Review: Death of a Unicorn (2025)

Death of a Unicorn (2025)

Rated R for strong violent content, gore, language and some drug use

Salem Horror Fest 2024 Week 1, Day 3: Cat People (1942), Burned at the Stake (1981), Young Blondes, Stalked and Murdered (2024), and Faceless After Dark (2023)

The third night of the Salem Horror Fest had another theme to it, especially once I got past the retro films they showed earlier in the day. If the second night was Found Footage Night, then this was Hollywood Night, with both of the evening's films revolving around fame, especially that of actresses.

First up, though, comes the older films...

Cat People (1942)

Approved by the Production Code Administration of the Motion Picture Producers & Distributors of America

Review: Eight Legged Freaks (2002)

Eight Legged Freaks (2002)

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence, brief sexuality and language

Review: Piranha 3D (2010)

 Piranha 3D (2010)

Rated R for sequences of strong bloody horror violence and gore, graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use

Review: Cocaine Bear (2023)

Cocaine Bear (2023)

Rated R for bloody violence and gore, drug content and language throughout

Popcorn Frights Wicked Weekend 2020, Day 1: Grizzly II: Revenge (1983), Smiley Face Killers (2020), The Retreat (2020), The Vigil (2019), They Reach (2020)

Just in time for Halloween, it seems as though Popcorn Frights is going all-out for round two, this time running the streaming festival themselves. For the first day, we get a long-lost killer bear slasher from the '80s with a cast of future A-listers, the latest from Bret Easton Ellis, a monster movie, a Jewish twist on supernatural horror, and a trip back in time to the late '70s.

To start...

Grizzly II: Revenge (1983)

Not rated

Review: Crawl (2019)

Crawl (2019)

Rated R for bloody creature violence, and brief language

Popcorn Frights 2019, Day 3: Alive (2018), Itsy Bitsy (2019), Daniel Isn't Real (2019), Villains (2019), Porno (2019)

Buckle up. Day three of Popcorn Frights was the first of two gauntlets, and I had to scramble to and from my house between movies in order to care for the dogs while still squeezing everything in. The quality varied, but I still got two standouts.

First up, some icky medical horror.

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Alive (2018)

Not yet rated

Review: Piranha (1978)

Piranha (1978)

Rated R

Review: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of science-fiction violence and peril

Review: Snakes on a Plane (2006)

Snakes on a Plane (2006)

Rated R for language, a scene of sexuality and drug use, and intense sequences of terror and violence

Review: Rampage (2018)

Rampage (2018)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence, action and destruction, brief language, and crude gestures

Review: Blackfish (2013)

Blackfish (2013)

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements including disturbing and violent images

Review: Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and for brief strong language

Review: Mulberry Street (2006)

Mulberry Street (2006)

Rated R for creature violence/gore and language

Review: The Shallows (2016)

The Shallows (2016)

Rated PG-13 for bloody images, intense sequences of peril, and brief strong language

Review: Frozen (2010)

Frozen (2010)

Rated R for some disturbing images and language

Review Double Feature: Sharknado (2013) and Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)

Ah, Syfy original movies. The modern equivalent of '50s drive-in creature features. I'm reviewing two of them today, two films that have gotten a strange amount of attention in the last year or so. Do they deserve it?

Sharknado (2013)