danielle Williams, played by Carly Chaikin.
Dec 30, 2021
The Children (2008)
The movie opens on a quiet winter night, the ice beginning to melt indicating it is the tail end of winter when the snow goes between slush and frozen throughout the day. The quiet is interrupted by a car coming down an isolated road through the forest setting, loud inside with what is a family. Casey, played by Hannah Tointon, is a teenager and one of the main protagonists throughout the film who is the first character revealed in the film...
Dec 24, 2021
Better Watch Out (2016)
When it comes to Better Watch Out, the 2016 Christmas film directed by Chris Peckover, I didn’t plan on being fully engaged when we put this movie on. It was more of a random choice from a list of holiday movies but I was pleasantly surprised how engaging the seemingly obvious plot becomes. I went in assuming Better Watch Out would be a typical babysitter horror film but sooner than I anticipated this anticipation was met with an outcome I didn't quite predict.
Dec 21, 2021
Black Christmas (1974), (2006), and (2019)
Though the horror genre isn’t typically associated with Christmas I feel there are inherently sinister elements of the season that fit perfectly with horror. I'm a huge fan of both horror and Christmas and right after Halloween passes I look forward the holiday season with a mixture of Christmas-themed horror mixed in. Though the 3 Black Christmas movies aren't considered a series or franchise at least one of the 3 renditions typically makes any Christmas horror list.
Dec 9, 2021
Kristy (2014)
For this Thanksgiving holiday I decided to rewatch a movie that takes place over Thanksgiving break at a college, Kristy (2014), rather than a Thanksgiving themed movie. Directed by Oliver Blackburn and starring Haley Bennet as the main character and Ashely Greene as the main antagonist, this movie is definitely worth the watch. Kristy focuses on a college girl who stays on campus over Thanksgiving break and then is hunted down by a cult targeting what they consider “Kristy”
Nov 25, 2021
Into the Dark: Pilgrim (2019)
Luckily, there is one character in this movie who not only is aware of the aforementioned facts but challenges the other characters during the celebratory events surrounding Thanksgiving. I was thankful throughout for this character, also wanting to question the Pilgrim’s religious teachings and gender roles from early on.
Nov 19, 2021
