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‘When Evil Lurks’ brings horror to the end of the world

If the possession experiences in the “Exorcist” films aren’t gross enough for you, along comes the Spanish-language Argentine production “When Evil Lurks” (Shudder). The relatives

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Special effects artists are the stars of ‘Meg 2: The Trench’

Hollywood will eventually use AI to write some movie scripts, and if you want a sneak preview of what that will be like, check out

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‘Fall of the House of Usher’ doesn’t collapse under its ambitions

“The Fall of the House of Usher” (Netflix) must’ve been a fun writing project for Mike Flanagan and his staff of eight scribes. They use

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P&C unearth another New Mexico conspiracy in ‘Dead Mountain’

Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child deliver a chiller suitable for curling up against the autumn chill in “Dead Mountain” (August, hardcover). A comfortingly familiar novel

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‘Insidious: The Red Door’ keeps character focus, forgets the scares

Credit “Insidious: The Red Door” for getting the casting right: Ty Simpkins, a child actor in “Insidious” (2011) and “Insidious: Chapter 2” (2013), returns as

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‘The Continental’ is a tasty supplement to ‘John Wick’

The four “John Wick” films are about gun-fu action, with the story being a mere excuse for said action. That’s OK when the gunplay and

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‘Reptile’ an engrossing, old-fashioned crime drama

“Reptile” (Netflix) is one of the sneaky great films of 2023. It comes from director/co-writer Grant Singer, whose background is entirely music videos, but the

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‘Totally Killer’ comments on change of times with dry humor

The best thing about “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” was how Kiernan Shipka’s title character approached the supernatural nuttiness with seen-it-all-before Gen-Z wryness. So she’s the

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‘Gen V’ continues super-smart storytelling from ‘The Boys’

The same team that makes “The Boys” (which has aired three seasons) tries their hand at a spinoff with “Gen V,” the first three episodes

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‘No One Will Save You’ from this SF-horror film’s simplicity

Kaitlyn Dever carries the SF-horror film “No One Will Save You” (Hulu), but by the end, it’s not worth the effort. She’s already in the

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