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)
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)
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)
POLTERGEIST (2015)
The Poltergeist remake was released on May 22, 2015. Pretty much a straight remake of the original, it follows a family having to rescue their youngest daughter from the spirit world after pesky ghosts invade their house. Unlike the original which was filmed in California, the remake was filmed in Canada. The main house is…… Continue reading POLTERGEIST (2015)
READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME (2026)
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come was released on March 20, 2026. It once again stars Samara Weaving as Grace, the newlywed still being hunted in a deadly game of hide and seek, this time with Kathryn Newton as her younger sister in tow. Like the first Ready or Not, the sequel was filmed…… Continue reading READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME (2026)
BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974)
Black Christmas was originally released in Canada on October 11, 1974. A US release followed in May 1975 under the title Silent Night, Evil Night before being released again as Black Christmas. It also aired on TV under the title Stranger in the House. It stars Olivia Hussey, Margot Kidder, and Andrea Martin as sorority…… Continue reading BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974)
THE BLACK PHONE (2021)
The Black Phone premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 25, 2021 and was released to theaters on June 24, 2022. It is based on the 2004 short story of the same name by Joe Hill. A boy named Finney Blake is kidnapped by The Grabber, and receives phone calls from past victims. It was filmed…… Continue reading THE BLACK PHONE (2021)