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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!
Eric’s Review: From Hell it Came (1957)
★ out of ★★★★★ (but still kind of awesome)
A foam latex tiki tree monstrosity does its best Gumby impression in this awesomely bad classic from the Matinee Era of Horror.
The Scariest Things Podcast Episode XXVIII: Good and Bad Horror Dads
It’s a few weeks late, but the Scariest Things crew were inspired by Father’s Day to examine the best dads in horror. As a bonus, you get to hear Eric do some terrible impressions!
Eric’s Review: The Ranger (2018)
★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
A sly 80’s slasher homage, where tropes collide: Punks on the Run + The Cabin in the Woods.
Horror Shorts: Heavy Flow (2018)
It gives a whole new meaning to bloodsucker! Laugh out loud funny, and in really questionable taste…
Horror Movie News: Castle Freak is being re-made by Cinestate!
The low-budget video nasty is getting an upgrade! Barbara Crampton announced, and Cinestate has confirmed, that they are in production […]
The Scariest Things Podcast: An Exclusive Interview with Cinestate!
Producer Amanda Presmyk of Cinestate called in to chat with The Scariest Things about their movie Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich, and to discuss the studio and its new brand FANGORIA!
Horror Movie News: Suspiria Gets a Rating – And It’s Extreme
You’ve been Warned!
An Exclusive Interview with Framed Director Marc Martinez Jordán
We have a very special guest! A very twisted and brilliant one at that. Emerging director Marc Martinez Jordán is here to break down his bloody debut shocker: FRAMED.
Eric’s Review: Framed (2017)
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
A toe-curling and stomach-churning parable about the addictive power of viral media. Soon to be showing at the Buried Alive Film Festival in Atlanta, on November 17!
Eric’s Review: The LaPlace’s Demon (2018)
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
Stark, Smart, and Moody clockwork horror that contemplates fate and predictive behavior.
Eric’s Review: Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (2018)
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
Gonzo, Gory, a little meta, a little offensive, and a big step up for the venerable franchise.
The Scariest Things Podcast Episode XXV: The Peak and the End of the Golden Age of Horror
Do you like weddings, psychology, inheritances and people talking in Trans-Atlantic accents? Oh… and do you like classic monsters? Then listen in to Episode XXV where we discuss the rise and fall of the first age of Horror movies!
Horror Movie (TV?) News: The Suspiria Trailer
The movie that could not be re-made… has been re-made. Good pedigree. But a very daunting task for Luca Guadagnino and cast.
Eric’s Review: The Hallow (2015)
★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
A Brooding and beautiful, if fairly straightforward modern Irish horror folktale.
Eric’s Review: Mom and Dad (2018)
*** out of *****
You want to see an off-the-chain Nicolas Cage? Here you go! Go crazy, Nic.
Eric’s Review: The Babadook (2014 ) Including the Pop-up Book flip through.
★★★★★ 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.
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.