A clever and well-crafted alien invasion story that would have absolutely slayed in theaters if not for Disney’s choice to dump it straight to Hulu (the streaming era is nothing if not a golden age for self-sabotage), Brian Duffield’s “No One Will Save You” does something that no sci-fi horror movie ever has before: It […]
Continue readingIf you’ve ever seen a list of the spookiest “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” episodes, you’ve probably seen installments such as “Nightmares” or “Buffy vs. Dracula” regularly cropping up. It also seems that fans are pretty much united in their view that the scariest episode of “Buffy” is “Hush.”There’s no doubt those grinning villains, known only […]
Continue readingYou know it’s the spooky season when Mike Flanagan returns for another round of fantastic storytelling. While we’ve loved his feature-length projects like Oculus, Hush, and Doctor Sleep, the critically acclaimed filmmaker raked in an entirely new set of fans when he began teaming up with Netflix on a handful of horror series. What started […]
Continue reading“Buffy The Vampire Slayer” season 4 is one of the show’s more contested runs, but episode 10, “Hush,” is a fan-favorite. When silent, grinning demons called the Gentlemen come to Sunnydale and rob the characters of their voices, the series makes a rare turn into outright horror.Series creator (and controversial figure) Joss Whedon, who personally […]
Continue readingWriter/director Mike Flanagan has become a prominent figure in the horror genre over the past decade with movies like Hush and Doctor Sleep, and his four Netflix original limited series: The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, and The Midnight Club, with a fifth, The Fall of the House of […]
Continue readingMike Flanagan is one of the most exciting names in horror right now, but his journey to getting there was a bit stop-and-go. He got his first taste of box office success with 2013’s “Oculus,” the filmmaker’s well-received adaptation of his own short movie, “Oculus: Chapter 3 – The Man with the Plan.” After that, […]
Continue readingOver the last decade, Mike Flanagan has become a staple of the horror genre, and for good reason. From films like Hush and Ouija: Origin of Evil to breakout Netflix series like The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass, Flanagan is a certified king of spooky season. Flanagan and producer Trevor Macy attended New […]
Continue readingErin’s faith in “Midnight Mass” is complicated yet pure. She’s someone seeking community and peace, but at the same time, that respectful desire was born out of hardship and tragedy. She escaped her home and her mother, who called her a “godless heathen,” only to return and continue to struggle with the past. She’s one […]
Continue readingWith a list of credits that includes Annabelle, Hush and The Bye Bye Man, cinematographer James Kniest has spent a fair share of his career toiling in horror. “I somehow got into doing all these dark genre films and episodics, which I like a lot,” said Kniest, “but I often times say jokingly, ‘Can’t I […]
Continue readingFilmmaker Mike Flanagan has come a long way. in his uber-prolific-ness Starting in indie horror, “Absentia” (2011), “Oculus” (2013), “Hush,” “Before I Wake,” “Ouija: Origin of Evil” (all 2016), the majors soon took notice. Netflix gave him “Gerald’s Game” (2017), and Warner Bros gave him the keys to their ‘Shining’ sequel “Doctor Sleep” (2019). […]
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