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Eric’s Review: Mad God (2022)

Eric’s Review: Mad God (2022)

★★★★ out of ★★★★★

The living master of stop-motion animation, Phil Tippett has finished his 35-year-old passion project, Mad God. It is a technical and visual triumph, an astounding achievement of effort, care, and craftsmanship. Notably, Mad God is also full of yucky puppets. It is also devoid of a clear narrative story. It resembles the visions of Hell by Hieronymous Bosch put into animated stop motion.

Simply put: Mad God is surreal, profane, disturbing, confusing… and FREAKY.

Eric’s Review: Werewolf by Night (2022)

Eric’s Review: Werewolf by Night (2022)

★★★★ out of ★★★★★

Marvel is dipping its toe into the horror genre. It’s an homage to the great Universal and Val Lewton era of film, with glorious black-and-white. It’s gorier than you would expect a Marvel/Disney production to be, and it has all the right feels. It’s short, punchy, and a whole lot of fun. Michael Giacchino steps away from his composer’s chair to take the director’s set, with great success. Here’s hoping they turn it into a continuing series.

The Scariest Things Podcast Episode 155: The Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time #40-21

The Scariest Things Podcast Episode 155: The Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time #40-21

We arrive now at our big hitters in the horror genre. It’s #40-21! But surprisingly, there were some surprises! Some movies that were completely absent from our 2018 list vault all the way to this portion of the rankings! It’s amazing what happens when you add in a bunch of new members of the selection committee. Zombie lovers and fans of the new Golden Age of Horror will appreciate the films in this section of our rankings. Enjoy!

The Scariest Things Podcast Episode 154: The Top 100 Horror Films of All Time #60-41

The Scariest Things Podcast Episode 154: The Top 100 Horror Films of All Time #60-41

We have reached the mid-point of our top 100. The eighties are done proud in this batch, and J-Horror has a couple of Iconic films as well. We also have perhaps the greatest Folk Horror Film in this grouping. Is this the highest that a classic silver age film will post? We shall see! Check out, and listen in to The Scariest Things Podcast Episode 154: The Top 100 Horror Films of All Time #60-41!

Eric’s Review: Freeze (2022 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival)

Eric’s Review: Freeze (2022 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival)

★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★

Freeze takes elements from the Legenary H.P. Lovecraft library: The Shadow over Innsmouth and At the Mountains of Madness have been combined to make it into an entertaining romp through the arctic. For the independent production house Dark Temple Motion Pictures, this is their most ambitious effort to date, and it looks terrific, though it really could have used several more actors to flesh out the environment. (literally).

Eric’s Review: Something in the Dirt (2022 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival)

Eric’s Review: Something in the Dirt (2022 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival)

★★★★ out of ★★★★★

Fear the Pythagorean Theorem!

Wait… what?

The latest film from trendsetting actor/directors Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson explores the fear of pattern languages. Math can be a frustratingly daunting experience at best and mind-bogglingly cryptic at the extremes. Think of it. Irrational numbers. ∞. Triskadecaphobia. π. Abstract numbers. Dividing by zero. What does it all mean? The laws and rules of mathematics that govern our lives can be twisted. Oh, the Horror!

Mike’s Review: My Best Friend’s Exorcism (2022)

Mike’s Review: My Best Friend’s Exorcism (2022)

★★ out of ★★★★★

A “C” is passing, but it ain’t that great in the scheme of things. It’s just OK. Sometimes it’s from lack of trying, sometimes it’s from a poor teacher, and sometimes the student doesn’t have a lot to work from. In the case of 2022’s My Best Friend’s Exorcism, it had great source material, a great story, and the backing of one of the biggest corporations on the planet.  So what the hell happened to one of the most anticipated films of 2022?

The Scariest Things Episode 153: The Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time #80-61

The Scariest Things Episode 153: The Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time #80-61

The Scariest Things continues the reconstruction of our Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time list! Listen in as Ian Parker once again helps host our rollout of the best of the scary. Liz, Mike, and Eric also compete to see how many of their favorite films ended up in the top 100, with the winner getting to claim the title of Mayor of Horror Tropetown! So far, it’s looking pretty good for Liz. There’s a little something for everyone at this point in the list, and perhaps a few movies that you might not be familiar with, though most of these are bonafide classics!