Friday, March 6, 2026

Basket Case 2: Hey! This Isn't A Sandwich!

The Opening That Tells You Everything

The film opens with a lengthy replay of Basket Case 2's ending.

Not a recap. Not a highlight reel. A full rerun — unaltered, unedited — of the final several minutes of the preceding film. Duane losing his mind over his love interest Susan's mutant pregnancy. Belial having aggressively weird sex with a woman sharing his physical condition. Duane sewing his brother back onto his abdomen in a moment of deranged reunion.

Sunday, March 1, 2026

Pet Sematary (1989): A Cinematic Exploration of Grief, Ego, and the Inescapable Nature of Death

True horror, the kind that lingers, the kind that permeates the mind and soul, does not rely on the grotesque or the supernatural. It is the horror of inevitability, of powerlessness, of watching something unfold with the growing realization that there is no stopping it. Pet Sematary, released in 1989 and directed by Mary Lambert, is a film that understands this. Based on Stephen King’s harrowing 1983 novel, the film is not just a ghost story, nor is it merely a cautionary tale about meddling with forces beyond human comprehension. It is a dissertation on grief, denial, and the slow, soul-consuming nature of loss, a story about a man who cannot accept what life has taken from him, who cannot admit his own limitations, and who, in his desperation, brings about his own destruction.

Sunday, February 22, 2026

The Toxic Avenger: Still Avenging Vengence!

Alright, strap in. We’re diving headfirst into radioactive sludge and corporate malpractice, and I’m bringing floaties made of pure charisma.

Let’s talk about The Toxic Avenger—the 2023 mutation of The Toxic Avenger, now reborn under the slightly unhinged guidance of Macon Blair. Back in ’84, Lloyd Kaufman gave us a mop-wielding monstrosity who looked like he crawled out of a nuclear septic tank and immediately chose violence. It was cheap, it was gross, it was punk rock cinema shot through a slime filter. It also had all the subtlety of a brick through a windshield. And I loved it.

Friday, February 13, 2026

A TV Crushed His Head, But Not His Spirit: The Case for Stu Macher’s Return

For almost thirty years, Scream hasn’t just survived — it has adapted. What began in Scream as a razor-sharp genre autopsy evolved into franchise commentary, sequel satire, reboot critique, and eventually the modern “requel” blueprint. Every era of horror has been filtered through Ghostface’s mask. Now, with Scream 7 on the horizon, one question refuses to die:

What if Stu Macher never did?

The idea isn’t fringe anymore. It’s persistent. And more importantly — it makes sense.

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Predator: Badlands or Mr. P If Your Nasty.

I went into Predator: Badlands fully prepared to be disappointed. The franchise has, over the years, developed a reliable talent for squandering goodwill — each successive entry promising a return to the raw, sweat-soaked menace of John McTiernan's 1987 original before retreating into noise, fan service, and diminishing returns. I had mentally filed this one away before a single frame had crossed my retinas. I was wrong to do so. Profoundly, happily wrong.

Saturday, January 24, 2026

Masters of the Universe: The Rise and Fall of an ’80s Cinematic Experiment

Released in 1987 by Cannon Films, Masters of the Universe was a bold attempt to adapt Mattel’s wildly successful toy line and the accompanying animated series (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe) into a big-budget, live-action motion picture. Directed by Gary Goddard and starring Dolph Lundgren in the titular role, the film sought to capture the fantasy, heroism, and otherworldly allure that had enthralled children throughout the early to mid-1980s.