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June 27, 2025

Horror works for everything

This is the final part of a series on the cultural moment of horror I've...

June 13, 2025

Anyone can do it

This is the fifth part of a series on the cultural moment of horror Horror...

June 06, 2025

Choose your own length

This is the fourth part of a series on the cultural moment of horror Horror...

May 2025

May 30, 2025

The Comfort of Horror

This is the third part of a series on the cultural moment of horror Horror...

May 23, 2025

Cheap Thrills

This is the second part of a series on horror’s cultural moment As we continue to...

May 16, 2025

The World is a Horror Story

This is the second part of a series on horror's cultural moment Why is horror...

May 09, 2025

Living in a Terrifying World

Hollywood has always kept up a steady trickle of horror films of varying qualities for...

March 2024

March 29, 2024

Who ya gonna call?

I started to write that the Ghostbusters franchise has had only mixed success--both Ghostbusters 2 and Ghostbusters:...

December 2023

December 01, 2023

A Little Something for the Millennials

Review of "Morbius"

February 2023

February 10, 2023

Supernatural Junior is a Hit

Review of Netflix's "Lockwood & Co."

November 2022

November 04, 2022

The Simpsons Shines Again

Review of "The Simpsons" Season 34, Treehouse of Horror XXXIII

July 2022

July 22, 2022

You should still see “I still see you”

Review of "I Still See You" directed by Scott Speer

May 2022

May 06, 2022

Beowulf done (mostly) right

Review of "Outlander" (2008)

November 2021

November 26, 2021

A movie to be thankful for

Review of "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" directed by Jason Reitman

September 2020

September 04, 2020

A quirky, unsatisfying film

Review of "The Vast of Night", directed by Andrew Patterson

March 2019

March 22, 2019

What’s Wrong with “Star Trek: Discovery”

And just a little bit of what's right with it.

November 2018

November 01, 2018

Suspiria Is a Muddled, Dull Letdown—and Then It Gets Gross

Too dull for too long, and then much too much of everything.

June 2018

June 08, 2018

Hereditary Is One of the Best Movies You’ll Never Want to See Again

Punishingly grim, Hereditary goes from dark to demented. You can’t say it’s ineffective. But is...

April 2018

April 06, 2018

‘A Quiet Place’ Asks: Who Are We If We Can’t Protect Our Kids?

A quiet—very quiet—story about the limits of parental love.

March 2018

March 23, 2018

Please Put Down the iPhone, Mr. Soderbergh

A review of Steven Soderbergh’s “Unsane.”

June 2016

June 24, 2016

The Neon Demon Doesn’t Know When to Quit

Style struggles to triumph over substance. Does it succeed?

December 2013

December 04, 2013

What’s past is prologue, and it’s probably better too! Reflections on a classic horror flick.

Old isn't worse!

November 2013

November 06, 2013

This Week on Sleepy Hollow: Forgiveness, Freemasons, and Quaker Witches

Is the key to sanctification really just forgiving yourself (Answer: No)

October 2013

October 30, 2013

Redbox Review: ‘Warm Bodies’—A feel-good zombie flick?

This Halloween, try an indie gem that offers zombies for him, romance for her, and...

October 25, 2013

Halloween, Horror, and the Cross

Why you should enjoy a good horror story this Halloween.

October 09, 2013

This week on Sleepy Hollow: Demons, Germans, and Tin-Foil Hats

The truth behind our modern fascination with conspiracy theories.

April 2013

April 05, 2013

The Evil Dead: “Please, God: Give Me a Break”

Review of Evil Dead, Directed by Fede Alvarez Some viewers like movies that leave them...

October 2012

October 12, 2012

Good News/Bad News

Review of The Cabin in the Woods, Directed by Drew Goddard By ALEXIS NEAL Five...

August 2012

August 28, 2012

The Whisperer in Darkness

Review of The Whisperer in Darkness, Directed by Sean Brannery By COYLE NEAL The writings...