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IT gets better and better

Commentary, Film and Television, Uncategorized

IT Chapter Two won’t make a lot of sense if you haven’t seen the first installment, but it’ll be immensely satisfying for fans – and may even win over franchise agnostics.

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December 16, 2019December 15, 2019 Madison McSweeney Tagged 2019 in Film, Andy Muschietti, Horror, IT, IT Chapter Two, Stephen King Leave a comment

DOCTOR SLEEP is a more-than worthy follow-up to THE SHINING

Commentary, Film and Television

Mike Flanagan’s sequel to The Shining doesn’t just do justice to its predecessor – it’s one of the best Stephen King adaptations of recent years, a genuine horror epic sure to cement its director’s reputation as a horror auteur.

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November 21, 2019November 29, 2019 Madison McSweeney Tagged 2019 in Film, Doctor Sleep, Horror, Stephen King Leave a comment

Pet Sematary comes back from the dead [review]

Commentary, Film and Television

Raising the dead rarely ends well. That’s the message I got from Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer’s grisly take on Pet Sematary.

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April 10, 2019April 11, 2019 Madison McSweeney Tagged Horror, Pet Sematary, Review, Stephen King Leave a comment

When is a horror movie not a horror movie?

Commentary, Film and Television

If you believe the hype, horror is getting harder and harder to nail down.

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August 8, 2018August 14, 2019 Madison McSweeney Tagged Dracula, Get Out, Hereditary, Horror, Stephen King, The Babadook, The Witch Leave a comment
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“If you dream the proper dreams, and share the myths with people, they will want to grow up to be like you.”
-Ray Bradbury

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