Flashback Review: Monster House

After completing film school, Gil Kenan pitched an idea to DreamWorks Animation. A family horror-comedy titled, “Monster House.” Set in a neighborhood, three kids band together to stop a demonic house from eating people during Halloween. DreamWorks rejected it. Gil had a letting with Bennett Schneir. Head of Development at Robert Zemeckis’ production company, ImageMovers. […]

Gamer’s Review: Returnal

Set in the future, a female pilot named, Selene Vassos crash lands on an alien planet to look for a mysterious signal. While investigating the broadcast, Selene encounters a horde of hostiles. After they defeat her, she wakes up from where she crash landed. Turns out to be some sort of time loop like “Groundhog […]

All Hallows’ Eve

Damien Leone’s directorial debut, “All Hallows’ Eve” was officially released on DVD in 2013 (same year The Last of Us came out) and Blu-Ray a year later as a double featuring along with “Mischief Night.” It received mixed reviews from critics. I already covered history behind the “Terrifier” series. If you wanna know more about […]

Terrifier

In 2008, Damien Leone directed a short film titled, “The 9th Circle.” One night on Halloween, a young woman named, Casey is kidnapped by a clown dressed in a black-and-white outfit. She wakes up in a dungeon filled with other women captured. Casey and the others attempt to escape or they’ll be plunged to the […]

Midsommar

Fresh from earning huge praise for “Hereditary,” Ari Lester worked on his next film, “Midsommar.” Inspired by a personal break-up and Swedish midsummer folklore, the film follows a couple and their pals travel to Sweden. At first, they enjoy a nice cozy vacation. Suddenly, the people who invited the tourists are part of a religious […]

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

In November 15, 2001, in a field outside Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, a bow hunter discovers a lifeless body of a Japanese woman named, Takako Konishi. Her death became an urban legend due to a language barrier between a local police officer who was trying to help her during her traveling. What’s the myth? Takako was […]