Is "World's Fair" Too Niche for a General Audience? || We're All Going to the World's Fair (2021)
We’re All Going to the World’s Fair (2021, dir. Jane Schoenbrun) is a cerebral horror that follows a teenager named Casey (played by Anna...
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Rachel Venturino
- Nov 29
- 6 min
A Holiday Film to Confuse Your Grandma || ThanksKilling (2008) Movie Review
ThanksKilling (2008, dir. Jordan Downey) is a low-budget horror comedy that revolves around a cursed, homicidal turkey being awakened...
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Rachel Venturino
- Nov 17
- 5 min
A Unique Twist on the Slasher Narrative || Maniac (1980) Movie Review
This week’s review was chosen via Instagram poll by my lovely audience members. Thank you to everyone who participated in the poll!...
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Rachel Venturino
- Nov 10
- 7 min
A Vacation to the Uncanny Valley || Tourist Trap (1979) Movie Review
It has been far too long since this blog has looked at an older horror movie, and Tourist Trap (1979, dir. David Schmoeller) is one that...
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Rachel Venturino
- Nov 4
- 6 min
A Slasher Flick for the Common Girl || American Mary (2012) Movie Review
American Mary (2012, dir. Jen & Sylvia Soska) follows a medical student named Mary Mason (played by Katharine Isabelle) with more brains...
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Rachel Venturino
- Oct 13
- 4 min
A Nightmare of Eroticism & Scrap Metal || Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) Movie Review
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989, dir. Shinya Tsukamoto) is one of the strangest films I’ve come across during my search for a film that...
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Rachel Venturino
- Oct 4
- 4 min
The Revival Saw Needed || Saw X (2023) Movie Review
Saw X (2023, dir. Kevin Greutert) is the tenth installment of the Saw franchise but takes place between the first Saw and Saw II. The...
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Rachel Venturino
- Sep 29
- 6 min
The Saw Film That Isn't Saw || 'Spiral' (2021) Movie Review
Spiral (2021, dir. Darren Lynn Bousman) is the 9th installment of the Saw franchise and follows the story of a copycat Jigsaw killer who...
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Rachel Venturino
- Sep 22
- 5 min
How Does 'Jigsaw' Hold Up as a Saw Film? || Jigsaw (2017) Movie Review
Jigsaw (2017, dir. Michael & Peter Spierig) takes place 10 years after the death of John Kramer, or Jigsaw (played by Tobin Bell). Bodies...
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Rachel Venturino
- Sep 8
- 4 min
Is This My Worst Rated Film Yet? || Blue Sunshine (1978) Movie Review
Blue Sunshine (1978, dir. Jeff Lieberman) follows a man named Jerry Zipkin, or Zippy, (played by Zalman King) after he’s been accused of...
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Rachel Venturino
- Sep 1
- 7 min
Is It Possible to Adapt H.P. Lovecraft's 'From Beyond'? || From Beyond (1986) Movie Review
From Beyond (1986) is director Stuart Gordon’s second H.P Lovecraft adaptation with Re-Animator (1985) being his first and his later work...
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Rachel Venturino
- Aug 19
- 7 min
Found Footage Horror Done Right || Hell House LLC (2015) Movie Review
Hell House LLC (2015, dir. Stephen Cognetti) has been making rounds on a few of my social media timelines for about two months now...
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Rachel Venturino
- Aug 11
- 6 min
This Movie Has A Zombie Fighting WHAT?! || Zombie (1979) Movie Reivew
Lucio Fulci’s Zombie (1979) is a take on the classic zombie narrative and is an important piece of cinema within Italy’s subgenre of...
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Rachel Venturino
- Aug 4
- 5 min
A Suspenseful Gaze at the Dating Scene || Audition (1999) Movie Review
Audition (1999, dir. Takashi Miike) is a Japanese horror movie with an extensive cult following who praise the film for its disturbing...
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Rachel Venturino
- Jul 27
- 5 min
Could This Be a New Cult Classic? || Aimy in a Cage (2015) Movie Review
Aimy in a Cage (2015) is the directorial debut of Hooroo Jackson and is based on his 2012 graphic novel titled Aimy Micry. The story...
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Rachel Venturino
- Jul 12
- 5 min
Peter Jackson's Ooey-Gooey Splattergore Beauty || Bad Taste (1987) Movie Review
Peter Jackson’s debut film Bad Taste (1987) follows four agents of the Astro Investigation and Defence Service (AIDS) as they uncover a...
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Rachel Venturino
- Jul 6
- 6 min
Cult Masterpiece or Missed Opportunity? || Blood Harvest (1987) Movie Review
If I haven’t already stated it before, I was one of the weird kids in middle school. I remember doing the Time Warp with my only friend...
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Rachel Venturino
- Jun 23
- 10 min
A Snapshot of American Decay at it's Finest || Gummo (1997) Movie Review
After a much needed two month hiatus, I am back and more ready than ever to cover some gross, disturbing, sinister cinema. And to start...
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Rachel Venturino
- Mar 31
- 6 min
A Coming of Age Story to Make Judy Blume Shudder || 'Ginger Snaps' (2000) Movie Review
It’s the start of a new millennium; the whimsigoth aesthetic is at its peak, Fiona Apple just recently came out with “When the Pawn…”,...
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Rachel Venturino
- Mar 28
- 5 min
Witches and Maggots and Earthworms (Oh My) || 'Hellbender' (2022) Movie Review
Perhaps one of the more unique approaches a horror film can take is making commentary on family dynamics, specifically between a parent...
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