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Breathing Room: The Curse of La Llorona (2019)

The Curse of La Llorona is another entry in the “Conjuring Universe,” a universe very much like our own but with far more exorcisms.

P.G. HauntedhouseAugust 6, 2019

Ladies of the Night: Vampire Hookers (1978)

Few movies make the case so clearly that stakes and crucifixes can be handily improvised with any old stick.

P.G. HauntedhouseJuly 30, 2019

Manageable Bodies: Piranha 3DD (2012)

Having very little experience with women’s undergarments, I can not vouch for the promise that the Ds have been doubled since the first installment.

P.G. HauntedhouseJuly 23, 2019

Redistributing The Wealthy: Blood Salvage (1990)

As someone who mostly deals in violence and horrors, I find politics to be a little distasteful.

P.G. HauntedhouseJuly 16, 2019

Cheeky Swipe: Pet Sematary (2019)

The allure of undead children and spinal meningitis has not deteriorated much in the years since the original films.

P.G. HauntedhouseJuly 9, 2019

Boldly Borrowing: House III - The Horror Show (1989)

Detective McCarthy was hardly a portrait of mental stability before his worst adversary transformed into an arc of evil electricity.

Foreboding AbodesP.G. HauntedhouseJuly 2, 2019

Nostalgic Pastiche: Skeletons in the Closet (2018)

Charlie is quite deceased and yet still manages to be a vocal member of the household.

P.G. HauntedhouseJune 25, 2019

Savor The Journey: Event Horizon (1997)

Horses may revolt, trains have been known to derail and spacecrafts can turn into evil advocates of ocular mutilation.

Outer SpaceP.G. HauntedhouseJune 18, 2019

Homey Victuals: Dead Shack (2017)

The neighbor’s culinary efforts might leave a seat or two empty at someone else’s dinner table.

Flesh Without SpiritP.G. HauntedhouseJune 11, 2019

Definitively Uncanny: The Oblong Box (1969)

It is with mouth slightly agape that I witnessed Vincent Price playing a doting fiancé to a healthy, living woman.

P.G. HauntedhouseJune 4, 2019

A Nice Quiet Read: Book of Monsters (2018)

The impressive density of the book suggests that not every monster was able to attend but there is still a rather decent showing nonetheless.

P.G. HauntedhouseMay 28, 2019

Sanguinary Schedule: Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)

Edmond commits crimes himself so that he can write about them, presenting a remarkably efficient and self-sustaining solution to the problem of writer’s block.

P.G. HauntedhouseMay 21, 2019

Immersive Experience: Sequence Break (2017)

The film does much more than take the viewer back to a simpler time -- it presents a completely simplified version of technology.

P.G. HauntedhouseMay 14, 2019

Deeply Thoughtful: Up From The Depths (1979)

The creature’s scant screen time is not so much a product of inadequate funding but rather reflection of the fact that mankind is the film’s most arresting villain.

Oversized CreaturesP.G. HauntedhouseMay 7, 2019