MOVIE REVIEW: Pearl
Tim MatassaWe head to glitzy, technicolor 1918 to see Pearl’s psychotic break. Plus, between a seedy projectionist, an absent husband, and a lonesome scarecrow—all Pearl wants is to be loved.
Tag: Horror
STORY REVIEW: Jacqueline Ess: Her Will and Testament
A depressed woman goes from powerless to powerful, and nobody is safe. Plus, the mighty kneels, three syllables is a mouthful, and even the good guy is pathetic.
STORY REVIEW: Hell’s Event
Hell returns to earth to win a London footrace. Plus, the Ninth Circle is frigid, Hell steals from God’s playbook, and the tortoise strikes again.
MOVIE REVIEW: Dracula
Bela 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.
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.