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For the Love of Pop Culture: I’m rooting for the crocodile
Greetings, Gothamites!
This week I forwent my regularly scheduled Disney movie because I felt like an extra helping of cheesy b-grade horror in the form of Piranhaconda. And I finally finished Firestarter then dove right into the next book in Stephen King’s bibliography — Cujo. Continue reading For the Love of Pop Culture: I’m rooting for the crocodile
Weekly update: The good, the bad and the gory
Greetings, Gothamites!
I have had an interesting week in horror with 3/4 of the films I’ve seen being from the horror genre and one western. Not all of them were good, but the main thing is that they were all very different and caused many different reactions. Continue reading Weekly update: The good, the bad and the gory
Castlevania: Season One
Review by CJ
Director:
Sam Deats
Writer:
Warren Ellis, Hitoshi Akamatsu (based on the series created by)
Starring:
Richard Armitage, James Callis, Alejandra Reynoso, Matt Frewer, Tony Amendola
Other notable appearances:
Graham McTavish, Emily Swallow
Running time:
22-25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes:
4
After humanity burns his wife at the stake, Dracula gives them one year to prepare for his army of demons. Trevor Belmont, the last in a long line of monster slayers, and his allies must band together to put an end to the heartbroken vampire’s vengeance.
The Haunting of Hill House: Season One
Review by CJ
Director:
Mike Flanagan
Writer:
Shirley Jackson (based on the novel by), Mike Flanagan
Starring:
Carla Gugino, Henry Thomas, Michiel Huisman, Elizabeth Reaser, Kate Siegel, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Victoria Pedretti, Timothy Hutton, Paxton Singleton, Lulu Wilson, Mckenna Grace, Julian Hilliard, Violet McGraw
Other notable appearances:
Annabeth Gish, Robert Longstreet, Samantha Sloyan, Anthony Ruivivar, Jordane Christie, Levy Tran, Anna Enger
Running time:
43-71 minutes
Number of episodes:
10
After living in a haunted house and their mother’s subsequent suicide, the five Crain children grow up with very different coping mechanisms. When youngest sister, Nell (Pedretti), commits suicide in the same place their mother did, the remaining Crain children must reunite with their estranged father to face the family demons once and for all.
