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Spoiler-Free Reviews: HERD and CHEAT (Pigeon Shrine FrightFest)

HERD (2023)   I’m admittedly a hard sell on zombie fare, but am open to seeing if new releases have something different to offer. Although director Stephen Pierce’s Herd follows many of the subgenre’s familiar beats and tropes, it does serve...
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Spoiler-Free Reviews: THE BANALITY and WATCHDOG (Popcorn Frights)

THE BANALITY (2023)   The Banality (AKA Death Letter Blues) is a moving meditation on the mysteries of life peppered with supernatural elements, set in rural Mississippi and rich in southern gothic atmosphere. A young feral boy is found in the...
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Spoiler-Free Reviews: BIBI and WINTERTIDE (Cinequest)

BIBI (2023)   A gorgeous looking meditation on grief and loss, writer/director Christopher Beatty’s atmospheric thriller Bibi uses gothic elements in its story of a woman named Vivan (Elizabeth Paige in a riveting lead performance) and the...
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Movie Review: Does ‘The Haunting Of The Queen Mary’ Sink or Swim?

The Haunting of the Queen Mary is out now in theaters. I watched it, and I have some thoughts.   This horror, directed by Gary Shore (Dracula Untold), explores the mysterious and violent events surrounding one family's voyage on Halloween...
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