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Pizza Movie: All Crust, No Pepperoni

I have always believed there are two types of high-school experiences. There are the ones you see in movies, where everyone is always cool, effortlessly social and somehow always at the right party. And then there are the rest of… Continue Reading →

Disney Finally Deems Darth Maul in Demand

What’s the common thread between Darth Vader, Boba Fett and Darth Maul? For decades, my biggest complaint of the Maker, himself, George Lucas, was that he could seemingly create such cool character descriptions of Star Wars antagonists with ease, but… Continue Reading →

The Haunted Forest Gets Lost in Its Own Woods

Back in the mid-2010s, when I worked at Monster Mountain Haunted Attraction, I had what I still think is a genuinely solid horror-movie idea. Picture an outdoor haunted house tucked deep into the woods, fog machines humming, actors screaming on… Continue Reading →

Finn Wolfhard Had One Hell of a Summer

Stranger Things has been a pop-culture phenomenon for nine years, even though the show only filmed five seasons. I was late catching that runaway train of ’80s references because I haven’t been a regular Netflix subscriber until recently, but I… Continue Reading →

The 2025 #HauntLife Movie Awards

Every year I hand out my #HauntLife Movie Awards, a collection of completely fake, deeply personal honors that exist somewhere between sincere appreciation and gentle bullying. These aren’t about box-office numbers, Rotten Tomatoes scores or what film Twitter decided was… Continue Reading →

Afraid? is a Slasher That’s Lost in the Woods

I have always believed the purest horror is the kind that strands you in the woods with bad choices, worse friends and a killer who solves problems like a MacBook powered by evil. For me, Friday the 13th is the… Continue Reading →

Folktales Provides Hard Lessons and Cold Truths

Watching the adults of tomorrow grow up — or not — is a scary proposition for this Child of the ’80s. Folktales proves that being a teenager knows no boundary, as the kids in Scandinavian countries struggle just as much,… Continue Reading →

Slanted Unmasks the Price of Belonging at the Nashville Film Festival

Mean Girls meets A Different Man with a hint of The Substance in Slanted, the comedy-drama by Amy Wang, which also won the Narrative Jury Award at the 2025 South by Southwest Film and TV Festival.

Trauma, Technology and Terror in 13 Days Till Summer

Welcome to my first article for Fantastic Fest 2025, where I share a hidden gem you definitely won’t want to miss! 

Night of the Reaper Slashes for Shudder

I don’t want to hear one more person say, “It’s still summer!” anymore. 

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