141 | Black Christmas

Directed by Sophia Takal

Written by Sophia Takal and April Wolfe

Stars: Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Cary Elwes

Rated: PG-13; Runtime: 1hr 32min

Released 12/14/2019; Available in theaters

Synopsis: A group of sorority sisters are being stalked and killed off, one by one, by some mysterious, cloaked, madMAN/MEN. A new take on an old classic.

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New year, new remake. Join us next time when we’ll be watching and reviewing Nicolas Pesce’s horror remake, The Grudge. Here’s hoping the guy who brought us The Eyes of My Mother can start the new year off with a worthy remake.

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Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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123 | Pet Sematary

Directors: Kevin Kolsch & Dennis Widmyer

Writers: Matt Greenberg & Jeff Buhler

Synopsis:The Creed family moves to the town of Ludlow Maine so that father Louis can take a cushy job as a doctor at the nearby university & spend more time with his wife & two children. Behind their new house is a place where the local children bury their dead pets. And beyond that is another burial ground, this one an ancient & sinister place where the dead don’t stay buried…

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It’s been a while since we’ve watched & reviewed an anthology but next we’ll be reviewing The Field Guide to Evil. With segments directed by Can Evrenol (Baskin), Severin Flala & Veronika Franz (Goodnight Mommy), and Agnieszka Smoczynska (The Lure), we should be in for a treat.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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112 | Suspiria

Director: Luca Guadagnino

Writer: David Kajganich

Synopsis: Susie Bannion, a Mennonite from Ohio, arrives in 1977 Berlin to audition at the prestigious Markos Dance Academy, run by her idol, Madame Blanc. When she wows everyone with her preternatural gift for dancing she is offered a spot in the company. Luckily, one has just opened up, as one of the other dancers has mysteriously disappeared. As Susie & Madame Blanc begin to forge a powerful bond, other dancer Sarah begins to suspect that her missing friend might not have been delusional when she said the teachers were a coven of witches.

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