Replica: Your Greatest Fear Lives by David Warren (Book Review)
Gary Harmon is known as the class nerd. He's often bullied and finds comfort in his hobby of watching old horror movies and building models of their characters, which decorate his bedroom. Gary discovers a camera that had belonged to his father—who is incarcerated in a mental institution for Murder. The camera gradually becomes an obsession with Gary, who can’t seem to resist its unique powers as they are revealed to him—even when they become sinister.
Replica opens with the tale of Gary Sr. and his wife in 1993. Gary has an old fashioned camera that appears to talk to him somehow... Continue reading
Trick or Treat by Richie Tankersley Cusick (Book Review)
[rating:3.5/5]
Martha knew there was something evil about the house she was moving into. It was so cold...and creepy. And it wasn't just the house that was giving her a weird feeling. Martha was sure someone was following her...watching her every move. Then the practical jokes began--the scarecrow with the carving knife in its head, the fire, and the phone calls. It was October, but these were no Halloween tricks. Someone would be coming home this year with more than just a bag of treats. And Martha was the prize. Continue reading
The Pumpkin Man by John Everson (Book Review)
[rating:3/5]
After her father’s gruesome murder, Jenn needed a place to get away from it all with some friends, to take her mind off her grief. The empty seaside cottage she inherited seemed perfect. Jenn didn’t know that the cottage held arcane secrets, mysteries long hidden and best left alone. She didn’t realize until it was too late that the old books and Ouija board she found there really do hold great power. And it was only after her friend’s headless body was discovered that she knew the legend of the local bogeyman was no mere legend at all. Continue reading
Night of the Demons (2009)
[rating:3/5]
When she set out to throw the ultimate Halloween party, Angela (Shannon Elizabeth) picked the spookiest site she could find: the rumored-to-be-cursed Broussard Mansion. But by "ultimate," she didn't mean for it to be her last. Still, thanks to gates that have inexplicably locked, Angela and her friends (Edward Furlong, Monica Keena, Bobbi Sue Luther, John F. Beach, Michael Copon and Diora Baird) are now trapped inside with no way out. Continue reading
Night of the Demons (1988)
[rating:2.5/5]
On Halloween night a group of teens head off to the abandoned Hull House - former funeral home, and of course rumored to be haunted by the family that was slaughtered there on Halloween night years before. A small party is being thrown by Angela, the local “weird” girl. After a little dancing the group decide to hold a séance which unleashes demons who quickly "lock up" the house so they can't escape. The demon's kill and possess the party-goers one by one. Continue reading
Halloween: XXX Porn Parody (2011)
[rating:3/5]
Spoof porn! It was on Halloween night that a young Michael Myers inexplicably slaughtered his slutty older sister (RAVEN ALEXIS). Fifteen later, he escapes a mental hospital and returns home. Spotting a scholarly looking teenager, Laurie (LILY LABEAU), the deranged psychopath Michael lusts after her and stalks her. Finding her trampy friends, Annie (ANDY SAN DIMAS) and Lynda (LEXI BELLE) engaging in carnal acts with their boyfriends on Halloween eve, just as his sister did years ago, sets Michael off…. Continue reading
The Evil Inside (Krewe of Hunters Series book #4) By Heather Graham (Book Review)
[rating:2.5/5]
In Salem, Massachusetts stands the Lexington House. A house that has seen numerous murders over the years. Jenna Duffy has made a career out of investigating the inexplicable. Yet nothing could prepare her for the string of slayings once again plaguing Lexington House—or for the chief suspect, a boy barely old enough to drive, much less kill. With the young man's life on the line, Jenna must team up with attorney Samuel Hall to pinpoint who—or what—is taking the lives of those who get too close to the past. But everything they learn brings them closer to the forces of evil stalking this tortured ground. Continue reading
Hell Night (1981)
[rating:3.5/5]
This cult-favorite indie horror flick follows a group of four fraternity/sorority pledges as they brave a night of hazing in creepy old Garth Manor, where a crazed killer -- the sole survivor of a massacre at the house years before -- still roams the halls. Continue reading
Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later (1998)
[rating:4/5]
Jamie Lee Curtis reprises her role that kick started her career in 1978. Terrorized by the memory of her brother, she faked her death, changed her name, has become a functioning alcoholic pill popper, and is the headmistress at a private school out in sunny California. But with Halloween right around the corner Laurie is feeling edgy especially now that she has a 17 year old son to protect. Continue reading
It’s My Party and I’ll Die if I Want To (2007)
[rating:1.5/5]
Some 70 years after Jacob Burkitt snapped and killed his entire family, thrill-seeking teens crash the allegedly haunted Burkitt Manor to give their friend Sara (Adrienne Fischer) a spooky surprise for her 18th birthday. But as the night drags on -- and her friends start dying off, one by one -- Sara begins to realize that an unspeakable evil is throwing her a killer party. Alicia Kenney and Oliver Lucach co-star. Continue reading
Death on Demand (2008)
[rating:2/5]
Twenty years ago, Sean McIntyre slaughtered his family and hung himself. Now, Internet entrepreneur Richard Sachs is offering $5,000 to anyone willing to spend the night in the supposedly haunted house. What began as a simple online game turns bloody when a séance unleashes Sean's spirit. He picks off the contestants one by one, forcing the survivors into the attic for a final showdown. Continue reading
Trick 'r Treat (2007)
[rating:3.5/5]
Trick 'r Treat explores Halloween traditions while following a group of people trying to survive the most terrifying night of the year. From a serial killer who specializes in poisoning candy; to a group of mischievous kids; to a young woman hunted by a masked stalker; and a cantankerous old hermit dealing with a demonic trick-or-treater, the film is filled with horrifying twists, turns, dark humor, and strange creatures of every variety. Continue reading