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Halloween Horror: Alien: Covenant (2017)

A thematically satisfying new chapter of Ridley Scott’s Alien series.

Reviews, The Current: At Home, Halloween Horror IIIAnders BergstromOctober 23, 2017Alien, Alien: Covenant, Billy Crudup, cosmic horror, Halloween Horror, horror, Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender, Ridley Scott, science fiction, science fiction horror

Halloween Horror: A Viewer's Guide to Found Footage

This introductory guide to found footage tells you which films to watch and how to approach the subgenre.

Features, Halloween Horror IIIAren BergstromOctober 17, 2017As Above So Below, Blair Witch, Chronicle, Cloverfield, Creep, found-footage, Halloween Horror, Paranormal Activity-, REC, The Blair Witch Project, The Last Exorcism, The Sacrament, V/H/S, V/H/S/2Comment

Halloween Horror: Blair Witch (2016)

An assaultive exercise in found-footage terror.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIIAren BergstromOctober 13, 2017Adam Wingard, Blair Witch, Brandon Scott, Callie Hernandez, Corbin Reid, Halloween, Halloween Horror, James Allen McCune, Simon Barrett, Valerie Curry, Wes RobinsonComment

Halloween Horror: As Above, So Below (2014)

Innovates just enough to rise above its limitations.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIIAren BergstromOctober 6, 2017Ali Marhyar, As Above So Below, Ben Feldman, Drew Dowdle, Edwin Hodge, Francois Civil, Halloween Horror, John Erick Dowdle, Marion Lambert, Perdita WeeksComment

Halloween Horror: It (2017)

A genuine mega-hit that earns its popularity.

Halloween Horror: Alien: Cosmic Horror/Intimate Horror

A discussion of how Ridley Scott's 1979 film uses science fiction to merge two kinds of horror to unsettle and disturb.

(Re)Viewing the Canon, Essays, Halloween Horror IIIAnders BergstromOctober 28, 2016Alien, body horror, cosmic horror, essay, H- P- Lovecraft, Halloween Horror, horror, Ian Holm, John Hurt, Ridley Scott, science fiction, Sigourney WeaverComment

Halloween Horror: Ranking the Films of the Paranormal Activity Series

An examination of the Paranormal Activity series and the strengths of every individual film.

Features, Halloween Horror IIIAren BergstromOctober 22, 2016Halloween Horror, Oren Peli, Paranormal Activity 2, Paranormal Activity 3, Paranormal Activity 4, Paranormal Activity-, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones Comment

Halloween Horror: Evil Dead (2013)

Redundant but also entertainingly nasty.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIIAren BergstromOctober 14, 2016Elizabeth Blackmore, Evil Dead, Fede Alvarez, Halloween Horror, Jane Levy, Jessica Lucas, Lou Taylor Pucci, Rodo Sayagues, Sam Raimi, Shiloh FernandezComment

Halloween Horror: The Others (2001)

Richly atmospheric ghost story.

Halloween Horror: Hellraiser (1987)

The gore effects are astounding.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIIAren BergstromOctober 29, 2015Andrew Robinson, Ashley Laurence, body horror, Clare Higgins, Cliver Barker, Doug Bradley, gore, Halloween Horror, Hellraiser, horror, Oliver Smith, Sean ChapmanComment

Halloween Horror: Sleepy Hollow (1999)

For its look and feel, Sleepy Hollow is one of Burton's best.

Halloween Horror: Halloween (1978)

The original slasher film, but its impact has dulled over the years.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIIAren BergstromOctober 22, 2015Debra Hill, Donald Pleasence, Halloween, Halloween Horror, horror, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Carpenter, Michael Myers, slasherComment

Halloween Horror: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)

Chilling in its mundanity.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIIAren BergstromOctober 15, 2015Halloween, Halloween Horror, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, horror, John McNaughton, Michael Rooker, Richard Fire, serial killer, slasher, Tom Towles, Tracy ArnoldComment

Halloween Horror: Area 51 (2015)

Slow-burn found footage horror with no payoff.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At Home, Halloween Horror IIIAren BergstromOctober 1, 2015aliens, Area 51, Ben Rovner, Darrin Bragg, found-footage, Halloween Horror, horror, Jelena Nik, Oren Peli, Paranormal Activity-, Reid WarnerComment

Halloween Horror: Sinister (2012)

A genuinely frightening look at the horror genre.

Reviews, The Current: At Home, Halloween Horror IIIAnders BergstromOctober 31, 20148mm, crime, Ethan Hawke, Halloween Horror, horror, Scott Derrickson, SinisterComment

Halloween Horror: Three… Extremes (2004)

Deeply disturbing arthouse horror.

Halloween Horror: Attack the Block (2011)

Genre thrills with social commentary done well.

Halloween Horror: Carnival of Souls (1962) and Eyes Without a Face (1960)

Examining the enduring appeal of two classic 60s horror films.

Features, Halloween Horror IIIAnders BergstromOctober 26, 2014Carnival of Souls, Catherine Hilligoss, Edith Scob, eyes, Eyes Without a Face, French cinema, Georges Franju, Halloween Horror, Herk Harvey, horror, low budget horrorComment

Halloween Horror: V/H/S (2012)

An interesting concept, but lacking in scares and ingenuity.

Halloween Horror: Dracula Untold (2014)

This silly blockbuster never outstays its welcome.