MOVIE REVIEW: Dracula
Tim MatassaBela Lugosi sets the standard for ALL Dracula’s to come. Plus, Van Helsing is a worthy adversary, Renfield is unhinged, and Harker loses everything cool about him from the book.
Tag: Horror
STORY REVIEW: Dracula’s Guest
An Englishman ignores the local folklore and nearly pays the ultimate price. Plus, the undead, a giant wolf, and an unholy graveyard—you know you’re in a Dracula story.
STORY REVIEW: Dread
There is no delight the equal of dread. Plus, an axe-wielding clown is nightmare fuel come to life for a cowardly monster.
MOVIE REVIEW: The Pope’s Exorcist
An old-school exorcist battles the King of Hell AND church bureaucracy. Plus, grave robbing, Spanish Inquisition coverups, and my nightmare is France winning the World Cup.
MOVIE REVIEW: Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
Pooh and Piglet have gone feral, and no woman is safe. Plus, Christopher Robin gets punished for going to college, and Eeyore draws the short straw.
TV REVIEW: Stranger Things (Season 4)
Vecna brings a whole new level of terror to Hawkins. Plus, Max becomes a target, El struggles to regain her powers, and a peanut butter smuggler forces us to stall out in Russia.
STORY REVIEW: In the Hills, the Cities
Two cities left behind by civilization do battle in an ancient ritual. Plus, town pride, engineering marvels, and 38,765 casualties are no civil disaster.
MOVIE REVIEW: The Midnight Meat Train
Leon won’t stop stalking a century-old serial killer called The Butcher. Plus, jars of pustules, eyeball-popping violence, and a big surprise at the end of the line for the Midnight Meat Train.
TV REVIEW: Stranger Things (4.9) – The Piggyback
The battle against Vecna—and for Max’s life—is fought on multiple fronts. Plus, a prison break-in, Eddie finds his courage, and Purple Palm Tree Delight comes through again.
TV REVIEW: Stranger Things (4.8) – Papa
The battle with Vecna is almost here, and preparations have begun. Plus, Will tries getting through to Mike, El makes a consequential choice, and Argyle thinks Nina sounds like a small woman.