Tag: Horror

MAYFAIR WITCHES SEASON 1 EP 1: A CONFOUNDING INTRODUCTIONMAYFAIR WITCHES SEASON 1 EP 1: A CONFOUNDING INTRODUCTION

Mayfair Witches Season 1 Ep 1

Mayfair Witches Season 1 Ep 1 is the first chapter of an American supernatural thriller drama television series created by Esta Spalding and Michelle Ashford, based on the novel trilogy Lives of the Mayfair Witches by Anne Rice. The series stars Alexandra Daddario as Dr. Rowan Fielding, Harry Hamlin as Cortland Mayfair, Tongayi Chirisa as Ciprien Grieve and Jack Huston as Lasher. It is the second television series set in Rice’s Immortal Universe. (Wikipedia)

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THE RIG: BY-THE-NUMBERS HORROR DEVOID OF SCARESTHE RIG: BY-THE-NUMBERS HORROR DEVOID OF SCARES

The Rig

The Rig is an eco-horror thriller television drama series created by David Macpherson for Amazon Prime Video. The series is directed by John Strickland, and is the first Amazon Original to be filmed entirely in Scotland. The series follows the crew of the North Sea stationed Kinloch Bravo oil rig who is due to return to the mainland but a mysterious fog rolls in and cuts off communication with the outside world. The crew is driven to the limits of their endurance and loyalties and is forced into a confrontation with forces that are beyond their imagination.

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The Menu

The Menu is a 2022 American dark comedy horror film directed by Mark Mylod. It features an ensemble cast that includes Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau, Janet McTeer, Reed Birney, Judith Light, and John Leguizamo. The film focuses on a group of diners at an exclusive restaurant who discover the celebrity chef owner intends to kill them all before the night is over.

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LET THE RIGHT ONE IN: DARK VAMPIRIC TALE OF SACRIFICIAL LOVELET THE RIGHT ONE IN: DARK VAMPIRIC TALE OF SACRIFICIAL LOVE

Let the Right One In

Let the Right One In is an American psychological horror drama television series developed by Andrew Hinderaker, inspired by the novel of the same name by Swedish writer John Ajvide Lindqvist. The series stars Demián Bichir as Mark Kane, alongside Madison Taylor Baez, Anika Noni Rose, Grace Gummer, Ian Foreman, and Kevin Carroll. The show diverges from the source material, focusing on a father who cares for his daughter after she becomes a vampire.

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PEARL: MASTERCLASS IN LOW BUDGET HORROR MOVIE MAKINGPEARL: MASTERCLASS IN LOW BUDGET HORROR MOVIE MAKING

Mia Goth is Pearl.

Pearl (subtitled An X-traordinary Origin Story) is a 2022 slasher horror film directed by Ti West, co-written by West and Mia Goth, who reprises her role as the title character, and featuring David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland, and Emma Jenkins-Purro in supporting roles. A prequel to X (2022), and second instalment overall in the X film series, it serves as an origin story for the title villain whose fervent aspiration to become a movie star led her to committing violent acts on her family’s Texas homestead in 1918.

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SMILE: THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND HAUNTINGSMILE: THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND HAUNTING

Smile

Smile is a 2022 American psychological horror film written and directed by Parker Finn in his feature directorial debut, based on his 2020 short film Laura Hasn’t Slept. It stars Sosie Bacon as a therapist named Rose Cotter, who, after witnessing the bizarre suicide of a patient, goes through increasingly disturbing and daunting experiences, leading her to believe what she is experiencing is supernatural. It also stars Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Robin Weigert, Kal Penn, and Rob Morgan, as well as Caitlin Stasey playing the same character she played in the short film. (Wikipedia)

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Barbarian

Barbarian is a 2022 American horror-mystery film written and directed by Zach Cregger (in his solo directorial debut). It is produced by Arnon Milchan, Roy Lee, Raphael Margules, and J.D. Lifshitz. The film stars Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, and Justin Long. The plot sees a woman find out that the rental house she reserved has been accidentally double-booked with a man, while not knowing of a dark secret within the dwelling. (Wikipedia)

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INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE SEASON 1 : LOVE AT SECOND BITEINTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE SEASON 1 : LOVE AT SECOND BITE

Interview with the Vampire Season 1

Interview with the Vampire Season 1, is the first season of an American gothic horror and vampire television series created by Rolin Jones, based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Anne Rice. It stars Sam Reid as the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt, Jacob Anderson as his lover and protégé Louis de Pointe du Lac, Bailey Bass as teenage vampire Claudia and Eric Bogosian as journalist Daniel Molloy. The series embraces the homosexual elements of Rice’s work, which are only insinuated in 1994 film adaptation of the novel. (Wikipedia)

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GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: A MIXED BAG OF TRICKS AND TREATSGUILLERMO DEL TORO’S CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: A MIXED BAG OF TRICKS AND TREATS

Cabinet of Curiosities

Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities is an American horror anthology streaming television series created by Guillermo del Toro for Netflix. It features eight modern horror stories in the traditions of the Gothic and Grand Guignol genres. Two are co-written by del Toro himself, while the others are written and directed by various filmmakers. (Wikipedia)

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X: LOW-BUDGET HORROR AT ITS VERY BEST!X: LOW-BUDGET HORROR AT ITS VERY BEST!

X

X is a 2022 slasher film written, directed, produced and edited by Ti West. It stars Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Martin Henderson, Brittany Snow, Owen Campbell, Stephen Ure, and Scott Mescudi. The film’s plot is set in 1979 and follows a cast and crew who gather to make a pornographic film on an elderly couple’s rural Texas property, but find themselves threatened by an unlikely killer.

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Hellraiser

Hellraiser is a 2022 American supernatural horror film directed by David Bruckner, with a screenplay by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski, from a screen story they co-wrote with David S. Goyer. Despite sharing the title of Clive Barker’s original 1987 film Hellraiser, the film features a new story and is not a direct remake or a new adaptation of his 1986 novella The Hellbound Heart. It is a reboot of the titular franchise and the eleventh installment overall. A co-production between Spyglass Media Group and Phantom Four Films, the film stars Odessa A’zion, Jamie Clayton, Brandon Flynn, Goran Višnjić, Drew Starkey, Adam Faison, Aoife Hinds, Selina Lo and Hiam Abbass. (Wikipedia)

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WEREWOLF BY NIGHTWEREWOLF BY NIGHT

Werewolf By Night

Werewolf by Night is an American television special directed and composed by Michael Giacchino and written by Heather Quinn and Peter Cameron for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics featuring the character of the same name. It is intended to be the first Marvel Studios Special Presentation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. The special is produced by Marvel Studios, and follows a secret group of monster hunters as they compete for a powerful relic while going up against a dangerous monster. (Wikipedia)

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DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS (ANALYSIS)DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS (ANALYSIS)

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness grossed $480 million worldwide in the first week of its release. No argument about the movie being a massive commercial success already but what about its merits? Is the movie a worthy addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)? This is exactly what we will discuss in this movie analysis.

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