Mean Girls was released on April 30, 2004. Cady Heron (played by Lindsay Lohan), homeschooled for her entire life, finally attends public school and gets caught up with the most popular clique in school, The Plastics, led by Regina George (Rachel McAdams). Hilarity ensues. Obviously it’s not a horror movie (although there are more violent…… Continue reading MEAN GIRLS (2004)
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ORPHAN (2009)
Orphan was released on July 24, 2009. A married couple, played by Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard, adopt 9-year-old Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman) and soon find out she’s more than they bargained for. I’ve loved Orphan since I saw it in theaters, and I always wondered about the filming locations, particularly that great modern style house…… Continue reading ORPHAN (2009)
DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004)
Dawn of the Dead was released on March 19, 2004. It’s a remake of George Romero’s 1978 movie in which the survivors of a zombie invasion take cover in a shopping mall. The remake is directed by Zack Snyder and stars Sarah Polley and Ving Rhames. The original movie was filmed in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, but…… Continue reading DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004)
THANKSGIVING (2023)
Thanksgiving was released on November 17, 2023. Directed by Eli Roth, it follows a group of high schoolers being terrorized by a masked killer dressed like a pilgrim, a year after they inadvertently caused a Black Friday tragedy at the local department store. It’s based on a fake trailer (also directed by Eli Roth) that…… Continue reading THANKSGIVING (2023)
IT: CHAPTER TWO (2019)
It: Chapter Two was released on September 6, 2019. Picking up 27 years after the first movie, the Losers’ Club returns to Derry to finish off Pennywise once and for all. Chapter Two was filmed in Ontario just like Chapter One. Port Hope, about an hour east of Toronto, plays Derry, Maine, and a few…… Continue reading IT: CHAPTER TWO (2019)
IT (2017)
It was released on September 8, 2017. As I’m sure most everyone knows, it’s based on the 1986 novel by Stephen King and is the second adaptation after the 1990 TV version starring Tim Curry. It follows the loser club, a group of seven kids who encounter a shapeshifting entity that often takes the form…… Continue reading IT (2017)
CARRIE (2013)
Carrie was released on October 18, 2013. It stars Chloe Grace Moretz in the title role, with Julianne Moore as Margaret White and Judy Greer as Miss Desjardin. Once again, Carrie is a bullied outcast with telekinetic powers, and they come out in full force after her classmates play an awful prank on her at…… Continue reading CARRIE (2013)
DEAD SILENCE (2007)
Dead Silence was released on March 16, 2007. James Wan’s second movie after Saw, it stars Ryan Kwanten as Jamie Ashen, who finds himself returning to his hometown to investigate the death of his wife. Naturally it involves a ghost and dozens of wonderfully creepy ventriloquist dummies. I’ve always really loved Dead Silence. I grew…… Continue reading DEAD SILENCE (2007)
PROM NIGHT (1980)
Prom Night was released on July 18, 1980. Four high school seniors are stalked on their prom night by a masked axe-wielding killer as revenge for being involved in the accidental death of a classmate six years earlier. Jamie Lee Curtis is also there. Prom Night was filmed in and around Toronto. I didn’t get…… Continue reading PROM NIGHT (1980)
WRONG TURN (2003)
Wrong Turn was released on May 30, 2003. Desmond Harrington, Jeremy Sisto, and Eliza Dushku star as travelers who get stranded after taking a wrong turn… dun dun dun. And unfortunately for them, murderous mountain men are prowling around the area. Wrong Turn is really nostalgic for me. I didn’t get to see it in…… Continue reading WRONG TURN (2003)