Darling (2015)

Released April 1, 2016, in the US.

Filmed entirely in New York.

The story: Darling is an unstable young woman...

She has recently taken the job of house-sitting the oldest house in New York, a house that has a sinister history, although she doesn't know all of that just yet.

Speaking with the lady of the house, Darling is told about the last caretaker committing suicide in the house.

This news makes Darling even more unstable on top of being paranoid.

The longer Darling stays in the house, the more she doesn't trust it which it sends her right over the edge. 

Stars Lauren Ashley Carter, Sean Young, Brian Morvant, Al nisa Petty, Larry Fessenden, John Speredakos

Directed by (& story written) Mickey Keating

Not Rated

MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR

Visions (2015)

Released January 19, 2016, in the US.

Filmed in California.

The story: The last year had been a tough one for Eveleigh.

She was involved in a really bad car accident in which an infant lost its life.

This devasted Eveleigh and she ended up acquiring PTSD, which she took antidepressants for.

Present day, Eveleigh and her hubby David have just bought the house of their dreams on an old vineyard.

They are also expecting.

Things couldn't get any better.

But soon Eveleigh begins seeing strange things around her new home.

Things that cannot be explained.

After lots of research, Eveleigh believes she's beginning to understand what is going on.

But then, she learns, she had no idea.

Stars Isla Fisher, Anson Mount, Roberto Sanchez, Joanna Cassidy, Eva Longoria, Michael Villar, Jim Parsons, Bryce Johnson, John de Lancie, Annie Tedesco, Gillian Jacobs, Jeff Branson

Directed by Kevin Greutert

Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR

Mr. Harrigan's Phone ; Stephen King's (2022)

Made for Netflix, airing on instant streaming October 5th in the US.

Filmed entirely in Connecticut.

The story: Craig is a young boy who lives with his father in a small Maine town.

He lives a pretty lonely, quiet life now that his mom has passed away.

Craig meets the powerful, aging recluse, Mr. Harrison after he hears Craig read in church one day.

Mr. Harrison hires Craig to come to his home and read to him, as his eyesight is failing.

For many years, Craig visits and reads to Mr. Harrison for five dollars a week.

The only other thing Craig ever receives from Mr. Harrison besides wisdom is holiday cards with a one-dollar scratch ticket enclosed.

The two become close friends, so close that after Craig enters high school and gets a cell phone, he wins money on one of the scratch tickets, and the only purchase he makes is a cell phone for Mr. Harrison.

This changes how Mr. Harrison sees the locked-away world he has been living in and it also bonds the two.

When Mr. Harrison passes away suddenly though, Craig continues to text and call Mr. Harrison.

To Craigs' surprise, Mr. Harrison responds, which inspires Craig and the future choices he makes.

Stars Colin OBrien, Joe Tippett, Frank Ridley, Chelsea Yakura Kurtz, Donald Sutherland, Jaeden Martell, Kirby Howell Baptiste, Peggy J Scott, Thomas Francis Murphy, Cyrus Arnold, Randy Kovitz, Connor William Wright, Alexa Niziak, Bennett Saltzman, Thalia Torio, Daniel Reece, Dale Duko

Directed by John Lee Hancock

Rated PG13

MYSTERY

"Keep giving all the love you can."

It Lives Again (1978)

Released May 10th in the US.

Filmed in Arizona and California.

The story: It has been many years since the nightmare Frank Davis experienced with the birth of his mutant child.

He has made it his mission to seek out families who are at risk of also having a baby like his, which killed so many people.

Frank has found himself at the home/baby shower of Eugene and Jody Scott.

He explains to them the best he can that their soon-to-be-born baby has the same defects his did.

The only reason Eugene and Jody even remotely believe him is because he was all over the news after the incident.

Soon a doctor working along with Frank and the local police are involved in keeping the Scotts' babys birth under wraps and secluded from the outside world.

No one wants the same disaster that happened to Frank and his wife to happen again.

But there are two more mutant babies other than the Scotts' and some have escaped.

Stars Frederic Forrest, Kathleen Lloyd, John P Ryan, John Marley, Andrew Duggan, Eddie Constantine, James Dixon, Dennis OFlaherty, Melissa Inger, Jill Gatsby, Bobby Ramsen, Glenda Young

Directed by (& story written) Larry Cohen

Rated R
SEQUEL/SCIFI/HORROR

The Last Drive-In Presents Joe Bob's Haunted Halloween Hangout/Elvira's Haunted Hills (2022/2001)

Made for Shudder, airing on live stream October 21st in the US/Movie originally released October 31, 2002, in the US.

