Author: Ronny Sharpes
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Review: ‘Children Of The Corn’
Kurt Wimmer Attempts To Breathe New Life Into “He Who Walks”
I’m sure most horror fans out there remember the original Children of the Corn. That little tale about a midwestern town taken over by a religious cult of children that worship a malevolent entity in the cornfields, hell-bent on ridding the town of anyone over the age of eighteen. It’s one that despite not holding…
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Review: ‘Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey’
Attempts To Turn The Beloved Pooh-Bear Into A Low-Budget Slasher…Oh Bother
Most folks are familiar with the characters that inhabit the Hundred Acre Wood. We’ve all read the stories or have seen the Disney adaptation and its many subsequent offerings. It’s a warm cuddly staple of our youth regardless of how twisted our film taste may be now. So when A.A. Milne’s novel Winnie the Pooh…
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Review: ‘She Came From The Woods’
An Old Horror Trope Gives Serviceable Scares
The 1980’s spawned a slew of movies centered around teens at camp being stalked by an unstoppable killing force. Beginning with the most well-known of the subgenre, Friday the 13th, this tried and true formula has been entertaining us horror fans for decades. One of my favorites to be honest. It’s a trope that doesn’t…
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Review: ‘Skinamarink’
A Monotonous Crawl Through Your Childhood Fears
If your TikTok algorithm is tuned anything like mine then there was a period of time when your FYP was full of people talking about the next big low-budget horror sensation Skinamarink. The film which made its premiere at Fantasia Film Festival back in July 2022 garnered some buzz when a copy was leaked during…
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Review: ‘Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge’
Rad Chad Channels His Inner Jigsaw In ’90s Follow-Up To ‘Scare Package’
Anthologies are one of those things that can be hit or miss depending on how they’re executed. In order to have a coherent vibe you need that solid frame story complimenting the interstitial segments that progress your story along. Some do it with animated shorts a la ‘Creepshow’, some with a creepy storyteller like The…
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Review: ‘The Mean One’
This Holiday Horror Parody Is A Grinch Worthy Of A Lump Of Coal In Its Stocking
If you’re anything like me you have an annual tradition involving a certain green, Christmas-hating creature and if you’re anything like me you probably have seen it enough times to quote it word for word. But as a horror fan have you ever wondered how that tale could play out if he took his hatred…
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Review: ‘Terror Train’
Tubi’s Horror Remake Goes Off Track
I’m currently in the home stretch of my annual tradition of watching 31 horror movies in 31 days. During this month I generally try to do things that are a little lesser known and that I feel deserve a wider audience occasionally scattering a few favorites throughout. So imagine my surprise when I find out…
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Review: ‘The Seed’
Shudder’s Alien Horror-Comedy Is Seriously Lacking
A group of lifelong friends head to the desert for the weekend with plans on growing their brand and witnessing a once in a lifetime meteor shower. Little did they know, they’re about to get way more than they bargained for. Influencers? Check. Secluded location? Check. Strange alien invaders? Check, check. Sam Walker’s feature debut…
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Review: ‘Black Friday’
Devon Sawa, Michael Jai White, And Bruce Campbell Try To Survive The Deadliest Shopping Day Of The Year
We have horror for every occasion out there in the universe but one often overlooked day that’s begging to be included in that list is that all too familiar day after Thanksgiving that half of us love and the other half dread…I fall in the latter. Anyone who has worked in retail during Black Friday…