When high school football hero Cayden (Lucas Till) pummels an opposing player in an animalistic rage on the field, it sets off a series of events that culminate in the death of his parents. Wanted for murder, Cayden escapes town on a motorcycle looking to discover the truth about hisContinue Reading
Known mainly for producing extremely low budget mockbuster movies like Megalodon, Paranormal Entity, and Transmorphers, The Asylum occasionally attempts to tackle an original idea. One such movie is 2013’s Battledogs, starring Craig Sheffer (TV’s One Tree Hill), Dennis Haysbert (TV’s 24), and Kate Vernon (TV’s Battlestar Galactica,) which features werewolvesContinue Reading
As The Invisible Man begins, a cloud of tension and anxiety settle in and don’t really let up until the end credits roll. The opening sequence, with Cecilia Kass (Elisabeth Moss) sneaking out of her own house to escape her lover, Adrian (Oliver Jackson-Cohen,) sets the tone for the restContinue Reading
2018’s Halloween was considered a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s classic 1978 movie of the same name. With one fell swoop, it retconned all of the previous sequels — from 1981’s Halloween II to 2002’s Halloween: Resurrection — out of existence. While that made the series’ timeline easier to follow,Continue Reading
High school student Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) likes to stay up late watching old horror movies on television. His favorite show is Fright Night, hosted by one-time B-movie actor, Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall.) One night, Charley notices someone moving into the house next door. After some observation, he decides thatContinue Reading
Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) is shy, awkward, and doesn’t stand up for herself when picked on. Even at home, her ultra-religious mother (Piper Laurie) assails her at every opportunity merely for growing into an adult. A perfect storm of ignorance and persecution occurs in Carrie’s gym class. Surrounded by leeringContinue Reading
When I first heard of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, I thought it was an anthology film like Tales from the Darkside: The Movie or Trilogy of Terror. It’s not. Based on a series of books by Alvin Schwartz, the movie combines elements of stories found within theContinue Reading