Struggling with bearing a child, the Beyers are struck with a miracle as a small spacecraft carrying a baby boy lands in their life. As Brandon reaches the age of 12, he begins to notice that he has powers, but decides to hold it in secrecy. Throw him into a school… Read More ‘Brightburn’ Wilhelm Screamfest IV
Corrupt political warfare has been badgering the United States for decades now. What if it all could end? Life would be much simpler right? After an airborne toxin is released upon the country, the answer is laid out; and it’s not pretty. Out of the millions who came in contact, only… Read More ‘The Domestics’ Wilhelm Screamfest IV
The Final Nightmare is here, or so we think. The 6th entry in the saga adds “final” to the title, though we all know that’s a sign for at least one more film not including the reboot- once the greed beats the dead horse of course. “Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare” is a strange movie… Read More Friday Night Frights- ‘Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare’
For decades, “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” has terrified young readers with its nightmare-inducing tales of the macabre- myself included. The collection of short stories tackled various subjects in the horror genre, which to some was crossing the line with its graphic content. It was this more adult-themed… Read More ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ Wilhelm Screamfest IV
Through various circumstances, Freddy discovers yet again how to return from the dead. Once running amuck within the dream world he uses Kristen, who returns from the previous film, as his personal tool. Kristen’s ability to bring others into her dreams is used against her will in a method of creating… Read More Friday Night Frights- ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: Dream Master’
“Few have seen him and lived, some have even tried to stop him- no one can.” These are the words spoken in the brief narrative recap of the series. The refresher course opening gives us snippets of the prior films before “Friday the 13th Part VII: New Blood” attempts to gear… Read More Friday Night Frights-‘Friday the 13th Part VII: New Blood’
Usually when the third entry into a franchise is being developed the filmmakers scratch their heads as they attempt to either reinvent the series or go the larger than life approach. Interestingly enough, “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors” is an amalgamation of both; we get higher production… Read More Friday Night Frights ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors’
As the 6th film in the franchise, “Jason Lives” doesn’t beat around the bush as it understands what the audience expects and needs. The film wastes no time dropping us into an eerie environment of a cemetery deep into the night. Still haunted by his past, Tommy Jarvis returns to the… Read More Friday Night Frights ‘Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives’
Like any ongoing franchise, the “Friday the 13th” series was beginning to fall into a repetitive narrative. The filmmakers behind “Friday the 13th part V: A New Beginning” seemed to noticed this as they went for a different take on the slasher. Instead of solely focusing on a killer with no… Read More Friday Night Frights: ‘Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning’
The fact that the Nightmare franchise tackles the usage of dreams undoubtedly creates moments of audiences scratching their heads as they attempt to distinguish reality from fantasy. That is exactly what happened at the end of “A Nightmare on Elm Street”. The mind trickery continues with the second installment “Freddy’s Revenge”… Read More Friday Night Frights: ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge’
