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‘My Best Friend’s Exorcism’ Review – Rushed Adaptation of Grady Hendrix Novel Struggles to Endear

September 30, 2022 Meagan Navarro Movies, My Best Friend's Exorcism, Prime Video, Reviews

Author Grady Hendrix described his second novel, My Best Friend’s Exorcism, as “Beaches meets The Exorcist.” It emphasized sentimentality and humor over scares, though it wasn’t afraid to inject a few frights. The adaptation tries to faithfully capture the events of the book within its constraints and format, but this rushed retelling struggles to worm its […]

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‘Evil Eye’ Review – Dark Horror Fairytale Blends Witchcraft, Folklore, and Modernism

September 29, 2022 Meagan Navarro Evil Eye, Fantastic Fest, Fantastic Fest 2022, Isaac Ezban, Mal de Ojo, Reviews

Director Isaac Ezban (The Similars, The Incident) departs from his usual exploration of science fiction to deliver his first full horror feature, Evil Eye (Mal de Ojo). Ezban uses his sci-fi origins as an entry point into a horror fairy tale that blends Dominican myth and Mexican folklore with modern sensibilities for an emotionally charged, witchy story full of blood. […]

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‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Review – Enchanting Sequel Celebrates Sisterhood and Brings the Halloween Magic

September 29, 2022 Meagan Navarro Hocus Pocus 2, Movies, Reviews

The Sanderson sisters are back! Almost thirty years ago, Hocus Pocus introduced a trio of memorable Salem witches who wreaked havoc on Halloween night when accidentally resurrected by the Black Flame Candle. The candle gets lit once more in the long-awaited sequel, Hocus Pocus 2, introducing a new generation to the enchanting world of Halloween witchery. Nearly three […]

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‘H4Z4RD’ Review – Slick Genre-Bender Takes Viewers on Violent, High-Octane Ride

September 28, 2022 Meagan Navarro Fantastic Fest, Fantastic Fest 2022, H4Z4RD, Movies, Reviews, Trent Haaga

Screenwriter Trent Haaga (Cheap Thrills, Deadgirl) teams up with director Jonas Govaerts (Cub) to put the pedal to the metal in their gonzo action thriller H4Z4RD. A simple day in the life of a driver and his beloved car quickly spirals out of control, taking viewers on an entertaining and violent thrill ride through the streets of Antwerp. H4Z4RD massively delivers on high-octane […]

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‘Nix’ Review – A Family Undone by Loss and a Legendary Monster in ‘Sharknado’ Director’s New Movie

September 28, 2022 Paul Lê Anthony C. Ferrante, Dee Wallace, Michael Pare, Movies, Nix, Reviews

“Nix” can mean two things in German. Aside from being the word for “nothing,” it’s also the name of a creature from local folklore. This play on the word is important to remember when diving into Anthony C. Ferrante‘s newest horror movie Nix. The Sharknado director once again brings terror to the surface as an aquatic […]

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‘Satanic Hispanics’ Review – Horror Anthology Delights With Curated Cultural Frights

September 28, 2022 Meagan Navarro Fantastic Fest, Fantastic Fest 2022, Reviews, Satanic Hispanics

Satanic Hispanics celebrates Hispanic heritage with a horror anthology that assembles five horror filmmakers from various corners of Latin America. Each applies their cultural background and style, producing an eclectic mix of tales that take wide swings from bone-chilling to delightfully funny. That variation provides a strange yet captivating journey. A police raid uncovers a […]

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‘Bring It On: Cheer or Die’ Review – Unexpected Slasher Movie Fails to Land a High Score

September 27, 2022 Paul Lê Bring It On: Cheer or Die, Bring It On: Halloween, Dana Schwartz, Karen Lam, Movies, Rebekah McKendry, Reviews

The 2000 hit Bring It On was turned into a franchise after doing well at the box office and earning a place among other iconic teen movies. Yet with five so-so sequels under its skirt, each one more or less performing the same routine as the original, it makes sense for the series to try […]

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‘Evil Dead: The Game’ DLC Review – What the New Remake Characters Bring to the Table

September 27, 2022 Brandon Trush Evil Dead, Evil Dead: The Game, Reviews, Video Games

