Month: October 2018
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31 Days to Scare ~ Escape Room (2019) – Trailer
Synopsis: Six strangers find themselves in circumstances beyond their control, and must use their wits to survive. Release Date: January 4, 2019 Thoughts: Even if Escape Room has a concept that feels like a less extreme version of what was first cooked up in the Saw films, I have to say this teaser trailer definitely…
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31 Days to Scare ~ Dracula, Prince of Darkness (1966)
The Facts: Synopsis: Dracula is resurrected, preying on four unsuspecting visitors to his castle. Stars: Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Andrew Keir, Francis Matthews, Suzan Farmer, Charles ‘Bud’ Tingwell Director: Terence Fisher Rated: NR Running Length: 90 minutes TMMM Score: (8/10) Review: After the rousing success of Horror of Dracula in 1958, Hammer Studios moved forward…
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31 Days to Scare ~ He Knows You’re Alone (1980)
The Facts: Synopsis: A young bride-to-be is being stalked by a serial killer. Stars: Don Scardino, Caitlin O’Heaney, Patsy Pease, Elizabeth Kemp, Tom Rolfing, James Rebhorn, Dana Barron, Tom Hanks Director: Armand Mastroianni Rated: R Running Length: 94 minutes TMMM Score: (7.5/10) Review: For years all I had heard about He Knows You’re Alone was…
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31 Days to Scare ~ The Curse of La Llorona (2019) – Trailer
Synopsis: Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment, a social worker and her own small kids are soon drawn into a frightening supernatural realm. Release Date: April 19, 2019 Thoughts: It appears that director James Wan is creating his own cottage industry (not to mention an expanding horror universe) in…
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Movie Review ~ Beautiful Boy
The Facts: Synopsis: Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years. Stars: Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Ryan Director: Felix Van Groeningen…
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31 Days to Scare ~ Halloween (2018)
The Facts: Synopsis: Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago. Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Haluk Bilginer, Nick Castle, James Jude Courtney, Virginia Gardner, Miles Robbins, Toby Huss, Rhian…
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The Silver Bullet ~ Destroyer (2018)
Synopsis: A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace. Release Date: December 25, 2018 Thoughts: Wow, Nicole Kidman continues to just be on a roll. It’s so interesting to see this actress continue to grow and flourish with each year, constantly surprising audiences with…
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31 Days to Scare ~ Blink (1993)
The Facts: Synopsis: Emma, a blind violinist who had recently undergone a revolutionary surgery, joins with a police detective to track a serial killer after she was an inadvertent witness to his latest crime. Stars: Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, James Remar, Peter Friedman, Bruce A. Young, Laurie Metcalf Director: Michael Apted Rated: R Running Length:…
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31 Days to Scare ~ The Possession of Hannah Grace (2018) Trailer
Synopsis: When a cop who is just out of rehab takes the graveyard shift in a city hospital morgue, she faces a series of bizarre, violent events caused by an evil entity in one of the corpses Release Date: November 30, 2018 Thoughts: After multiple death blows over the past few years the exorcism genre…
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31 Days to Scare ~ Pacific Heights (1990)
The Facts: Synopsis: A couple work hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately, one of their tenants has plans of his own. Stars: Melanie Griffith, Matthew Modine, Michael Keaton, Mako, Laurie Metcalf, Carl Lumbly Director: John Schlesinger Rated: R Running Length: 102 minutes TMMM Score: (8/10) Review: In…
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