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The 2022 #HauntLife Movie Awards

I have watched tons of films in 2022. Some good, few great. However, the majority of films were just barely passable as entertainment, let alone being in the mix for the Oscars. Still, it is my hope to at least… Continue Reading →

New Year, New Me Makes Me Hate Being a Content Creator

Becoming a content creator was going to be a fun pastime for me, or so I thought. In 2018, my wife and I split up, and I needed something to fill the void. It was always quiet in the house… Continue Reading →

January 13, 2023

Jordan Peele and Henry Selick Raise Hell with Wendell & Wild

Per Matt From the outside looking in, once I heard the director of animated gems like The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline was releasing a new film, I was immediately stoked. Then, when I heard he was teaming up with… Continue Reading →

December 12, 2022

Pearl Prequel Sources Slasher’s Slaughters

Per Matt Ti West is an indie filmmaker who should already be on everybody’s radar. Within a 20-year span of time, he entered the film industry by releasing short films, which led to lower-budgeted releases, genre television and eventually working… Continue Reading →

December 10, 2022

I Was Not Prepared for Bones and All!

With the awards season here, I find myself trying to push my limits and explore movies that normally don’t move the needle for me. I love horror, action, comedy and the occasional documentary. Those are things I find entertaining. Romantic… Continue Reading →

December 7, 2022

Eli Roth’s Urban Legend Harvests Familiar Terrors

The Travel Channel Takeover is nearly complete. Eli Roth has upped the quality of horror on the network during Ghostober and beyond with not only one program, not two series, but three TV shows for the spooky season… and then… Continue Reading →

November 26, 2022

Quantum Leap Exorcises Demons of the Past

Per Matt The spooky season has already transitioned into Thanksgiving’s cornucopia of food preparation, and with it, Quantum Leap has provided a feast of fan theories in its Fall Finale. But before the biggest cliffhanger of Season 1 is revealed,… Continue Reading →

November 20, 2022

The Al Yankovic Story is Just as Weird as Its Subject

Who doesn’t love some “Weird Al” Yankovic? As I write this, I start thinking that I will get some social-media anger from the haters. (It’s inevitable, as a vast pool of people just has nothing better to do in life.)… Continue Reading →

November 19, 2022

CBS’ Ghosts Haunts Up a New Halloween Tradition

I’ve always been a fan of holiday traditions… especially during the spooky season. Each year, I can’t wait to catch the latest seasonal offerings of some of my favorite TV shows. Do you remember watching Quantum Leap‘s “The Boogieman” in… Continue Reading →

October 30, 2022

Blumhouse Productions Must Release Another Compendium of Horror!

Per Matt As All Hallows’ Eve grows ever closer and the spooky season simply seems way too short, Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror comes to a head. But why must this be the conclusion for such a great limited series? Now,… Continue Reading →

October 29, 2022

Geek Culture, Zombies... and Other Monsters

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