Less than two months since Evil Dead: The Game’s most significant update, Saber Interactive has already implemented its next large-scale patch earlier this month. In addition to some quality of life improvements (including a much needed Map Selection feature for Exploration Mode), a handful of characters have also been added: survivors Mia and David from […]

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‘The Munsters’ Review – Rob Zombie’s Experimental Sitcom Origin Story Overstays Its Welcome

September 27, 2022 Meagan Navarro Movies, Reviews, Rob ZOmbie, Sheri Moon Zombie, The Munsters

Bloody Disgusting’s The Munsters review is spoiler-free. Horror musician and auteur Rob Zombie is a lifelong fan of The Munsters. The ‘60s sitcom hinged its humor upon a family of odd Transylvanians that behave and consider themselves an average American family. Zombie’s enduring fondness for the show is evident throughout his career, including his 1998 hit song “Dragula,” […]

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‘Blood Relatives’ Review – Noah Segan’s Vampire Comedy Sinks Fangs into Charming Family Drama

September 26, 2022 Meagan Navarro Blood Relatives, Fantastic Fest, Fantastic Fest 2022, Noah Segan, Reviews, Shudder

Becoming a parent changes absolutely everything, especially when unplanned. Blood Relatives sees a nomad’s life gets upended by the arrival of a daughter he never knew he had, causing a seismic shift in his isolated bachelor lifestyle. The twist here is that the central character is a bloodsucking vampire whose inner mensch gets brought to the surface […]

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‘Bones and All’ Review – Cannibal Love Story Will Take a Bite Out of Your Heart

September 26, 2022 Meagan Navarro Bones and All, Fantasic Fest 2022, Fantastic Fest, Luca Guadagnino, Movies, Reviews, Timothée Chalamet

Leave it to Suspiria director Luca Guadagnino and writer David Kajganich to spin an achingly tender and thoughtful coming-of-age romance between a pair of cannibals with an insatiable need to devour flesh. Bones and All, an adaptation of Camille DeAngelis‘s novel, uses the road trip format set in Reagan-era America as a provocative and macabre means of exploring the monstrous need for […]

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‘Spirit Halloween: The Movie’ Review – Family Friendly Halloween Movie Favors Novelty Over Holiday Frights

September 26, 2022 Meagan Navarro Christopher Lloyd, Movies, Reviews, Spirit Halloween, Spirit Halloween: The Movie

Memes continuously riff on the largest Halloween store pop-up rising yearly in the remnants of vacant retail space. That long closed and abandoned Sears? Prime real estate for a Spirit Halloween come September, only to empty once more in November. It’s this precise concept in which Spirit Halloween: The Movie sets its premise, creating a novelty, […]

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‘Werewolf by Night’ Review – Marvel Halloween Special Pays Tribute to Classic Horror

September 26, 2022 Meagan Navarro Fantastic Fest, Fantastic Fest 2022, Reviews, Werewolf by Night

Marvel gets into the Halloween spirit this year with a new Disney+ special that introduces new characters to the MCU with a stylish twist. Werewolf by Night presents as a classic horror movie, dropping viewers into the middle of a secret world of monster hunters. The retro stylings and a pair of endearing leads successfully distract, at […]

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‘Smile’ Review – A Scary Grin Exposes a Familiar But Effective Horror Movie

September 23, 2022 Meagan Navarro Fantastic Fest 2022, featured, Kyle Gallner, Reviews, Smile, topnews

Bloody Disgusting’s Smile review is spoiler-free. Reality begins to blur, then quickly unravels at the seams for the unlucky in Smile. One ghastly grin followed by a traumatic event causes those who witness it to succumb to its influence slowly. Smile takes the concept of the cursed object to a new level with a mental health-focused threat […]

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‘Raven’s Hollow’ Review – Moody Period Piece Details Inspiration for Poe’s ‘The Raven’

September 21, 2022 Michelle Swope Edgar Allan Poe, Movies, Raven's Hollow, Reviews, Shudder, The Raven

Writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is known for his short stories and poetry dealing with mysteries and the macabre. In the U.S., he is regarded as a dominant figure of Romanticism and is considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre, as well as a major contributor to science fiction. Poe’s […]

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