The Story: A small-town sherriff leads a posse into a desolate region to rescue people who were abducted by a cannibalistic indigenous clan. I’m not terribly familiar with Western Horror novels or films. I imagine its about ghosts, coal mines, railroads, murder, and yes – cowboys and Indians. 2015’s Bone Tomahawk focuses on the later…
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The Story: Terror strikes when a woman’s new hair weave seems to take on a life of its own. (Google) It’s a concept that most women, majority black, would understood. My mother, a cosmetologist, would always say beauty was pain. I remember the smells of relaxers and chemicals and the sound of blow dryers in…
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The Invisible Man was created by writer H.G. Wells, who’s considered by many to be the father of science fiction. Not to be confused with Ralph Ellison’s notable Black Americana novel, this Invisible Man is an icon in the horror movie world. He’s right up there with Frankenstein, Dracula, or Freddy Krueger. One should always…
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The Story: Sarah and John Blume are thrilled when their young son Miles starts to show signs of rapid development and extreme intelligence. Their family bliss soon turns into a living nightmare when Miles’ behavior becomes increasingly erratic and violent by his eighth birthday. After seeking help from two experts, Sarah is horrified to learn…
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The Story: When members of a dance troupe are lured to an empty school, drug-laced sangria causes their jubilant rehearsal to descend into a dark and explosive nightmare as they try to survive the night — and find out who’s responsible — before it’s too late. (Google) What I Like: Writing isn’t the only expressive…
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When anyone compares any film to Jordan Peele’s Get Out (as some reviews referred to Black Box, I pay attention. Marketing ploy aside, that is a big boast, especially for a direct streaming film. So are reviewers right? Or is this something to be avoided? The Story: After losing his wife and memory in a…
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What I remember of the original Tales from the Hood was pictures coming to life, bodies being disfigured, and one creepy as mortician. It was an urban horror anthology which each tales telling a story of the things that keep little black and brown boys and girls of the 90s (and even today) up at…
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Originally published on 1/30/2015 and edited from All Things M.J. Cross Blogger. You may have heard of this critically acclaimed sci-5 thriller art film on many Top Ten lists in 2013 and 2014. Roger Ebert rated it an A+. Regular viewers on Amazon rated the film 3/5 stars. The film can be labelled a box…
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Blumhouse Productions has made itself a powerhouse of thriller and house with such hits as Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Sinister and many others. Some of which have been scientifically proven as the scariest horror movies around. Truth or Dare unfortunately is one of there duds, not for lack of trying. The Story: Olivia, Lucas and a…
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The Story: A graphic novelist (John Cusack) begins a desperate search for his estranged wife (Clark Sarullo) and son (Ethan Andrew Casto) after a mysterious cellphone signal transforms New Englanders into savage killers. The novel was a page turner. I could quickly see it as a movie. When I heard it was definitely going to…
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