Author: Daniel Kurland

‘Property’ Review – White-Knuckle Home Invasion Horror Locks Audiences in an Armored Car

Daniel Kurland BHFF, BHFF 23, Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, Daniel Bandeira, Movies, Property, Reviews

Horror is an endlessly broad genre that creates terror from diverse material. The genre’s depth can prompt audiences to question if gore and vicious murders are worse than systemic oppression and an impossibly-balanced class structure where the disenfranchised continually grow more helpless. It’s eerie how a blood-thirsty monster and societal strife can be equally destructive […]

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“AHS: Delicate” Review – Part One Finale Satanically Conjures a Whole Lot of Nothing

Daniel Kurland AHS: Delicate, American Horror Story, American Horror Story: Delicate, Delicate Condition, Emma Roberts, Kim Kardashian, Reviews, Rosemary's Baby, Ryan Murphy, TV

‘AHS: Delicate’ struggles to practice what it “Preech”-es as generations of Satanic conspiracies bring the audience back to start. “You’re having a fucking baby. Of course it hurts.” American Horror Story is no stranger to more intimate seasons that largely rest on the shoulders of one or two characters. This approach can be successful, but […]

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“Creepshow” Season 4 Review – A Fun Halloween Binge-Watch That Embraces the Horror-Comedy

Daniel Kurland anthology horror, Creepshow, Greg Nicotero, Reviews, Shudder, TV

Creepshow’s scrappy brand of buoyant and bloody B-horror anthology storytelling covers a wide range that fluctuates between pulpy and plodding. Anthology series, horror or otherwise, have never been more popular and yet Creepshow has always stood out as more than just a standard horror anthology. Creepshow aims to frighten and fascinate like other anthology horror. […]

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“AHS: Delicate” Review – The Satanic Endgame Begins to Take Shape in Episode 4

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Anna’s lot in life takes an optimistic turn when it comes to fame and family as a sinister force asserts control and ‘AHS: Delicate’ teases its grander plans. “Is it a boy, Mary?” “It is a monster.” Pregnancy horror stories can go down many different directions, whether they’re tales where disturbed individuals attempt to steal […]

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“AHS: Delicate” Review – Episode 3 Recycles Old Themes and Shows Signs of Storytelling Fatigue

Daniel Kurland AHS: Delicate, American Horror Story, American Horror Story: Delicate, Emma Roberts, Reviews, Ryan Murphy, TV

American Horror Story: Delicate has been off to a strong start with its unique season. After an encouraging pair of introductory episodes, “When the Bough Breaks” proves to be the season’s slowest, most atmospheric, and least substantial entry. American Horror Story at least understands that Jennifer Lynch is the right person to get behind the […]

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“Castlevania: Nocturne” – Showrunner and Directors Break Down Netflix’s Animated Resurrection [Interview]

Daniel Kurland Adam Deats, Castlevania, Castlevania: Nocturne, Editorials, interview, Interviews, Kevin Kolde, Netflix, Sam Deats, TV

Netflix’s Castlevania animated series helped break barriers for not only its medium, but also the longstanding stigma that video game adaptations were doomed to fail. Castlevania gracefully bowed out after telling a complete story over the course of four seasons. However, it was revealed that the franchise would continue, albeit with new Castlevania series within […]

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‘Castlevania: Nocturne’ Review – A Gory, Gorgeous Vampire Revolution Story

Daniel Kurland Castlevania, Castlevania: Nocturne, Netflix, Powerhouse Animation, Reviews, TV

Castlevania: Nocturne quickly finds a fast-paced, blood-soaked rhythm in this satisfying sequel to the Netflix animated horror series. “Warriors in arms. Family in hearts.” Castlevania: Nocturne becomes another prolonged pursuit between skilled and sullen vampire hunters and the dark creatures that go bump in the night. This basic plot may not be groundbreaking and if […]

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“AHS: Delicate” Review – Episode 2 Strengthens Its Treatment and Increases Its Scare Dosage