Season 5. Episode 1./Movie filmed entirely in Romania.

To please the masses this year, Joe Bob has made a checklist of all Halloween-themed props that he insists he and Darcy have on set.

Joe Bob gives us his best Trick or Treat tips and traditions.

They are visited by Cassandra Peterson, better known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark...

Joe Bob sports his best Franken weenie costume, complete with ketchup instead of mustard, while Darcy cosplays as Elvira.

After the movie, Joe Bob changes into a Druid Priest costume...

They get to some fan mail and finally, in honor of 'Elvira's Haunted Hills', Joe Bob tells some Vampire jokes.

The story: It's 1851 in Carpathia.

Elvira is on her way to work in Paris with her servant when psychiatrist Dr. Bradley Bradley stops to offer them a ride.

They will be traveling to the haunted home of Vladimir Hellsubus, who lives a sad existence while grieving the loss of his late wife Elura, who happens to look like Elvira.

Elvira and her servant are only supposed to spend one night at the castle but they end up being stranded there for a whole weekend, due to some unexpected mischief.

Stars John Bloom, Diana Prince, Cassandra Peterson, Mary Jo Smith, Theodor Danetti, Scott Atkinson, Mary Sheer, Richard O Brien, Heather Hopper, Jerry Jackson, Gabi Andronache, Lucia Mair

Directed by Austin Jennings/ Movie directed by Sam Irvin 

Rated PG13

PARODY/SPOOF/COMEDY/SERIES/HALLOWEEN

"Why did Dracula fail art school?"
"He could only draw blood."

1BR (2019)

Released April 24, 2020 in the US.

Filmed in California.

The story: Sarah is a young woman, wanting to make a change in her life.

She finds an apartment for lease in L.A. and jumps at the opportunity.

When she arrives for the open house though, she steps into a room of various people looking at the place.

Just when Sarah is about to leave, the manager of the building advises her to stay and take a look.

Soon Sarah is surprised to learn she has been approved for the apartment and quickly moves right in.

She gets the impression everyone in the apartment building is very friendly and welcoming, and she couldn't have gotten luckier.

But even though all her neighbors believe they are a bunch living harmoniously in their self-made community, someone has it in for her cat, which she isn't supposed to have in the building and one night, they make sure Sarah gets the hint.

Sarah soon realizes that she has unknowingly moved into a cult-like setting.

Stars Nicole Brydon Bloom, Taylor Nichols, Giles Matthey, Naomi Grossman, Susan Davis, Alan Blumenfeld, Hailey Giles, Celeste Sully, Clayton Hoff, Earnestine Phillips, Andrew Carrillo

Directed by (& story written) David Marmor

Rated TVMA

MYSTERY/THRILLER

Scream , Pretty Peggy (1973)

Made for ABC, airing November 24th in the US.

Filmed entirely in California.

The story: Peggy is an eager, energetic college student.

She has heard about a housekeeping job off campus and can't be more thrilled about it.

Peggy rushes off to the house for her interview.

She is met by Mrs.Elliott, the mother of Jeffery who put the ad out at the college.

Mrs. Elliott tries to advise Peggy that they do not need a housekeeper when Jeffery enters the room, shooing her off.

He invites Peggy inside and shows her around, allowing her to take the job.

Jeffery explains there is only light work to be done but Peggy is insistent that she can be there almost all the time, at every turn - persuading Jeffery.

The more time Peggy spends at the house, the more she learns about its inhabitants and the strange, dangerous secret they are trying to hide away from the outside world.

Stars Sian Tovah Feldshuh , Christiane Schmidtmer , Barbara Allen , Jessica Rains , Johnnie Collins III , Bette Davis , Ted Bessell , Charles Drake , Allan Arbus 

Directed by Gordon Hessler

Not Rated

MYSTERY/THRILLER

X ; Ti West's (2022)

Released March 18th in the US.

Filmed in New Zealand.

The story: 1979, Texas.

Wayne is taking his girlfriend Maxine, along with couple Jackson and Bobby Lynne to make an adult film...

Wayne believes the movie will make them all famous.

RJ, who is directing, wants to make an important, artsy kind of film, which he believes will also, make him famous as well.

Wayne has rented a small farmhouse from an elderly couple who also live on the property.

