My Favourite Characters in Horror: Hitchcock – Top 10

I've been a fan of Hitchcock for less than a decade. I had already seen Psycho and The Birds when I was younger, but I didn't truly begin to experience his extensive filmography until my late-20s after seeing James Rolfe's list of his top 10 Hitchcock movies. That was my jumping off point. I've now …

The Birds (1963) Review

I think The Birds is one of the best-known movies in Hitchcock's filmography and one of the few that is thought of as an actual horror movie. After a chance encounter with a man named Mitch at a pet store, Melanie travels to Bodega Bay to deliver a pair of lovebirds to him. During her …

Dial M for Murder (1954) Review

This is my second favourite film with Grace Kelly, who was a frequent collaborator with Hitchcock, appearing in 3 consecutive movies: Dial M for Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954), and To Catch a Thief (1955). An ex-tennis pro named Tony invites an old acquaintance under the pretence that he is interested in buying a car …

My Thoughts While Watching… Cujo (1983) [Trigger Warning: Child Endangerment & Animal Threat]

I've seen plenty of Buzzfeed posts floating around where people write a list of thoughts while watching a movie. I read one years ago where someone watched all of the Harry Potter movies for the first time while live tweeting and writing a post per movie. I still quote a lot of what he said …

My Thoughts While Watching… 1408 (2007) [Trigger Warning: Mentions of Suicide & Child Death)

I've seen plenty of Buzzfeed posts floating around where people write a list of thoughts while watching a movie. I read one years ago where someone watched all of the Harry Potter movies for the first time while live tweeting and writing a post per movie. I still quote a lot of what he said …

My Thoughts While Watching… A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) [SK]

I've seen plenty of Buzzfeed posts floating around where people write a list of thoughts while watching a movie. I read one years ago where someone watched all of the Harry Potter movies for the first time while live tweeting and writing a post per movie. I still quote a lot of what he said …

Stephen King’s A Good Marriage (2014) Review

Darcy and Bob Anderson have been married for 25 years and have two grown kids. To everyone and Darcy they have the perfect life, but Bob has been hiding a dark secret for all of those years and then some. I actually don't want to spoil it by giving away the secret. It would be …

Pet Sematary (1989) Review

This is the first adaptation of the Stephen King novel, with so much 80s so bad it's good. Everything Wrong With, Cody Leach Review and Kill Count. Dr. Louis Creed and his family move into a new house in Maine, which is next to a pet cemetery. When his daughter's cat is run over by …

Gerald’s Game (2017) Review

This is the Stephen King novel that was once considered unfilmable. Until Mike Flanagan came along, of course. Jessie and her husband Gerald travel to their isolated lake house to rekindle their romance. After handcuffing Jessie to the bed to indulge in one of his hidden fantasies, he has an unexpected heart attack, leaving Jessie …

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) Review *WARNING: MILD SPOILERS*

After the death of his Mother, a young Victor (Peter Cushing) is left the sole heir of the Frankenstein fortune. When agreeing to continue monthly payments to his Aunt, she offers him the hand of her daughter, Elizabeth. Victor writes to Paul Krempe (Robert Urquhart) in his Father's name, asking him to tutor him. When Paul …