★★★★★ out of ★★★★★
Directed by Jennifer Kent.
A keystone film in the new golden age of horror films. A story on how a mother and her troubled son struggle with grief, which spins into fear and then madness.
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By day, Eric is a mild-mannered Architect, bringing great buildings to the good boys and girls of his hometown of Portland, Oregon. By night, he is a disreputable podcaster looking to promote the best and worst of horror movies!
The Scariest Things Podcast Episode XXIV: An Interview with the Portland Horror Film Festival
Mike and Eric got a chance to sit down with Brian and Gwen Callahan, the organizers of the upcoming Portland Horror Film Festival. Madness and mayhem ensued! Or, at least some great horror movie conversations.
Eric’s Review: Cooties (2014)
★★ 1/2 out of ★★★★★
Directed by Jonathon Milott and Cary Murnion
The zombie-pocalypse begins in an elementary school playground, and the kids turn on the teachers. Bloody (occasionally) and goofy (sometimes) mayhem (almost) ensues. Shrugs all around.
Horror Movie News: It Chapter 2 Casting News!
5.24.18 UPDATE! Jay Ryan will be playing Ben Hanscom. Ever heard of Jay? Me neither! But he looks like a bad hombre.
The adult cast for the second It movie is rounding out. Andy Bean has joint to play Stanley Uris, and James Ransone has been added to play Eddie Kaspbrak.
Eric’s Review: Ghost Stories (2018)
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
Directed by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman
A tense and twisty semi-anthology of paranormal de-bunking whose fateful ending makes you rewind the the events of the film when you’re walking out of the theater in this clever British offering.
Horror Shorts: The Armoire (2017)
This short film may make you reconsider the value of free furniture that has been abandoned.
Horror Movie News: The Predator Trailer Released
So… a new Predator movie is heading our way. It’s got a great cast… can it deliver a great story and good scares?
Eric’s Review: Under the Shadow (2016)
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
About a 10 out of 25 on the Scary Meter.
Directed by Babak Anvari
An exotic spin on a familiar tale. It’s a Persian Poltergeist! This genie is not here to grant any wishes.
Horror Film News: Get Ready for the Portland Horror Film Festival
Keep Portland Weird! And Scary! The Portland Horror Film Festival is going to take off in two stages… May 21, and then later from June 13-16. The Scariest Things will be there!
Eric’s Review: Grabbers (2012)
★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
Directed by Jon Wright
Probably a 10 on the Scary Meter.
A boozy and cheeky creature feature that, a bit like alcohol consumption, is a lot of fun at the beginning and doesn’t sit so well the longer you consume it.
Horror TV: Castle Rock has a Release Date! (And a new trailer)
Doom comes to your TV Set! The Stephen King TV-verse will premiere on July 25.
Horror Infographics: The Stephen King Universe UPDATED!
Revisiting the first piece of Infographics on The Scariest Things website, this fantastic graphic will get you ready for the TV series Castle Rock, which just got a release date of July 25!
Horror Movie News: Alexandre Aja and Sam Raimi are teaming up for “Crawl”.
Hurricanes! Florida wildlife gone wild! The blood and guts promise of Aja! Let’s do this, Paramount!
Movie Posters We Love: Frogs (1972)
1/2★ out of ★★★★★
A poster that promises so much for a film that gives so little. The movie sucks. The poster rocks! Hats off to MGM for a marketing effort on a movie this lousy.
Horror Shorts: One Please (2018)
I scream, you scream we all scream for… a good little horror short!
Eric’s Review: The Endless (2018)
★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
Scariest Things Scary Meter 8 out of 25
A Heady tale of brotherly bonds strained by the allure and menace of surviving a UFO death cult.
Horror Movie News: Hereditary Trailer is Accidentally Shown Before Peter Rabbit
Families in Perth were treated to a trailer for the scariest movie of the generation. Shock, Awe, and a lot of crying were involved!
Horror Shorts: DEATH METAL (2017)
Duuuude! Playing a wicked axe was never so apropos. AAAAIIIIIIIYYYEEEAAAH!!
Horror Movie News: New Suspiria (2018) footage unveiled at Cinema Con
Calling Mike Campbell! Director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name) is doing a grotesque and gnarly update to the 1977 Dario Argento Classic, featuring Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton.
Horror Movie News: A Quiet Place Sequel has been Green Lit
As with all super-successful low budget horror movies, A Quiet Place is getting a sequel. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
The Scariest Things Podcast Extra: The Overlook Film Festival Wrap
The Overlook Film Festival has come to a close, and Eric had the time of his life. New Orleans was the perfect setting for a spooky festival loaded with the best that independent horror had to offer. Listen in for a preview of films that are coming your way soon!
Eric’s Review: Upgrade (2018)
★★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
An ambitious Sci-fi action thriller that learns all the right lessons from its precedent source material. Upgrade is what the Robocop reboot should have been. It’s a smart, violent, and kinetic parable of the risks of merging flesh with technology.
Eric’s Review: Hereditary (2018)
★★★★★ out of ★★★★★
A stunning horror film debut from Ari Aster, who has delivered a terrifying tale of the disintegration of a family’s collective psyche, and the treachery of a matriarch that lasts long after she has died. Oscar. Worthy.
Eric’s Review: Blood Fest (2018)
★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
FUN! This movie is pure dumb fun. And, I mean dumb in a loving way. This is Egerton’s tribute to the zanies that are horror movie fans. We’re a little obsessive.
Eric’s Review: St. Agatha (2018)
★★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
A 1950’s tale of a desperate young pregnant woman who makes a costly decision to join a convent as a refuge of last resort. It might be the best scary nun movie you’ll see! (And yes, I know what that means.)
Eric’s Review: The Farm (2018)
★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
A hillbilly cannibal horror tale… and that should give you some clues about how this goes down. This is a hard watch.
The Scariest Things Podcast at the Overlook Film Festival Day 3: The Canon Live Podcast… and a vist with Udo Kier.
Amy Nicholson’s Canon Podcast was on hand to record a debate as to whether the Exorcist of the Exorcist III deserved to be in the canon of great films. Eric got to weigh in with his opinion… listen in! Plus a fun encounter with a genre film legend!
The Scariest Things Podcast Extra!: An Interview with St. Agatha Director Darren Lynn Bousman
The Scariest Things Podcast hits the road with this EXCLUSIVE interview with THE Darren Bousman at the Overlook Film Festival. Intrepid podcaster, Eric Li, sits down with famed horror director Darren Bousman to talk about the world premiere of his new flick, St. Agatha and all things horror.
The Scariest Things at the Overlook Film Festival: Day 2 Feature Films: The Farm, St. Agatha, and Blood Fest
Some gruesome hillbilly horror, a nunsploitation final girl film, and a goofy genre self-referential body count movie made up my Friday experience.
The Scariest Things at the Overlook Film Festival: Day 2: The Short Films
Good things come in short packages! There were some great short films in this year’s Overlook Film Festival. Read on!