lightninli, Author at The Scariest Things

May 29, 2020

The Scariest Things Podcast Episode XCVIII: Ranking the Films in Our Favorite Franchises

By popular demand, The Scariest Crew is breaking down some franchise horror. We decided to pick three series each and rank the movies within the series. We'll be doing this again because we had so much fun comparing and contrasting the films, and there are SO MANY franchises that we weren't able to talk about.

May 28, 2020

Eric’s Chattanooga Film Festival Review: Scare Package (2019)

★★★ out of ★★★★★ Scare Package is a horror-comedy anthology that gets points for knowing all the tropes by heart and trying really hard. It's more lightly amusing than raucously funny, and it doesn't always land the comedic beats, but it will certainly please fans of gory silliness. Bonus points for one BIG horror icon cameo appearance.

May 25, 2020

The Beach House (2019) Review (Chatanooga Film Festival)

★★★★ out of ★★★★★

Intensity:🩸🩸 for some harrowing chase scenes and violence

The Beach House is a compact and well-paced Cosmic Horror tale. A young couple trying to sort out their relationship go to a New England beach house to address their issues, only to find something very sinister is brewing on the beach.

May 20, 2020

The Scariest Things Horror Movie Championship Tournament!

The Scariest Things is recording its 100th Podcast Episode soon, and in celebration we are going to host a Horror Movie bracket-style royal rumble to determine the best horror movie of all time and we'd like you to join in on the fun!

May 17, 2020

The Scariest Things Podcast Episode XCVII: Exploring Horror Anthologies

Anthology horror is the traditional extension of gathering around and telling each other scary stories. They hearken back to the oldest root forms of scary storytelling. Come, gather 'round, and the Scariest Things will tuck you in and tell you all you need to know about horror Anthologies in Episode 97!

May 3, 2020

The Scariest Things Podcast Episode XCVI: Horror Down Under!

G'day! Grab yourselves a coldie (beer) from the pesky (ice chest), and get ready for some true blue Oz and Kiwi horror films. Listen in to The Scariest Things talk some Southern hemisphere horror.

April 30, 2020

Eric’s Review: Cargo (2017)

★★★★ out of ★★★★★ Proving that there's more life yet in the living dead genre, Cargo offers up some of the most sympathetic protagonists the genre has seen in years. Also, check out the short film that was the basis of this movie!

April 26, 2020

Eric’s Review: Rogue (2007)

★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★ Have you ever wondered just how safe those crocodile tour boats are? This is a story where the tourists get much more than they bargained for. And, so did I, in reviewing this movie.

April 24, 2020

Eric’s Review: JeruZalem (2015)

✡✡✡1/2 out of ✡✡✡✡✡ What's the best time to go on holiday to Jerusalem to see the sights? Probably not during the End of Days, as the unfortunate young visitors stumbled into in the shaky-cam apocalyptic tale JeruZalem.

April 23, 2020

The Scariest Things Podcast Episode XCV: Holy Horror!

As we exit Easter and enter Ramadan, it's a good time to explore the relationship between horror movies and religion. Whether you like your horror featuring sweaty preachers or ancient prophecies, we scour the archives for some great holy horror nuggets for you!

April 10, 2020

The Scariest Things Podcast Episode XCIV: The Thingy Awards!

The ballots have been totaled and the winners can be declared! It is now time to celebrate the best horror movies from 2019. The Scariest Things 2020 Thingy awards are being announced right here, on Episode 94. Strike up the orchestra! Cue the lights!

April 5, 2020

Eric’s Review: Roar (1981)

★★★★★ out of ★★★★★ For everybody who has been enjoying Tiger King, you've seen NOTHING. Roar follows a roughly biographical take of a famous family who did the most insane experiment ever: living with 150 big wild lions, tigers, and other big cats. The tagline says it all: "No animals were injured in the process of making this movie, but 70 cast and crew members were." It's the most dangerous movie ever made.

April 1, 2020

The Scariest Things Public Service Announcement: Save Our Independent Cinemas!

Horror fans, unite behind a cause! Support the great independent theaters that cater to the little horror films that we love, that nobody else will put on the big screen. If we don't help them now, some of them may not be back after we escape from this virus nightmare.

April 1, 2020

The Scariest Things Podcast: Episode XCIII: Terror at Six Feet A.K.A. Pandemic Horror

This is, shall we say, the horror trope of the moment. As we all sit at home and pick what we want to watch streaming from the comfort of our living rooms, a lot of us have been fascinated with the horror that is contagious.

