‘FreakyLinks’ (2000-01) taps into ‘found footage’ craze

August 1, 2017September 8, 2021 John Hansen Horror TV

TV shows lost to history (Review): A found-footage answer to “The X-Files,” this was a winning pitch in the era of “The Blair Witch Project.”

7 times ‘X-Files’ borrowed from ‘Kolchak’

July 10, 2017August 19, 2022 John Hansen Horror TV

TV commentary: Although their styles are different, there’s no doubt that “The X-Files” borrowed many concepts from “Kolchak.”

All 22 installments of ‘Kolchak: The Night Stalker’ (1972-75), ranked

July 9, 2017August 19, 2022 John Hansen Horror TV

TV review:“Kolchak” is like a parody of what it never was. It’s never scary, the low budget is always obvious, and it’s hard to take it seriously.

‘The Mist’ expands further in the form of a TV series

June 23, 2017May 13, 2023 John Hansen Horror TV

First episode impressions (TV review): Stephen King’s short story gets expanded into a series.

‘Blood Drive’ brings grindhouse style to TV

June 21, 2017May 13, 2023 John Hansen Horror TV

First episode impressions (TV review): “Blood Drive” captures the glorious B-grade grit and fun.

Noxon’s ‘Point Pleasant’ (2005) an interesting failure

May 8, 2017May 13, 2023 John Hansen Horror TV

One-season wonders (TV review): Marti Noxon breaks free from the Whedonverse to take a crack at a horror drama.

Negan, the scariest TV villain of all time, has turned ‘The Walking Dead’ into a slog (TV review)

January 16, 2017April 15, 2021 John Hansen Horror TV

Inevitability doesn’t make for great TV. That’s what fans of “The Walking Dead” are finding out in this seventh season (which will resume Feb. 12). It began with a masterful (if utterly harrowing) episode: Negan (Jeffrey Dean […]