Oculus avoided the easy cliches of haunted mirrors and delivered a tragic ending. The acting and filming were solid, but there is only so much time to partake in good horror, and this won't make my short list. Summary A cursed mirror tricks people into seeing what it wants them to see. It causes a … Continue reading Watch or Don’t: Oculus

The recent release of We Are What We Are on Netflix has led to comparing this American version with Mexico's Somos Lo Que Hay on Horror-Writers.Net first here and then here. Their verdict is that the original is a more textured, mindful film. I have not seen it yet, but watching the American version was … Continue reading Watch or Don’t: We Are What We Are

With The Purge 2 on its way this summer, my friend and I decided to watch the first. My thought was, if it's no good, at least I didn't pay $9.50 to see it. Summary Set in 2022, America's new governing system allows a 12-hour window of legal crime annually. We follow a family that … Continue reading The Purge: Watch or Don’t?

The drought continued last week with The Ward. Stay tuned this week to see if we get an early spring shower! Summary Set in a 1960's asylum, we follow Kristen, a criminal pyro, who is trying to figure out how to escape the ward before its resident ghost kills all the patients. Where It Went … Continue reading Should You Watch The Ward?

Horror movie buffs are patient, generous people.  We are prepared to watch more crap than the average moviegoer, but the pay-off, when it comes, is higher. The last good movie I saw on Netflix was All the Boys Love Mandy Lane. Summary The premise is that late-bloomer, Mandy Lane, drives all the teenage boys crazy, … Continue reading Should You Watch All the Boys Love Mandy Lane?