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Weekly Movie Recommendation–Always short so you can get right to the movie. Title: Victor Frankenstein (2015) Summary: Victor Frankenstein is a fairly loose adaptation of Frankenstein by Mary Shelly. What I Liked: Although Frankenstein is one of my favorite books, I don’t mind if a story strays from the source material. I loved Victor Frankenstein. Victor…
Weekly Movie Recommendation–Always short so you can get right to the movie. Title: Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) Summary: Arthur Fleck is tormented in Arkham while awaiting trail for the murders he committed. His only reprieve from a lifetime of suffering is his newfound romance with a twisted woman named Lee. What I Liked: Great…
Weekly Movie Recommendation–Always short so you can get right to the movie. Title: Very Frightening Tales (2023) Summary: An anthology of short horror movies. What I Liked: The stories were engaging and kept my attention. The creepiest were the story about a woman who revisited her mother’s old home, a young mother who receives a…
Weekly Movie Recommendation–Always short so you can get right to the movie. Title: The Old Dark House (1932) Summary: A storm forces a group of strangers to spend the night in an old mansion with an unusual family. What I Liked: The Old Dark House is more suspense than horror. I enjoyed the range of…
Weekly Movie Recommendation–Always short so you can get right to the movie. Title: HE Who Gets Slapped (1924) Summary: A man betrayed by his wife and his benefactor becomes a clown whose act is built around taking nightly abuse. What I Liked: This movie is categorized as horror, but it’s more drama with romance. Paul…
Weekly Movie Recommendation–Always short so you can get right to the movie. Title: The Man Who Laughs (1928) Summary: A boy, disfigured by order of a cruel king and his loathsome jester, rescues a blind baby girl who becomes his greatest love. What I Liked: While not the horror movie I was expecting, this movie…
Weekly Movie Recommendation–Always short so you can get right to the movie. Title: Mr. Sardonicus (1961) Summary: A doctor is summoned to the home of a rich, cruel man with a strange affliction. What I Liked: I love this classic horror movie. Mr. Sardonicus is a great character whose soul is more twisted than his…
Weekly Movie Recommendation–Always short so you can get right to the movie. Title: Subject 2 (2006) Summary: A medical student becomes part of a torturous regeneration experiment. What I Liked: The strange relationship that develops between Adam and Ethan throughout the experiment is intriguing. Both characters are well acted and their conversations kept me involved…
Weekly Movie Recommendation–Always short so you can get right to the movie. Title: Creature from the Black Lagoon(1954) Summary: Scientists find an unknown creature living in the jungle. A battle ensues between the invading humans and the solitary Gill Man. What I Liked: The creature! This movie classic isn’t visually slick, but it’s more about…
Weekly Movie Recommendation–Always short so you can get right to the movie. Title: Slay Bells (2018) Summary: Two video bloggers and their friend visit an abandoned Christmas-themed park and uncover a story they never imagined. What I Liked: Slay Belles has humor, action, and characters who are just plain guilty pleasures, especially Cherry. The Santa…
Weekly Movie Recommendation–Always short so you can get right to the movie. Title: Subspecies V: Boodrise (2023) Summary: An exploration of the origins of the vampire Radu from the Subspecies franchise. What I Liked: Radu. Gotta love Radu. He’s a compelling vampire architype. This movie explores his life from his unsettling birth, through his “human”…
Weekly Movie Recommendation–Always short so you can get right to the movie. Title: The Gravedigger (2019) Summary: A gravedigger and a fortune teller befriend the Frankenstein monster. What I Liked: Frankenstein is one of my favorite books, and the Gravedigger fits well as a “missing” chapter from the original story. There’s so much I like…