‘Cabin Fever’ (2003, 2016) splatters screen with contagion fears
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Eli Roth’s name gets on the fear-flick map with this gore-centered body horror. Also: thoughts on the remake.
Author: John Hansen
‘Cabin Fever’ (2003, 2016) splatters screen with contagion fears
Devil menaces next gen in ‘Omen IV: The Awakening’ (1991)
Six weeks of ‘The Omen’ (Movie review): Damien is dead, but oddly, the franchise isn’t. It continues with this repetitive and unnecessary TV movie.
‘Mr. Harrigan’s Phone’ not quite great, but worth picking up
Movie review: In this year of telephone-based psychological thrillers from Stephen King’s family, this Netflix film beats “The Black Phone.”
‘Alaska Daily’ puts spotlight on modern investigative reporting
First episode impressions (TV review): “Spotlight” was a thank-you letter to probing journalism; now “Alaska Daily” shows why it’s still important.
‘And Then There Were None’ (1939) an early slasher classic
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Widely regarded as one of Christie’s best novels, it deserves more credit as a progenitor of slasher horror.
Another lost TV episode found in ‘Kolchak’ Volume 3
‘Kolchak’ flashback (Comic book review): Moonstone effectively resurrects “Eve of Terror,” but the new story “Lambs to the Slaughter” isn’t as strong.
‘Goodnight Mommy’ remake scrapes by on mood, twist
Movie review: The story is simple yet watchable, with a decent twist. But this remake doesn’t achieve the tragic poignancy it aims for.
Damien grows up (fast) in ‘The Final Conflict’ (1981)
Six weeks of ‘The Omen’ (Movie review): Inexplicably 32 years old a decade after being born, the son of Satan makes his big play for world domination.
Christie’s ‘Towards Zero’ (1944) counts down to murder
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): This briskly paced and well-drawn character piece is only undone by the unlikely turns of the denouement.
‘Who Invited Them’ gets socially awkward with its scares
Movie review: Large gatherings can be awkward, and this one is a case in point. Unfortunately, this film doesn’t get creepy enough to be a horror classic.