When the group arrives and meets Howard, the man of the house, they are a bit put off by his lack of hospitality and, his looks.

No matter , they came to make a movie, and making a movie is what they will do.

Although no one in the group knows it yet, Pearl - the lady of the house, has some deep-rooted issues and her own sex life is a big one of them.

When Pearl sees some things she shouldn't, it really sends her over the edge, putting everyone in grave danger.

Stars Simon Prast, Geoff Dolan, Matthew J Saville, Mia Goth, Martin Henderson, Brittany Snow, Kid Cudi, Owen Campbell, Jenna Ortega, Stephen, Ure, Bryony Skillington, James Gaylyn

Directed by (& story written) Ti West

Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR

Scream AKA Scream 5 (2022)

Released January 14th in the US.

Filmed in North Carolina and California.

The story: Teenage Tara is alone at home , waiting for her girlfriend to come over when the landline rings.

The first time around,  Tara ignores it but it happens again, so she answers.

The caller claims to be someone from Tara's mother's "group" and just wants to say he called.

But Tara continuously asks questions.

The caller begins asking if Tara likes horror movies and if she is familiar with the very popular 'Stab' film.

Tara explains she thinks she remembers it , not that it's great.

Then the caller tells her, if she can get all the answers to his questions about 'Stab' correct, he will not kill her girlfriend.

So Tara complies.
Just when she believes she has got all the answers correct the caller tells her of her simple mistake and that now someone will die.

Tara is then attacked and barely gets away.

While Tara is in the hospital, her older sister Sam gets words about the attack.

Sam has not seen Tara in the last five years, due to her leaving home without an explanation.

She rushes to the hospital to be by her side.

But when Sam is also attacked while in the hospital, she decides she must finally tell Tara the truth about her father and why she was attacked.

Stars Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera, Jack Quaid, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Neve Campbell, Mikey Madison, Dylan Minnette, Mason Gooding, Marley Shelton, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Skeet Ulrich

Directed by Matt Bettinelli Olpin & Tyler Gillett

Rated R
MYSTERY/HORROR/THRILLER

Studio 666 (2022)

Released February 25th in the US.

Filmed entirely in California.

The story: Rock N Roll band the Foo Fighters are ready to make their tenth album.

They want it to be epic. Something very different than anything they've done before and they want it to take place at an extraordinary studio.

But they don't know where to start.

Explaining the dilemma to their manager Shill, who claims to not give a shit what they do as long as they make him a lot of money, Shill tells them he knows just what they're after.

He makes a call and gets them a walk-through of a studio/house which hasn't been used since the early 90s in Encino.

When the Foo Fighters get there, Dave isn't convinced it's the right place for them.

But then, he gets a feeling...and he hears the right sound...

That's when he decides to take the house and proceeds to convince the rest of the band that they must live there, to finish the album, which shouldn't take long at all.

But right away, things don't go good at all, then Dave gets writer's block.

It isn't until Dave stumbles onto something sinister in the house does he start getting inspired.

But he also becomes someone none of the rest of the band knows.

Stars Jenna Ortega, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Pat Smear, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Jeff Garlin, Leslie Grossman, Kerry King, Marti Matulis, Jason Trost, Lionel Richie, Will Forte

Directed by BJ McDonnell

Rated R
HORROR/COMEDY/MYSTERY/THRILLER

A Quiet Place ll (2021)

Released May 28th in the US.

Filmed in New York.

The story: After Emily, Regan, and Marcus lose Lee, they have no choice but to move on.

After some time they find Emmett, who they knew before everything happened.

Emily wants to know why he didn't come for them when he knew they were out there stuck.

He explains that people are no longer the same as they were and they cannot be trusted.

He also explains that the next day they must be on their way.

That night, Regan hears music on the radio.

Something that Lee never did hear while looking round the dial.

Regan believes it's a sign to travel to an island not too far away.

She only tells Marcus of what she has discovered and that she is going to go find where the music is being broadcast.

Marcus tells her it's a bad idea but she goes anyways.

When Emily finds out Regan is gone, she begs Emmett to go and bring her back.

But with nothing left to lose and no other options, Regan will not return before she knows for sure.

Stars John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Emily Blunt, Noah Jupe, Cillian Murphy, Zachary Golinger, Dean Woodward, Djimon Hounsou, Okieriete Onaodowan, Scoot McNairy, Alice Sophie Malyukova

Directed by John Krasinski

Rated PG13

SEQUEL/HORROR/THRILLER/MYSTERY