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31 Days of Halloween #11 The Exorcist Revisited

The Exorcist (1973)Rating: ******** 8 out of 10 StarsStarring: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Jason Miller, Lee J. Cobb “I think the point is to make us despair… to see ourselves as animal and ugly. To make us reject the possibility that God could love us.” – Father Merrin I first watched The Exorcist at a…

31 Days of Halloween #10: Dracula’s Comedy Bite

Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)****** (6 out of 10 Stars)Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Steven Weber, Peter MacNicol, and Mel Brooks Mel Brooks dives headfirst into the legendary Dracula saga with his signature blend of absurdity and wit. “Dracula: Dead and Loving It” emerges as a humorous take on the classic vampire narrative, packed with Brooks’…

31 Days of Halloween #9: Chills on Haunted Hill

House on Haunted Hill (1959)******** (8 out of 10 Stars)Starring: Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart “The ghosts are moving tonight…restless…hungry.” – Watson Pritchard Vincent Price, in his inimitable style, invites us to a night of terror with “House on Haunted Hill.” The premise is deceptively simple: survive one night in a haunted mansion and walk away…

31 Days of Halloween #8: Omen’s Dark Legacy

The Omen (1976)******* (7 out of 10 Stars)Starring: Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, Harvey Stephens“Look at me Damien… It’s all for you!” – Holly Warning: If you haven’t seen this film, this review contains spoilers. This film commands respect. It masterfully weaves dread into its narrative, introducing evil under the deceptive veil of innocence. It illustrates…

31 Days of Halloween: The Terror of Salem’s Lot

Salem’s Lot (1979) ******* (7 out of 10 Stars) Starring: David Soul, James Mason, Lance Kerwin The Marston House stands empty, shrouded in mystery for over two decades. As a child, I experienced the eerie allure of “Salem’s Lot,” and certain images have haunted me ever since—an ethereal vampire child at the window, and Mike…

31 Days of Halloween #5: Chopping Mall

***** (5 out of 10 Stars) Directed by Jim Wynorski “The System is Absolutely Foolproof. Now everyone connected with the mall has been issued an ID badge so that when the mechanism goes online the Protectors will make Park Plaza the safest mall in the state. Trust me. Absolutely nothing can go wrong.” Back in…

31 Days of Halloween #4: The Bride’s Legacy

The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)********* (9 out of 10 stars)Directed by James Whale Everyone knows that the novel Frankenstein revolutionized fiction and opened the floodgates for a new breed of horror, born not from primitive superstition but from the boundless ingenuity and hubris of man. If Frankenstein’s monster highlighted man’s greed with fire and brilliant electrical bolts, The…

31 Days of Halloween #3: A Timeless Terror

The Wolf Man (1941)******** (8 out of 10 stars)Starring Lon Chaney Jr.“Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright.” There’s something timeless about classic horror, especially when it comes to “The Wolf Man,” a film…