Sick (2022)

From the twisted mind of Kevin Williamson, the famed writer of Scream, comes this intense pandemic horror film. I was thinking this was going to be a Scream clone and it certainly starts that way, but where Scream was all about the mystery, this is all about the terror in a very unrelenting way. Two girls go to a remote cabin in the middle…

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Two Evil Eyes (1990)

George Romero and Dario Argento teamed up for this horror anthology comprised of two stories. The first was written and directed by Romero and starring Adrienne Barbeau as the wife of a rich old dude who she wants to kill for the inheritance money. Things naturally go off the rails and turn horrific as the dead body comes back to life to exact revenge.…

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The Company of Wolves (1984)

It's like a horror fairy tale primarily about the Little Red Riding Hood. The main character, Rosaleen, is shown to be dreaming in the present day as herself playing a character in a far off land of make believe that has a lot of werewolves doing bad things. In many ways, the movie plays like a made-for-TV special with a mix of A-list actors…

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The Boogeyman (2023)

I thought this was going to be a remake of the 1980 movie of the same name, but then I learned it was an adaptation of a Stephen King short story about a family being haunted by a supernatural entity. As usual, the King story framework manages to lay the foundation for a creepy tale executed with precision. Sadie Harper, played by Sophie Thatcher…

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Explosions in the Sky – End

It's been seven years since The Wilderness came out, but this instrumental post rock band has not lost any of their quality on this 7-song, 45-minute new album called End. While they have grown musically, a lot of their principal sound is still intact and feels like returning home after a long vacation. Sprawling sonic landscapes with great use of dynamics to evoke emotional…

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