Review: Annabelle Comes Home, 2019, dir. Gary Dauberman

She’s home! Annabelle, she’s home! That’s…that’s really not good, whose home did she come to? Yours? Mine? Hopefully yours. Sorry, I want to live. Continue reading →

Review: Annabelle, 2014, dir. John R. Leonetti

“Here’s a lesson in basic box office science: horror movies make money. When horror movies make money, they tend to beget horror movie sequels and prequels, hence the mercifully defunct Sawseries’ long-overstayed welcome. So the rare horror movie that’s both well-made and self-contained should be cherished. There’s something to be said for horror that stands … Continue reading →

“Ghostface With A Gun? Why ‘Scream VI’ Isn’t Breaking Any Slasher Rules”

A lesson that should be unnecessary, but here I am, teaching it anyway. Continue reading →

When a Horror Movie Shows Too Much

Let me tell you a story about a guy named me who just got his first piece up in The Hollywood Reporter. It was a good piece, and in fact still is, and you should go read it. I’m not sure what else I’m doing here, really. I’m too excited by my THR debut. Sue … Continue reading →