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 … Continue reading My Thoughts While Watching… The Craft (1996) [Trigger Warning: Mentions of Self-Harm, Suicide, & Rape]
Category: Witches & Magic
Magic may have become a more popular theme after Harry Potter, but it has been present in horror from the get-go. Movies such as Haxan (1922), Suspiria (1977), Inferno (1980), Wishmaster (1997) and The VVitch (2015) have helped shape tropes and ideals about witchcraft and magic. Voodoo and Hoodoo are other forms of magic that have been touched upon in horror (Child’s Play (1988) and The Skeleton Key (2005).)
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000) Review
After the worldwide phenomenon of The Blair Witch Project, five people go into the Black Hills forest only to discover that the movie is more real than they thought. Just like Grave Encounters 2, this is a movie sequel where the first movie was a movie within this movie. It wasn't filmed in the same … Continue reading Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000) Review
The Witches (1990) Review
When a young American boy, Luke, goes to stay with his grandmother in Norway with his parents, she tells him stories about witches who kidnap and kill children. After his parents are killed in a car accident, Luke and his grandmother, Helga, move to England. On Luke’s birthday, Helga becomes ill and is diagnosed with … Continue reading The Witches (1990) Review
Hocus Pocus (1993) Review
This is a great seasonal flick for the whole family. I was 6 when it was released in July 1993 and I probably first saw it on the Disney Channel. I definitely remember taping it from there. The movie starts in 1693, where teenager Thackery Binx is looking for his younger sister, Emily. He hears … Continue reading Hocus Pocus (1993) Review
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