As time goes on it feels like creators are struggling more and more to tell an original story, or at least avoid direct scene comparisons to other films. Considering that the medium of film has been around since the 20th century it is easy to make a case that everything has already done but it [...]

For the uninitiated Goosebumps was a series of children's horror books that were popular in the 90s that spawned a TV series and more recently a movie starring Jack Black. While certain episodes could be surprising and indeed frightening to a young audience, to adults they are just spooky kids' horror that is often comical [...]

If we stop for a moment to think outside of our own lives, whether your food wasn't made how you requested it at the restaurant or that your coworker's slacking is making your day more difficult, there are people whose lives are a living horror movie. It is easy to get wrapped up in our [...]

Busch Gardens Tampa was one of the few theme parks to attempt Halloween last year during the COVID-19 pandemic. While they made due with just a few scare zones and no mazes, it was a valiant effort in the middle of the pandemic. But this year, they are back with a terrifying vengeance! I have [...]

If there is a debate that will rage on in every medium, for all time, it will be "How much of an effect does a bad ending have on a project as a whole?" How bad does the ending have to be before it undoes all of the good the film has set up and [...]

It is rarely spoken in a positive sense when people say “it has everything and the kitchen sink” when talking about movies. Much in the same way a movie with too many tones can give audiences a feeling of emotional whiplash, there are sensations and visuals that cannot be excessive for the sake of cohesion. Malignant puts [...]

Lynchian is a term to describe media that has qualities seen in the works of director David Lynch. These qualities are usually ones of abstract plots, strange situations, and the media usually has a deeper meaning that must be explored to be understood. It is the deeper meaning that filmmakers often struggle with when they [...]