Scott Derrickson

‘The Gorge’ can’t clear the gap to greatness

Scott Derrickson has developed a reputation as a fine filmmaker, but for me he’s leaning toward safe filmmaker. Though his resume includes the excellent “Exorcism

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Such sights to show you: All 11 ‘Hellraiser’ films, ranked

“Hellraiser” is an oddball among horror franchises, starting with idiosyncratic gore-horror from the writings of Clive Barker, ranging into straight-to-video films where Pinhead (Doug Bradley

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‘Hellraiser’ saga tries noir detective story for ‘Inferno’ (2000)

The saga’s first straight-to-video entry, and fifth overall, “Hellraiser: Inferno” (2000) might appeal to casual “Hellraiser” fans more so than die-hards. In a respectable full-length

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‘Exorcism of Emily Rose’ (2005) puts Derrickson on map 

“The Exorcism of Emily Rose” (2005) makes many lists of elite exorcism films, but in broader circles it’s under the radar. It gets lost in

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‘Black Phone’ about as interesting as a dead line 

Brrrrrrring brrrrrrrring! The sound of a telephone ringing is a core element in horror films from “Black Christmas” to “Scream.” Now Alexander Graham Bell’s invention is

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‘Sinister 2’ (2015) snuffs out creepy saga’s momentum

Many successful horror films spawn a long series of diminishing returns. But the “Sinister” saga – based on a demon who enjoys screening snuff filmstrips

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MCU gets metaphysical in ‘Doctor Strange’ (2016)

This blog series chronicles my first viewing of the complete MCU movie saga. I’ll examine each film under various categories that reflect popular discussion points.

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‘Urban Legends: Final Cut’ review

NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Urban Legends’ a finely crafted horror gem By JOHN HANSEN Sept. 29, 2000 As one of the characters in “Urban Legends:

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‘Sinister’ the best horror film of the year so far (Movie review)

“Sinister” is the best horror film I’ve seen so far this year, largely because it isn’t content to just do the minimum to scare you (like “Paranormal

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