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The Midnight Club

Published

11 months ago

October 16, 2022

Mike Flanagan returns with his latest horror TV show The Midnight Club, which if you’re a fan of his previous work you’ll be pleased to hear, is centered around a grande house where unusual things begin to happen.

This series wasn’t publicised too well from Netflix but luckily a few people on Instagram mentioned it was out, so I instantly jumped onto Netflix on it’s day of release. Earlier this year I had a binge of Flanagan’s previous work due to my utter adoration for Midnight Mass and ultimately, I was excited to check out his latest series.

The Midnight Club follows a group of terminally ill teenagers who are all put into one house, and during their time there, the group come together at midnight in the library to tell each other haunting stories where they put themselves and their inner conflicts in a thrilling short story.

The Midnight Club meeting together in Episode 4

This series has a lot of Flanagan’s traits from broken family dynamics to haunted houses, you are bound to be happy with the set up of this show.

A lot of the actors within this series are new compared to his recent projects, nevertheless everyone brings a strong performance to this show. Iman Benson, William Chris Sumpter and Ruth Codd absolutely smashed it out of the ball park and deserve their own mention.

Ilonka and Kevin go exploring in the basement of the home

Though this show doesn’t conclude it’s loose ends as well as it could have, the world in which Flanagan is so good at establishing will have you wanting to press next episode quicker than the speed of sound.

I filmed a full review over on my channel which you can check to hear my full thoughts on The Midnight Club.

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When Evil Lurks | Teaser Trailer — In Theaters October 6th, 2023

Published

4 days ago

September 18, 2023

Jacques van Zyl

When Evil Lurks Movie Poster (IFC Films)

The following piece was written during the 2023 Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movie material being covered here wouldn’t exist.

Genre: Horror

Release Date: 6 October 2023 in theaters / 27 October 2023 on Shudder

Director: Demián Rugna

Writer: Demián Rugna

Distributed by: IFC Films & Shudder

Production Companies: Shudder, Aramos Cine & Machaco Films

Cast: Ezequiel Rodriguez, Demián Salomon, Luis Ziembrowski, Silvia Sabater & Marcelo Michinaux

Plot

The residents of a small rural town discover that a demon is about to be born among them. They desperately try to escape – but it may be too late…

When Evil Lurks Official Teaser Trailer (IFC Films)

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Thanksgiving | Official Trailer — In Theaters November 17, 2023

After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the infamous holiday.

Published

4 days ago

September 18, 2023

Staff

Genre:

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Release Date:

November 17, 2023

Director:

Eli Roth

Cast:

Patrick dempsey, Rick Hoffman, Gina Gershon, Addison Rae

Plot Summary:

After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the infamous holiday.

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Talk To Me Delivers A Real Scare, Hands Down!

Published

5 days ago

September 16, 2023

Jacques van Zyl

Talk to Me Movie Poster (A24)

Plot

When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.

Movie Review

The movie starts off with quite a shocker, leaving you with a few questions. It doesn’t take too long to get into the action and soon you realize you are in for quite a scare. In a nutshell, the movie is about a group of friends playing a timed game where the communicate with the dead using an embalmed hand, and allow the dead to speak through them, with the emphasis on timed. However, as with all rules, some end up broken, and when the game goes on a little too long things go south, resulting in far reaching consequences. The main protagonist in the story Mia plays this game of talking with the dead, while at the same time working through the loss of a loved one as well. As a viewer I experienced her feelings of grief and it felt real because her performance was just next level.

Both Sophie Wilde and Joe Bird‘s performance as Mia and Riley really grips you, making the feelings of fear on-screen real for the audience. The make-up and effects throughout the movie was really done brilliantly. The ending delivers a unique twist making you hungry for more action and story. The cast really brought life in a horror story focusing around the dead.

There is no post-credits scene, so no need to wait to the end. Trailer is amazing and delivers an even greater scare and doesn’t spoil any important parts of the movie. My rating for Talk To Me is 5 out of 5. Talk To Me is a bone-chilling supernatural horror that delivers a real scare on-screen, hands down. I’m all for seeing a possible sequel of Talk To Me one day, or even a prequel where the origin of the embalmed hand is unpacked. But the movie is still brilliant as a stand-alone movie.

Make sure to catch it at a cinema near you or watch online.