Candyman (2021)
Horror movies have always served as a vehicle for social and political commentary. From the critiques of capitalism in They Live to the...
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Matt McNeal
- Oct 13, 2020
- 4 min
Crimson Peak
Happy October! I know, I know, I've taken a long break again but unfortunately I was ill and was totally out of commission for all of...
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Matt McNeal
- Aug 5, 2020
- 4 min
After Midnight
Happy August, everyone! Sorry again for taking over a month off, but with the pandemic still making it impossible to go to theaters and a...
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Matt McNeal
- Jun 4, 2020
- 5 min
The Lodge
Hello, boys and girls! We're back after a long break with a brand new review. And with the whole Coronavirus situation happening and so...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 29, 2020
- 4 min
The Invisible Man (2020)
I have a confession to make. I almost slept on this movie. I saw the trailer, wasn't impressed, and judging by how horrible every remake...
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Matt McNeal
- Jan 10, 2020
- 3 min
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Happy 2020, everybody! We took some time off after The Lighthouse but we're back and what a better way to start off the year than with a...
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Matt McNeal
- Oct 27, 2019
- 3 min
The Lighthouse
It's finally here! Ever since I saw The Witch back in 2015 I knew that Robert Eggers was going to be a director to watch. The immediate...
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Matt McNeal
- Oct 6, 2019
- 4 min
Haunt
Haunted houses are a staple of the Halloween season. You walk through creepy corridors and spooky rooms while actors jump out at you and...
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Matt McNeal
- Sep 29, 2019
- 5 min
Midsommar
As I'm sure all of you are aware, I'm a big fan of studio A24. When it comes to horror movies they seem to hit home run after home run so...
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Matt McNeal
- Aug 25, 2019
- 3 min
Ready or Not
Games are fun, right? With the right group of people there really isn't anything better than getting together and playing a game. Whether...
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Matt McNeal
- Aug 10, 2019
- 3 min
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Ghost stories have been a part of human story telling for as long as humans have been telling stories. Whether it's old folktales, urban...
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Matt McNeal
- Jul 17, 2019
- 5 min
Child's Play (2019)
I think this is a first for me here on 2Spooky. We've covered unofficial reboots, ripoffs, homages and all sorts of things, but I think...
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Matt McNeal
- Jul 14, 2019
- 3 min
Mercy Black
Can I talk about Internet culture for a second? Sometimes, the Internet can be a great and wondrous place. Not just because any piece of...
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Matt McNeal
- Jun 16, 2019
- 5 min
The Perfection
If you are a regular listener of our main show and checked out our review of Paddleton (which, if you haven’t yet you really should) you...
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Matt McNeal
- May 29, 2019
- 3 min
Brightburn
Remember when Venom was announced back in the early part of last year? