Category: Reviews and Recommendations
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Little Darlings Review: Postpartum Horror
Sometimes a story stays with you. Not because of the story or the characters or the surprise ending, though. Sometimes a story just stays with you because you recognize it. I recognized this story. Well, it’s more accurate to say that I recognized myself in this story. Little Darlings, by Melanie Golding, tells the story…
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“Skinamarink” Review
I mean, yeah, I’m gonna talk about this movie. Writing a “Skinamarink” review is how I’m going to process what I just saw. You’ve probably already seen it. Right? That’s why you’re here in the first place. It’s called “confirmation bias.” You’re looking for stuff that agrees with you. It’s ok. We all do it.…
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Gateway Horror: Return to Oz
Coming to theaters this June (of 1985). You’ve seen it, right? Have I profiled you correctly? It’s gateway horror. Starter horror. Horror wrapped up in fantasy to be presented to children–not at all hard to believe if you have read any fairy tales. The Snow Queen, anyone? Goblins going around, breaking the devil’s custom mirror,…
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More Demonic Infestation, Writing Hurdles and a Recommendation
That’s quite an agenda for a Friday, now, isn’t it? Hi readers! I hope the two of you are having a great day today. Guess what? My last post mentioned the phenomenon of demonic infestation, and wouldn’t you know it, one of my favorite podcasts, Southern Demonology, recently released a two-part episode that discusses this…
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The Nonfiction that Scared my Kid to Tears and a Recommendation
There is nothing scarier than not being able to protect your children in what should be the safest place: your home. Think about it. This is where the truly good supernatural horror movies really get to us. We are terrorized in our own beds, and the things that go bump in the night can get…
Scaring the Kids 