Fall TV preview 2023: 10 shows I wouldn’t mind watching
Fall TV preview: Amid the strike, networks and streamers have patched together a slate of pre-planned shows and foreign imports.
Horror TV
In ‘Amityville 4’ (1989), ‘The Evil Escapes’ into a daytime soap
Revisiting Amityville (Movie review): Back in the day, there was a substantial difference between theatrical movies and TV movies. “A4” is a case study.
Warren case ‘The Haunted’ (1991) is a proto-‘Conjuring’
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This film featuring demonologists the Warrens is like “The Conjuring” in plot, not in mood.
The hauntings of Mike Flanagan: All 11 of his horror films and TV shows, ranked
Movie and TV list: As he prepares his Edgar Allan Poe adaptation, here are my rankings of this modern horror master’s works so far.
All 9 ‘Scream’ movies and TV seasons, ranked
Movie and TV list: RFMC compiles a list to die for as we don’t merely pick our favorite scary movie, but rank all the entries from worst to first.
‘Slasher’ Season 5 ‘Ripper’ overly ambitious, but still brutal
First episode impressions (TV review): The kills are gore-ific and the mystery is respectable, but “Slasher” isn’t quite convincing as a period piece.
John’s top 10 TV shows of 2022
2022 television: The landscape of TV is being flattened – fewer episodes, but more shows. That makes narrowing this list to a mere 10 quite a challenge.
‘Damien’ (2016) gives ‘Omen’ lad more adult struggles
Six weeks of ‘The Omen’: This nice-looking, inconsistently written series gives Damien more robust internal strife against his dark destiny.
Flanagan goes YA for ‘Midnight Club,’ but never fear – it’s still good
TV review: The switch to young-adult source material doesn’t mean Mike Flanagan’s high bar has been lowered. This is another artistic mix of heart and horror.
‘Devil in Ohio’: Horror miniseries as comfort food
TV review: Adapting her own book, Daria Polatin delivers a safe and tame devil-worshiper saga. But it’s boosted by the excellent Madeleine Arthur.