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28 Days to Weeks later: the apocalypse via fast zombies

By Sophie Montecalvo October 20, 202431 Days of Frights

THE END IS EXTREMELY FUCKING NIGH Hello, new favorite! While I’m very understandably frustrated that the long-awaited third installment in this series is titled 28 YEARS Later, skipping over “Months”…

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: tension, thy name is Leatherface

By Sophie Montecalvo October 19, 202431 Days of Frights

Oh, this was a good one! For #19, I picked an inarguable classic that hit its 50th anniversary this year: 1974’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre! According to Wikipedia, this movie…

The Blair Witch trilogy: found footage of differing quality

By Sophie Montecalvo October 18, 202431 Days of Frights

“If people believe something enough, isn’t it real?” Oh, this trilogy was a ride. Some entries deserve more credit than they’re given, and some deserve less! THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT…

The Fly: 30 years of unique body horror

By Sophie Montecalvo October 17, 202431 Days of Frights

“Once it was human as you and I!” I’m sure everyone has a movie or two their parents warned them against. I could make a book out of my requests…

Beetlejuice: Tim Burton at his zaniest

By Sophie Montecalvo October 16, 202431 Days of Frights

You know what? I don't actually have too much to say about this one. It was a fun watch with a surprisingly stacked cast, but I feel like I would've…

The Purge: the crime-ridden dystopia that started it all

By Sophie Montecalvo October 15, 202431 Days of Frights

“He was my friend, and you are not.” When I was younger, my plan for outlawing the Purge was relatively simple. My spouse and myself would dig a bunker in…

Death Becomes Her: a body horror/buddy comedy romp

By Sophie Montecalvo October 14, 202431 Days of Frights

Yeah, maybe I’m pushing the rules of “Halloween movies,” but I’d say this one absolutely counts! And maybe I needed something a little lighter after Pearl, sue me! Death Becomes…

Pearl: a twisted, nearly sympathetic origin story

By Sophie Montecalvo October 13, 202431 Days of Frights

If I’d had one extra day with my best friend, we could’ve capped off the trilogy with Maxxxine… but alas, we were only able to watch Pearl after X. At…

X: the brilliantly- shot porn/slasher crossover

By Sophie Montecalvo October 12, 202431 Days of Frights

When I visited my best friend for the weekend, I was able to continue my daily horror ritual with her as we watched a long-awaited flick - X! X is…

Jason’s questional mortality: Friday the 13th 4-6

By Sophie Montecalvo October 11, 202431 Days of Frights

The fourth Friday the 13th movie is taglined “The Final Chapter.” From a modern perspective, we know we’re not even halfway through, but it’s awfully nice of them to assume…