#day2 #31daysofhorror reviews. The Light House (2019) was produced by the studio (A24) that brought us the acclaimed The Witch and Hereditary. So the bar is set high. Premise: Two men must work at a light house. One clings to superstition and prone to soliloquies and story telling, and the second is treated like a…
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We start Day One of #31daysofhorror with Season of the Witch (1973) (originally released under the name Hungry Wives.) Either title was bound to grab attention. Premise: A disaffected house wife finds allure and horror as she dabbles with witchcraft. What I Liked: I really like horror films that adjacently tackles the horrors faced by…
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The creators of American Horror Story have decided that the fad of episodes confined to a season’s theme was so yesterday. Usher in American Horror Stories (#ahstories or #AHSs), one off stories connected to the bigger FXmultiverse. I’m glad American Horror Story is back. It’s absent during this pandemic was felt. The original anthology series…
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Sometimes things don’t work out the way we want them to. I initially had another post ready to drop on Halloween (last month), but there was a snag in the process. I do hope that eventually that treat will be released soon. Day 31 of my #31daysofhorror reviews passed a while ago. During #31daysofhorror, I…
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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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