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Macabre Month 6 Part III: Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021)

In today's review, I find out what it takes to track down an American Boogeyman. As I attempt a #positive review of the 2021 film Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman #ChadMichaelMurray #HollandRoden #LinShaye #OliviaDeLaurentis #JakeHays #VictoriaDiGiorgio

True crime, the lurid recounting of often horrific murders shows no relenting, cases both from the highly infamous to the obscure, are picked apart and presented in detail. In 2021, with the rise of documentaries and dramas dedicated to these murders and justice, an infamous director turned his niche of alternative true crime examinations. Fuelled by the increasing passion, he examined the crimes…

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Macabre Month 4 Part VI: Evil Toons (1992)

In today's review, I take a look at the animated side of evil. As I attempt to provide a #positive review of the 1992 independent horror-comedy Evil Toons #DavidCarradine #MoniqueGabrielle #BarbaraDare #ArteJohnson #DickMiller #MichelleBauer #FredOlenRay

Horror finds itself in a unique place with its content. Sure, the spooky stories are enough when you’re a kid, but once you get older, the gore becomes more excessive, and the adult situations doubly so. In 1992, an independent film capitalised on the status quo, by mixing grown-up situations, blood-curdling horror, and a tonne of comedy, in Evil Toons. This knock-off Necronomicon has a…

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Macabre Month 4 Part X: Ma (2019)

In today's review, I find that kindness from strangers can have disastrous results. As I attempt a #positive review of the 2019 psychological horror: Ma #OctaviaSpencer #DianaSilvers #McKaleyMiller #CoreyFogelmanis #JulietteLewis #LukeEvans #AllisonJanney

Being a teenager can be tough, well, it certainly used to. Even though the specifics may have changed/evolved, the scars of peer pressure, humiliation and other challenges can leave hefty scars both psychologically and physically. In 2019, a bastion of apparent hospitality took a dark turn exposing the many ways in which those scars could manifest. In a monosyllabic film that is called Ma. The…

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Macabre Month 6 Part VIII: Stephen King's f13 (1999)

In today's review, I try to alt-tab my way out of a spooky story. As I attempt a #positive review of the 1999 multimedia compact disc of ghoulish horrors known as Stephen King's F13

Computers, by definition, are supposed to be unintimidating, their existence governed by logic and rules. Outside of computer viruses or malicious hackers, not the realm of spirits or ghosts in the machine. At the turn of the century, horror novelist, Stephen King, lent his name and ideas to a C.D. ROM that set out to challenge this notion. A C.D. to show the tech-curious what nightmares lie when…

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Macabre Month 6 Part VII: Silent Hill: Book of Memories (2012)

In today's review, I get out of your dreams and into the story of your life. As I attempt a #positive review of the 2012 PlayStation Vita exclusive: Silent Hill: Book of Memories #playstationvita #psvita

Stop for a minute and take stock of where you are in life. Is it exactly as you hoped it to be? There’s a good chance that the answer is no. There’s no shame in that, of course, life is hard, and the dark traumas that hold us back might take a lot more than positive thinking, or self-help books. Such traumas can only be dealt with on the streets and buildings of a foggy Maine town. In 2012, a…

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Macabre Month 5 Part IX: The House of the Dead: Remake (2022)

In today's review, I remake some classic memories of zombie hunting. As I attempt a #positive review of the arcade remake of The House of the Dead #nintendoswitch #playstaion4 #stadia #xboxone #pc #gaming

Light-Gun arcade games ring nostalgic bells in the hearts of a certain age group. The concept was simple: you pointed a realistic gun controller at the screen, and you shoot. While naturally combining this innovation with the roaming terror of the undead, quickly made a profit for Sega with the iconic House of the Dead series. In 2022, the seminal classic of the industry got a modern remake, with…

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in my french class we're watching a french horror film (called les diaboliques) for macabre month and the film is really, really... gay.

it's about a guy who is murdered by his queer coded wife and his even more queer coded mistress because he sucks and bullies christine (his wife) for her heart condition.

like, i haven't finished it yet, but maybe give it a watch this macabre month for a touch of french subtitled films and also gay.

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spooky season: overused, half of the phrase is slightly racist

the macabre month: sophisticated, slightly mysterious, fresh outside the box pick

in short macabre month(s) > spooky season