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‘Hellraiser: Revelations’ (2011) reveals how low the saga can go

“Hellraiser: Revelations” (2011) is the worst “Hellraiser” movie, but among the most interesting to discuss. Because Dimension has a contract with the “Hellraiser” IP where

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Crowe’s ‘Pope’s Exorcist’ adds some edge to familiar structure

“The Pope’s Exorcist” sounds like a title you’d see on a Redbox kiosk around the time of a new “Exorcist” movie (indeed, that saga’s sixth

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‘Cobweb’ weaves a sticky blend of monster and mystery

In a time of overhyped too-minimalist horror films (“The Black Phone,” “Boogeyman”) and big-name franchises (the “Insidiouses” and “Conjurings”), “Cobweb” finds a nice middle ground.

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‘Amityville: The Awakening’ (2017) wastes its meta premise

“Amityville: The Awakening” (2017) has a hook, at least when I say it out loud. The story is set in the “real world,” where the

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In ‘Amityville Horror’ remake (2005), bigger isn’t better

After a string of direct-to-video “Amityville” movies, I was excited about the bigger budget, high production values and name cast of “The Amityville Horror” remake

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‘Amityville Dollhouse’ (1996) mercifully wraps up the ‘curse’ spinoffs

“Amityville Dollhouse” (1996) offers a cheeky addition to the “curse” spinoff series. Following a lamp, a clock and a mirror, now we have a dollhouse

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All 6 of Agatha Christie’s Mary Westmacott novels, ranked

Agatha Christie’s authorial career became fairly stable about a decade in, so she had the freedom to write non-mystery novels (sometimes called “mainstream” or “literary”

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‘The Last Key’ (2018) the best of the first four ‘Insidiouses’

Usually horror sagas get gradually worse, more phoned-in, more amateurish, as they go along. The “Insidious” films are a notable exception through the first four

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‘The Cartographers’ (2022) could’ve been mapped out better

Peng Shepherd’s “The Cartographers” (2022) feels like it was released while still in the drafting stage. In her second novel, her passion for mapmaking –

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‘M3gan’ amusingly blends ‘Terminator’ with ‘Chucky’

“M3gan” (2023) is a post-postmodern techno-horror comedy that tries – and largely succeeds – at being both a serious warning to young filmgoers and a

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