May 15

May 15 [Review] Scoob! Is Scooby-Doo By Way of Marvel

Scoobs! isn’t what I expected. It shucks a lot of what I loved about the show, crams in a whole lot of Hanna-Barbera characters and…I still kind of liked it?

May 11

May 11 [Review] Monstrum Takes Korean History and Mashes It Into an Entertaining Monster Movie

Terry Mesnard

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A new Korean Horror movie has hit Shudder! Monstrum is about a kingdom embroiled in political turmoil, a mysterious plague and a marauding monster. See what we thought about it…

May 10

May 10 [Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Recap with Joe Lipsett] 1.03 "Wicked Old World" Thrills with Fantastic Characters and Deep Stakes

Terry Mesnard

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Terry and Joe recap Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Season 1 Episode 3 “Wicked Old World” and fell in love with the slow-building character drama and bursts of camp. Also, are we heading into some queer territory?

May 8

May 8 [AYAOTD? Recap with Erin Callahan] Episode 3.09 "The Tale of the Curious Camera"

Troy Gardner

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Troy and Erin are back to discover “The Tale of the Curious Camera” in this week’s recap of Are You Afraid of the Dark? Season 3 Episode 9.

May 7

May 7 [Motherland: Fort Salem Recap with Joe Lipsett] 1.08 "CityDrop" Brought Excitement While Continuing Some Cliched Plotting

Terry Mesnard

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Terry and Joe are back on their Motherland: Fort Salem beat and have contrasting feelings about the climactic (or anti-climactic) Season 1 Episode 8 “CityDrop.”

May 7

May 7 [Review] Z is at Its Best When It Focuses on the Terrifying Scares

Terry Mesnard

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Brandon Christensen’s Z presents a terrifying vision of an imaginary friend.

May 1

May 1 [AYAOTD Recap with Erin Callahan] 3.8 "The Tale of the Guardian's Curse"

Terry Mesnard

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Troy and Erin obsess over “The Tale of the Guardian’s Curse”

Apr 29

Apr 29 [Review] Helter Skelter is the Femme Mayhem We've Needed

Josephine Maria

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The masterfully crafted sensory overload that is Helter Skelter (Herutâ sukerutâ) is one of the best horror movies about fame and stardom in the last 10 years.

Apr 28

Apr 28 [Review] Long Lost is All About the Awkward Atmosphere

Troy Gardner

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Long Lost might not completely work as an erotic psycho-sexual thriller, but Troy says it kept him guessing and invested!

Apr 27

Apr 27 [Tribeca 2020 Review] 12 Hour Shift is the Right Mix of Black Comedy and Shocking Violence

Justin Lockwood

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Justin reviews Brea Grant’s feature directorial debut, 12 Hour Shift and finds it hilariously dark and full of violence.

Apr 26

Apr 26 [Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Review with Joe Lipsett] "Santa Muerte" Juggles A LOT of Characters and Storylines

Terry Mesnard

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Showtime’s Penny Dreadful is back in a new location and time and with new characters. Penny Dreadful: City of Angels introduces a lot of characters and plot threads, but Joe Lipsett and I are looking for more.

Apr 24

Apr 24 [AYAOTD? Recap with Erin Callahan] Season 3 Episode 7 "The Tale of the Carved Stone"

Troy Gardner

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Troy and Erin are back on their Are You Afraid of the Dark? beat. This week it’s “The Tale of the Carved Stone.”

Apr 24

Apr 24 [Review] 1BR Envisions Better Living...With a Small Cost

Terry Mesnard

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1BR envisions the perfect society. All it costs is everything…

Apr 23

Apr 23 [Motherland: Fort Salem Recap with Joe Lipsett] "Up is Down" Takes a Pause After Last Episode's Disastrous Events

Terry Mesnard

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Motherland: Fort Salem’s latest episode “Down is Up” takes a moment to reflect on the events of “Bellweather Season”’s disastrous events. It’s a mix of good and kind of boring, Joe and Terry think.

Apr 20

Apr 20 [Into the Dark Review with Joe Lipsett] "I'm Just F*cking with You" Isn't as Clever as it Thinks it is.

Terry Mesnard

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Joe and Terry look back at Season 1 episodes of Blumhouse and Hulu’s Into the Dark in between reviewing the new season. This episode is the season one April Fools episode “I’m Just F*cking With You.”