Act 4, SCENE 1 INT: MOTEL – LATE NIGHT MAYOR: This isn’t going to be easy for me. You know this. MAYOR is sitting on the edge of the motel bed. SARAH sneaks up behind him and buries his face in her hair. SARAH: I know it’s not. I’m here for…
Read moreAstro City: Black Horror Web Series Ep 3 Act 3
ACT 3, SCENE 1 INT: ASTRO CITY’S GANG UNIT HQ – INTERROGATION RM- AFTERNOON LOCO sits with his hands uncuffed and folded neatly across a table. His head is tilt over the back of the chair and staring up at the halogen lights. From HIS POV, in the brightness is The Goatman. Door opens, enters…
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A Very Belated Halloween Treat
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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Bone Tomahawk: An M.J. Cross Review
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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Will Bad Hair be our next Get Out? A M.J Cross Review
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 (2020): An M.J. Cross Review
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 Prodigy
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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Climax (2018): A Horror Movie Review
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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Black Box (2020): A Movie Review
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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Tales from the Hood 3: A Horror Movie Review
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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