THE IMPORTANT CINEMA CLUB’S SUPER SCARY MOVIE CHALLENGE: 2025 RECAP
I made it! Here’s a recap of everything I watched during The Important Cinema Club’s Super Scary Movie Challenge. You can also check out the Letterboxd list. A Scary Sports Film: The Unbreakable Bunch A Horror Film That Features Virtual Reality: The Thirteenth Floor A Found Footage Horror Film Directed by Koji Shiraishi: Cult A Horror Film from […]
The Scarecrow Video Psychotronic Challenge for 2025 is done!
Scarecrow Video isn’t just a video store. It’s a landmark for all we love about movies. Each year, they do a month-long challenge to get people to stretch out and watch some movies they’ve never seen before. Check out my lists for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. Here’s this year’s Letterboxd list. […]
Unsung Horrors Horror Gives Back 2025 recap
Each October, the Unsung Horrors podcast does a month of themed movies. This year, this event benefits Best Friends, which is working to save the lives of cats and dogs all across America, giving pets second chances and happy homes. If you enjoyed reading anything I posted, please consider donating and letting me know. Here […]
THE IMPORTANT CINEMA CLUB’S SUPER SCARY MOVIE CHALLENGE DAY 31: Martyrs (2008)
31. The Best Horror Film Ever Made You Haven’t Seen Pascal Laugier went through a depressive episode before he made this; it may be one of the most Catholic movies ever made. It’s a movie about pain that so upset audiences that many walked out. It’s not an easy watch; it’s also a movie I’ve […]
2025 Scarecrow Psychotronic Challenge Day 31: Halloween Fan Films: Halloween Nightfall (2023), Michael Myers: Absolue Evil (2016), The Nightmare Ends On Halloween II (2011)
31. I REMEMBER HALLOWEEN: This night, anything goes. I hate that in the new Halloween films, we’re told the sequels no longer exist, yet they’re still endlessly referenced. Sure, I could be happy with just watching the first two films, but every year, with every new Halloween, the movies that came before seem to get […]
Harvest Brood (2025)
“In October 2006, the community of Briar, Alabama, was terrorized by a series of gruesome killings. This film is an account of the horrors that unfolded during that fateful autumn.” That’s all that Joe Meredith is telling you about his latest film. At times, this feels like a true doc. At others, a slasher. […]
UNSUNG HORRORS HORROR GIVES BACK 2025: Black Eyed Susan (2024)
Each October, the Unsung Horrors podcast does a month of themed movies. This year, they will once again be setting up a fundraiser to benefit Best Friends, which works to save the lives of cats and dogs across America, giving pets second chances and providing them with happy homes. Today’s theme: Viewer’s Choice I love Scooter McCrae’s […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: Invaders from Mars (1953)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Invaders from Mars was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, March 12, 1966 at 11:20 p.m.; Saturday, August 5, 1967 at 11:20 p.m.; Saturday, January 4, 1969 at 11:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 5, 1969 at 11:30 p.m.; Saturday, October 20, 1979 at 1:00 a.m. and Saturday, July 23, 1983 at 2:00 a.m. Directed by William Cameron […]
B & S About Movies podcast Episode 107: Celeste de la Cabra defends Trog
Welcome to a new feature on the podcast, where I’ll have guests come on and defend movies they love, particularly ones that aren’t well-loved. When you hear Celeste de la Cabra, you should expect to learn something. I’ll let her explain herself: “I’m a leftist, an anti-fascist, an ethical vegan, non-binary, queer, and an atheist. […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Monster That Challenged the World was on Chiller Theater on Sunday, November 3, 1963 at 11:10 p.m. Director Arnold Laven went from the mail room at Warner Brothers to producing The Rifleman and The Big Valley, as well as directing other movies. With a script by David Duncan and Pat Fielder (The Vampire, The Return […]
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