“Poltergeist’s” (1982) status among haunted-house films has been equaled many times, but in one way it stands as unique. It was released on June 4,
Horror fans are accustomed to confusing timelines, so much so that there’s a YouTube channel devoted to going through the bizarre continuities of “Halloween,” “Friday
Among the things that make “The Conjuring” (2013) fresh, plot isn’t one of them. This is evident because the same plot is found in the
“The Amityville Horror” (1979) tells the most famous case investigated by Ed and Lorraine Warren. It’s not all that different from their other cases, but
A year after “The Conjuring” (2103), the producers tried out a new idea, likely inspired by the burgeoning success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: a
Among the details “Green Room” (2015) gets right are the disgusting conditions backstage – and actually, throughout the whole club – for a punk-rock bar
To mark the 40th anniversary of “Return of the Jedi,” since I wrote a thorough tribute piece 10 years ago, I decided to look back
In appropriate fashion for the horror genre, Mike Flanagan slowly crept onto the scene in the 2010s, making increasingly good, modestly budgeted films. Then he
Driven by an earnest performance by country musician Trace Adkins as a fisherman who looks to avenge his daughter’s death at the teeth of a
Since 1996, the “Scream” franchise has been the touchstone for the new era of screen entertainment wherein audiences give an increasing amount of feedback to