★★★★ Stephen King’s “The Boogeyman,” from his best-selling novel of short stories Night Shift, remains one of the simplest and creepiest he ever wrote. In just twelve brief pages, a disheveled father spills his guts to a therapist regarding the mysterious murder of his three children. With an entire story set solely at a therapist’s … Continue reading Film Review: The Boogeyman
Film Review: Children of the Corn
★ Back in 2018, a close friend and I decided to start our next horror movie marathon by approaching a series that will be familiar to most Stephen King fans: Children of the Corn. However, while some may know the name, how many are aware that this newest take is actually the eleventh entry? That’s … Continue reading Film Review: Children of the Corn
Film Review: Mr. Harrigan’s Phone
★★★★ An eerie meditation on our relationship with technology, leave it to Stephen King to craft an interesting, unconventional narrative tackling death head-on. Though it may be rated PG-13, Mr. Harrigan’s Phone has some bite by way of its creepy staying power, and thrall over the viewer. Superproducers Jason Blum and Ryan Murphy work with … Continue reading Film Review: Mr. Harrigan’s Phone
TV Review: Stranger Things 4, Volume 1
I remain in awe of the massive, ever-growing fanbase for Netflix’s Stranger Things—from a sleeper hit in 2016 to emerging as one of the streamer’s finest offerings, this a horror/sci-fi success story unlike any other. The third season was my favorite so far, evolving into a campier, large-scale 80s horror extravaganza. Thanks to the worldwide … Continue reading TV Review: Stranger Things 4, Volume 1
Film Review: Firestarter
★★★★ Usually when a movie is shielded from being screened for critics, it is a very bad omen of imminently awful quality. As far as Blumhouse/Universal collaboration Firestarter is concerned, I never had a worry as to its pedigree. Namely, I knew it could not possibly be any worse than Firestarter: Rekindled, which remains a … Continue reading Film Review: Firestarter