Horror Movies

‘Fear Street Part Three: 1666’ ends trilogy with panache

“Fear Street Part Three: 1666” goes back to Colonial New England to wrap up Netflix’s three-week trilogy. If “Part One: 1994” was like “Scream” and

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‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ (2003) a remake done right

In the early Aughts, “young people lost in the backwoods” scare flicks enjoyed a resurgence with “Jeepers Creepers” and “Wrong Turn,” both of which became

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‘Fear Street Part Two: 1978’ has a great look, thin story

“Fear Street Part Two: 1978” (Netflix) boasts slick but evocative production design as it takes its three-part story back in time without adding much to

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‘Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III’ (1990) surprisingly OK

Following a dread-inducing classic and a campy comedy, “Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III” (1990) is the first time the franchise uses a basic slasher style.

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‘Fear Street Part One: 1994’ is slick (and sick) product

“Fear Street Part One: 1994” (Netflix), the first of a trilogy that continues over the next two Fridays, is a slick corporate product based on

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Gory ‘Evil Dead’ (2013) strips away humor

“Evil Dead” (2013) is the fourth entry in the “Evil Dead” series (following Sam Raimi’s trilogy from 1981-92), but like many 21st century sequels, it’s

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‘Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth’ (1992) expands canvas

“Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth” (1992) breathes more than the first two films. Rather than the claustrophobia of a single house (“Hellraiser”) or an unrelatable

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‘Deep Rising’ (1998) is weird, watery, wild

All I remembered from my 1998 viewing of “Deep Rising” was Famke Janssen in a sexy red dress; Anthony Heald explaining that the tentacled sea

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‘The Ring’ (2002) creepily brings J-horror to US

When I saw “The Ring” (2002) in theaters, people openly gasped at the moment when Samara (Daveigh Chase) crawls through the TV screen. That’d be

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‘Devil Made Me Do It’ cursed by high ‘Conjuring’ bar

The first two “Conjuring” films ranked in my top 10s in 2013 and 2016. Despite a bevy of spinoff films in the interim, expectations were

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