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“Scream 7” displays a franchise that has overstayed its welcome
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It should be a calling card to wrap things up when a movie is becoming the exact movie your series has parodied for decades. For the Scream series, this is exactly what has occurred, with the hasty new release of “Scream 7.” With the series beginning in 1996, Scream has quickly become one of…
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“Us” is the scariest horror movie of all time
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From the scariness that transcends to the typical jumpscare, “Us” is the unrivaled horror movie. Realisticity, no movie could have prepared me for the spellbinding adventure that a Jordan Peele film guides you through. After watching “Us”, I completely abandoned horror as a genre for over two years. I believed it was a disservice…
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Fear is a fundamental part of creativity and innovation
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Gothicism at its core is an art form, and horror is its child, born from its thick roots in folklore and religious traditions. Portrayals of the afterlife, the demonic and the guiding principle of evil being embodied in a person, manifests into tales of beasts, vampires, werewolves and spirits. While both genres share similar…
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Jigsaw’s “Saw X” brings blood and tears to the screen
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The Jigsaw franchise has been a prominent one in the lives of many, setting the tone for horror and gruesome movies for Halloween throughout the years. The latest movie, “Saw X” solves many loose ends from the other films, while leaving us with a new one. This was one of the more intellectual and…
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The Exorcist: Believer possesses a shocking horror
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With Halloween just around the corner, students get ready with candy, costumes, and most importantly, horror movies. “The Exorcist: Believer” is the latest horror movie released on Oct. 6, 2023, and acts as an installment in The Exorcist series, starting with the 1973 original. The movie tells the story of two teenage girls, Angela…
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Halloween Ends complicates its trilogy
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Halloween Ends” was my second most anticipated movie of the year, although my expectations were tempered by last year’s “Halloween Kills”. As a “Halloween” fanatic, I couldn’t wait to see how they were going to close out this trilogy they made as a direct sequel to the 1978 classic. The movie, released on Oct.…
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Hellraiser hits a series peak
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David Bruckner, the man behind “The Night House” and one of the directors of “V/H/S,” gave followers of the franchise the first “Hellraiser” movie in five years and the first great one in four decades. This movie tells the story of a drug addict with family issues who comes into connection with the Lament…
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“Smile” makes viewers never smile again
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With Halloween right around the corner, “Smile” has viewers second guessing what is real and what is in their head. This sinister horror film encompasses the cycle of an evil spirit that takes over the mind of anybody who watches their next kill. The movie “Smile”, which was released in theaters on Sept. 30,…
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“Cecil Hotel” docuseries is overdramatic
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Lately, Netflix has been blowing up with their original docuseries, such as “Jeffery Epstein: Filthy Rich,” “Don’t F**k With Cats” and most recent, “Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel.” Just an hour away from Newbury Park, the Cecil Hotel, also known as the Death Hotel, on Skid Row is known for its…
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“It” Movie combines horror and humor
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Within a dark room, there is two small lights in the far corner that almost look like the shape of eyes staring at the child. The child goes closer and closer as the music within the theaters grow louder and louder. The audience’s hearts drop as a clown pops out towards the child and…