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Elise
Jul 25, 20233 min read
Rereading Our Childhood: Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead House by RL Stine
There is something about reading children's books, particularly from your own childhood, that brings a sense of nostalgia. At least in...
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stepheneiffler
Jul 17, 20231 min read
'Insidious: The Red Door' A Review
‘Insidious: The Red Door,’ the alleged final chapter in the ‘Insidious’ franchise (much like ‘Insidious: The Last Key’ was supposed to...
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stepheneiffler
Jun 12, 20232 min read
'Resident Evil' The Film: A Retrospective
Video Game adaptions are a contentious topic amongst gamers and film scholars alike. Most video adaptations abandon their source material...
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stepheneiffler
May 8, 20231 min read
'Renfield' A Review
‘Renfield’ is a brutal horror comedy and a direct sequel to the 1931 horror classic ‘Dracula’. The film recaps many of the films iconic...
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stepheneiffler
May 1, 20232 min read
'Evil Dead Rise' A Review
‘Evil Dead Rise’ is a standalone film in the 'Evil Dead' series. It is produced by original creator/director Sam Raimi as well as Bruce...
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Madi
Apr 6, 20232 min read
Book Review: Gallant - V.E Schwab
Summary: “Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for girls, and all she has of her past is her mother’s journal—which seems to...
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stepheneiffler
Mar 20, 20233 min read
'Scream VI' A Review *SPOILER FREE*
After only a little over a year later, directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillet return with their follow up to Scream (2022),...
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stepheneiffler
Jan 23, 20231 min read
'The Menu' A Review
‘The Menu’ is a searing rebuke of haute food culture. It is a high brow horror film yet a seething takedown of upper class apathy and...
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stepheneiffler
Jan 16, 20232 min read
'M3GAN' A R3view
'Megan', stylized 'M3gan', is a Techno-horror /Comedy from premier horror production company Blumhouse that makes up for in subtleties...
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stepheneiffler
Nov 28, 20221 min read
Film Review Bits - Slasher Edition
Hellraiser Released 1987 'Hellraiser' is a twisted, atmospheric gore fest that deftly explores the concept of pleasure and pain while...
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stepheneiffler
Oct 31, 20222 min read
'Smile' A Review
‘Smile’ is a nerve-wracking albeit fun horror experience and hands down the scariest horror film in decades. While ‘Smile’ is an...
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stepheneiffler
Oct 3, 20222 min read
'Pearl' A Review
Writer/Director Ti West returns to his world of ‘X’ with a prequel about the now titular character ‘Pearl’ who we were introduced to in...
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stepheneiffler
Aug 22, 20222 min read
'Bodies, Bodies, Bodies' A Review
‘Bodies, Bodies, Bodies’ revolves around a group of Gen Zers who get together at one of their wealthy parents mansions and play the Gen...
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stepheneiffler
Aug 1, 20222 min read
'Nope' A Review
Visionary director and Academy Award winning writer Jordan Peele is back with some bold ideas in his third directorial outing ‘Nope’...
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stepheneiffler
Jul 25, 20221 min read
'The Black Phone' A Review
Writer/Director Scott Derrickson returns after a six year hiatus to direct ‘The Black Phone.’ Though his last directorial foray was...
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stepheneiffler
May 31, 20222 min read
'It Follows' Lingers on the Psyche, A Review
As a horror film fan and movie maven, I was delighted by the uptick in high quality albeit often over looked horror films in the 2010s....
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stepheneiffler
May 23, 20221 min read
'Firestarter' Put Out This Flame: A Review
‘Firestarter’, which is now the second adaption of the Stephen King' novel of the same name, is bland and uninteresting. The original...
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stepheneiffler
Mar 28, 20222 min read
'X' A Review
On the surface ‘X’ is a smutty exploitation film. It follows a group of filmmakers attempting to covertly make an adult film at a rented...
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stepheneiffler
Feb 28, 20222 min read
'Friday the 13th: Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan' A Review
You won't find many who like this film even amongst Friday the 13th fans. 'Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan' is not only...
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stepheneiffler
Jan 31, 20221 min read
A Slash from the Past: Scream (2022) Review
Scream, the quintessential meta horror franchise, is back with a vengeance in it's fifth installment entitled, 'Scream'. The film's meta...
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