- John Hansen
- April 22, 2020
‘Underwater’ dives right into intense frights
“Underwater” is like a fond throwback to those B-list horror films that used to hit theaters in January a couple decades ago. 1997 through 2000
‘Underwater’ dives right into intense frights
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- John Hansen
- April 17, 2020
‘The Crazies’ (2010) a generic brand of madness
“The Crazies” (2010) is a nice escape from coronavirus fears and the frustration of the MLB season’s delay, as it starts with a small-town Iowa
- John Hansen
- April 10, 2020
‘Friday the 13th: Part III’ (1982) not quite eye-popping
With “Friday the 13th: Part III” (1982), Jason (played by Richard Brooker this time) enters iconic status as he acquires his trademark hockey mask; from
- John Hansen
- April 4, 2020
‘Toxic Avenger’ (1984) incredibly stupid yet endearing
In 1990, I got into “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and eventually learned that the source material was adult-aimed comic books. The same year, the “Toxic
- John Hansen
- April 3, 2020
‘Carriers’ (2009) plays starkly in the coronavirus age
Although not as well-known and epic as the likes of “Contagion” and “Outbreak,” “Carriers” (2009) is a nice little horror-suspenser that explores a pandemic on
- John Hansen
- March 27, 2020
‘Friday the 13th: Part 2’ (1981) is rushed, disposable
The first “Friday the 13th” (1980) is a trope codifier for the lake-cabin slasher flick, and by definition, trope codifiers lead to a lot of
- John Hansen
- March 20, 2020
‘Train to Busan’ (2016) is a first-class zombie tear-jerker
The idea of zombie fiction featuring great character development and performances was old hat by the time of “Train to Busan” (2016); the Tens were
- John Hansen
- March 13, 2020
‘Friday the 13th’ (1980) crystalizes lakeside horror
To celebrate our 2,000th post here at Reviews from My Couch, we’re launching a new weekly series. Frightening Friday will look back at some classics
- John Hansen
- March 6, 2020
‘Annabelle Comes Home’ brings back Warrens, not scares
The “Conjuring” series is unusual among horror franchises in that its core stories come from true events – the lives of paranormal investigators Lorraine and
- John Hansen
- January 1, 2020
‘Ready or Not’ is a tight little horror riff
“Ready or Not” (2019) declares its candidacy as one of the best horror films to come from a children’s game – but we’re not talking