Review: [REC] 4: Apocalypse (2014)

[REC] 4: Apocalypse ([REC] 4: Apocalipsis) (2014)

Rated R for strong horror violence/gore, and language

Review: [REC] 3: Génesis (2011)

[REC] 3: Génesis (2011)

Rated R for strong bloody horror violence and some language

Review Double Feature: [REC] (2007) and [REC] 2 (2009)

For the first "real" horror movies of this spooky season, I decided to dig back a bit to my teenage years for a film that I'd seen hyped up but which I never got a chance to see until now... and then, its sequel, because a) the first movie turned out to be awesome, and b) the second film is about as clear-cut a "Part 2" as you can get.

So let's kick off with...

[REC] (2007)

Rated R for bloody horror violence and language

Review: The House of the Devil (2009)

 The House of the Devil (2009)

Rated R for some bloody violence

Review: The Holy Mountain (1973)

 The Holy Mountain (1973)

Rated R

Telluride Horror Show 2022: The Offering (2022), V/H/S/99 (2022), and Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022)

Some Halloween leftovers: a couple of weeks ago, I got the opportunity to travel to Telluride, Colorado and take in the last day of the Telluride Horror Show, a horror film festival held every year in October. What, just because I couldn't make Popcorn Frights doesn't mean I'm totally bereft of local horror festivals!

First up, a movie that grabbed my attention from the premise alone...

The Offering (2022)

Not rated

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: We Summon the Darkness (2019)

 We Summon the Darkness (2019)

Rated R for bloody violence, pervasive language, some drug use and sexual references

Popcorn Frights 2019, Day 4: The Unthinkable (2018), Artik (2019), Infection (2019), Satanic Panic (2019), Z (2019)

Popcorn Frights 2019's second weekend gauntlet was another doozy, packed with a diverse lineup of films that included a war thriller, torture porn, zombies, Satanic horror-comedy, and supernatural horror.

First up, it's Red Dawn, Swedish style.

The Unthinkable (Den blomstertid nu kommer) (2018)

Not rated

Review: Midsommar (2019)

Midsommar (2019)

Rated R for disturbing ritualistic violence and grisly images, strong sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language

Review: Mandy (2018)

Mandy (2018)

Not rated

Review: The Lords of Salem (2012)

The Lords of Salem (2012)

Rated R for disturbing violent and sexual content, graphic nudity, language and some drug use

Popcorn Frights, Night 4: Tigers Are Not Afraid (2018), St. Agatha (2018), Cold Skin (2018)

Night 4 of Popcorn Frights was probably the most consistent of the bunch so far, producing two very solid mainstream horror movies and one that, while lacking the others' wide appeal, was an out-and-out great one.

First, we start the night with the great one. Coming from Mexican filmmaker Issa López...

Tigers Are Not Afraid (Vuelven) (2018)

Not rated

Popcorn Frights, Night 2: Summer of 84 (2018), Satan's Slaves (2017), What Keeps You Alive (2018), and The Farm (2018)

Night 2 of the Popcorn Frights Film Festival just took place, with an even bigger slate of films than the night before. Some hits, but also some misses.

To start, we have an '80s-styled throwback serial killer movie...

Summer of 84 (2018)

Not rated

Review: Little Evil (2017)

Little Evil (2017)

Rated TV-MA

Review: The Conjuring 2 (2016)

The Conjuring 2 (2016)

Rated R for terror and horror violence

Review: The Witch (2016)

The Witch (2016)

Rated R for disturbing violent content and graphic nudity

Review: The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008)

The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008)

Rated PG-13 for strong thematic material, violence and terror, brief strong language, and some teen drinking

Review: The Exorcist (1973)

The Exorcist (1973)

Rated R

Review: The Lazarus Effect (2015)

The Lazarus Effect (2015)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of horror violence, terror and some sexual references