We’re in a position where I have one non-Blumhouse movie left on the list of Blumhouse slash Conjuring universe films: The Nun. I’m going to save the last movie in that series for later, and instead hit up what might be my favorite Paranormal Activity movie: Paranormal Activity 3. This one is the second prequel-sequel. …
This is the sequel-prequel to the first Paranormal Activity. It takes place slightly before the first movie and also slightly after: you could do a cut of the two movies with most of the first one taking place before the closure to this movie. That’s both good (because it fills in some stuff) and bad …
In my review of the Conjuring, I gushed about the cast and the way they seemed to gel. There was a chemistry there that I felt made the movie far better than it would have been without that chemistry — it didn’t necessarily make it scarier, but it made me care a lot more about …
Continuing in doing the first list in reverse for sequels, the next Blumhouse movie review is: Insidious: Chapter 2. This is a movie that literally picks up right where the last movie left off, AND it focuses mostly on the creepy character old woman-thing from the first movie. Since it picks up so close to …
I’m going to do the first four series in reverse order now, starting with the sequel and currently the only other Annabelle movie: Annabelle: Creation. The first movie is a sort-of prequel to the Conjuring, so it only fits that this is a prequel to the first movie! In this movie, we learn about where …
The first spin-off from one of our previous movies, Annabelle, is also the first movie in the series (which is currently only two movies: Annabelle, and the prequel, Annabelle: Creation). My humorous description of the movie is as follows: After a crazy cult murders their neighbors, the doll they thought they threw away comes back… …
Another of the Blumhouse movies with Patrick Wilson, playing a different character this time. Warning: There be spoilers here. Again stepping away from using the Amazon description because of how goofy I felt the one for Paranormal Activity was, and also because of how well I know this movie: Family of five has moved into …
I’m going to start out with a disclaimer: I love this movie. I enjoy Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga together, I’ve been a fan of Ron Livingston since Band of Brothers/Office Space. Put all three together in a demonic possession movie with a based on true events tag? Delightful. I’m not going to do the …
Starting with our new set of movies: the first Paranormal Activity. After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban “starter” tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when …
The final movie in our little set of horror (mostly slashers): Friday the 13th Part 3: An idyllic summer turns into a nightmare of unspeakable terror for yet another group of naive counselors. Ignoring Camp Crystal Lake’s bloody legacy, one by one they fall victim to the maniacal Jason who stalks them at every turn… …