‘Insidious: Chapter 2’ (2013) pads out possession story
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Wan and Whannell extend the story, but mainly give us more of what scared us in “Insidious.”
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‘Insidious: Chapter 2’ (2013) pads out possession story
A neurotic half-century: Every Woody Allen film, ranked
Movie list: I’ve obsessively made my list and checked it twice, and now I need counseling. Here are my rankings of Woody Allen’s films.
‘Haunting in Connecticut’ (2009) makes tidy use of cancer parallel
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This proto-“Conjuring” film has good scares, but it’s too slick to be believable as a true story.
‘Amityville 3-D’ (1983) could’ve used more dimension in its storytelling
Revisiting Amityville (Movie review): This is a respectable capper to the original “Amityville” trilogy, but it’s the weakest of those three films.
‘The Boogeyman’ an all-too-familiar take on a familiar childhood fear
Movie review: It’s not bad for a young writer’s short story, but there’s not enough substance to justify a feature-length film.
‘Poltergeist’ (1982) the most huggable haunted-house movie ever
Frightening Friday (Movie review): It’s not scary by adult standards, but the special effects are great in this film that came out one week before “E.T.”
‘Amityville II: The Possession’ (1982) isn’t a prequel, it’s a sequel
Revisiting Amityville (Movie review): And it’s actually a pretty good follow-up to “The Amityville Horror,” despite the confusing marketing.
All 9 of Philip K. Dick’s non-SF novels, ranked
Book list: Despite being rejected by publishers in their time, Dick’s nine non-science fiction novels are worth celebrating as character-driven time capsules.
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.
‘Amityville Horror’ (1979) a cut above thanks to Kidder, Brolin
Revisiting Amityville (Movie review): It’s not on the level of “Exorcist” or “Omen,” but it’s an important film in horror history, and still quite watchable.