Daniel Kurland AHS: Delicate, American Horror Story, American Horror Story: Delicate, Halley Feiffer, Jennifer Lynch, Kim Kardashian, Reviews, TV

‘AHS: Delicate’ tells a terrifying tale of doubt and distortions as Anna’s IVF treatment takes several turns for the worse. “Would I ever do anything to hurt you?” American Horror Story, as a postmodern horror anthology show, is reflexive and self-aware by design. It’s all about holding a mirror up to not only society, but […]

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“American Horror Story: Delicate” Review – Premiere Delivers Promise, Purpose and Pregnancy Scares

Daniel Kurland American Horror Story, American Horror Story: Delicate, Delicate Condition, Emma Roberts, Reviews, TV

Despite all of American Horror Story’s witches, vampires, murder Santas, and serial killers, the anthology series has always suffered from an identity crisis and focus issues. American Horror Story’s 12th season comes in after what was arguably the series’ strongest season in over a decade that would have made for a powerful, poignant way to […]

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Make Your Wish: Robert Kurtzman’s ‘Wishmaster’ Is Just as Fun, Fearless and Frightening 26 Years Later

Daniel Kurland Djinn, Editorials, KNB EFX Group, Movies, Robert Kurtzman, Wishmaster

The horror genre thrives upon cautionary tales where arrogant individuals believe that they can outsmart some supernatural force for their own gain. It’s for this reason that the greed-quenching Djinn and parables where people learn to be careful what they wish for, usually in the most morbid ways possible, are popular horror tropes. Djinn are […]

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‘Not Forever, But For Now’ Book Review – Serial Killer Satire Is Chuck Palahniuk’s “Succession”

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Chuck Palahniuk’s latest meditation on the haves and have-nots struggles to take a promising premise beyond surface-level shock value. “It doesn’t matter so much who does what. The predators must prey. The prey must be predated. They only wish to be preyed upon by someone who will do the job properly.” Chuck Palahniuk has been […]

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‘Raising Cain’ – Reconciling the Brian De Palma Thriller’s Divided Identity After 31 Years

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Raising Cain, Brian De Palma’s maddening dissociative identity disorder thriller, remains one of the director’s most inscrutable films three decades later. “Does Carter know what he did?” “Carter didn’t do anything. Cain did all the killing.” Brian De Palma is an absolute master visual storyteller and his movies are always cinematically stunning even when they […]

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“Twisted Metal” Review – Bloody Peacock Series Spins Its Wheels for a Dumb Joy Ride

Daniel Kurland Anthony Mackie, Kitao Sakurai, Neve Campbell, Peacock, Reviews, Stephanie Beatriz, Thomas Haden Church, TV, twisted metal, Will Arnett

Peacock’s bold, bloody adaptation of the PlayStation vehicular combat classic, Twisted Metal, struggles to balance camp with car carnage. “What do you say, John? Will you drive?” There’s been a recent run of exceptional video game adaptations between The Last of Us, Castlevania, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and The Super Mario Bros and Sonic the Hedgehog movies. […]

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“Undead Murder Farce” Review – A Gothic Horror Supernatural Detective Anime About a Severed Head

Daniel Kurland Anime, Reviews, TV, Undead Murder Farce

A bored executioner teams up with an immortal severed head and her combat maid to solve mysteries and fight monsters. “You’re one of the monsters.” Undead Murder Farce takes everything you know about gothic horror and murder mystery detective fiction and then stretches it almost cartoonishly out of proportion like it’s being watched through a […]

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“What We Do in the Shadows” Season 5 Review – FX’s Vampire Comedy Still Feels as Fresh as Ever

Daniel Kurland FX, Reviews, TV, Vampires, What We Do in the Shadows

Trips to the mall, pride parades, and political aspirations keep Staten Island’s most unique undead busy with a strong season of supernatural soul-searching. “People can be real parasites…” The vampires in What We Do in the Shadows are hundreds of years old and while the audience has only been privy to a minuscule fraction of […]

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