March 29, 2020

Horror Shorts: The Acrylic (2019)

The Acrylic, a Thingy Award write-in candidate for best Horror Short, is available for viewing right here! That painting is just plain wrong.

March 28, 2020

Dead List: The Big List of Pandemic Horror Movies

Welcome to the new reality, folks! While you are at shuttered in at home, many of you have been curious about the scary fictional takes on our scary for-real situation. I get it. Get to know your enemy, right?

March 26, 2020

R.I.P. Stuart Gordon: 1947 – 2020

The horror genre lost one of the great rebel independent horror movie directors in Stuart Gordon, who passed away at age 72 from unknown causes.

March 22, 2020

The Scariest Things Podcast: Episode 92 : Sexy Horror

Hey baby. How ya doin? Why don't you come sit a little closer? Wait! That's close enough. Six feet please. Yeahhhh, good, that's better. Ok, relax, it's time to Netflix (or Shudder) and Chill to the erotic side of the horror genre. The Scariest Things has now strutted into the realm of the scary AND steamy. Mike even put his finest fishnets on for this one.

March 20, 2020

Movie News: Popcorn Frights Festival Streaming Catalog

Popcorn Frights, one of our favorite film festivals, is going to try and help you get over being scared about corona virus, and making scared about something else! They are providing links to how to find their festival movies past, for your enjoyment.

March 16, 2020

Dead List: Horror Movies on (and under) the High Seas

The old notification on medieval maps stating "Here there be monsters!" still applies within modern genre film. Many of our greatest, and more than a few of the worst genre films are set at sea. The Scariest Things has a guide for those of you who like a little salt water with your scares.

March 13, 2020

Movie News: Coronavirus pushes Horror Movie Release Dates

Funny... it doesn't look that scary. But we all know the truth, don't we? That damned virus is crushing everything in it's path, including the cinema.

March 7, 2020

The Scariest Things Podcast Episode XCI: The Scaredy Cat Challenge part 2

We had so much fun recording this episode, it's a two parter! Now we get to the real hard-to-stomach material. The Bridge Too Far movies. How did our sissy chicken friends fare? Listen and find out!

March 2, 2020

Horror Shorts: The Hide Behind (2019)

Real deep rooted fears saturate the Hide Behind, one of last year's great short horror films. Sometimes horror in broad (tree dappled) sunlight can be as scary as anything in the dark.

March 1, 2020

An Open Ballot: The 2020 Thingy Awards

Forget Super Tuesday! Vote for something that really matters... like the best horror movies, actors, actresses, and directors from the genre in 2020! The Scariest Things 2020 Thingy Awards are being made open to our fans to be the jury for our second annual awards!

February 29, 2020

The Scariest Things Podcast: Episode XCI: The Scaredy Cat Challenge (part 1 of 2)

The scaredy cat is back! And this time in comes in the form of our friends (and patron) Dan Bradbury and Mike Halstead. These two gentlemen are what you would call horror movie averse. So, we decided to challenge them to watch nine horror movies, and to see if they could handle it! Heh... heh... heh...

February 28, 2020

Trailer Alert: Candyman (2020)

Candyman... Candyman... Candyman... Candyman.... no, I can't do it! One of the great villains in all of horror is getting a reboot. Yahya Abdul Mateen stars as a man returning to Cabrini Green, and the famed killing grounds of the Candyman. Check out the trailer here!

February 23, 2020

Horror Short: Nose Nose Nose Eyes! (South Korea)

South Korean film is having a moment, isn't it? This film took its cues from the Takashi Miike school of horror. Five bucks suggest that you can't watch this without wincing or having your toes curl.

February 23, 2020

Horror Tourism: The Dearly Departed Homicide True Crime Tour : Hollywood

Just when I was beginning to think Los Angeles was actually rather quaint and endearing, I went on a journey to La La Land's dark side. The Dearly Departed Tours: Homicide True Crime Tour. I just may need to sleep with the lights on tonight!

February 21, 2020

Eric’s Review: Harpoon (2019)

★★★★ out of ★★★★★ It's all fun and games until you have to draw straws to determine who becomes the sacrifice in a lifeboat dilemma. Harpoon is a savage look at a love triangle gone completely haywire and lost at sea.

February 17, 2020

The Scariest Things Podcast Episode XC: Black History Horror : Our Favorite Characters

In the sophisticated current age of genre fare, black characters are getting meatier and more significant roles in horror feature films. It hasn't always been that way though. In Episode 90, The Scariest Things discusses the pioneers of black horror cinema, as well as some of the new faces looking to move the genre forward.

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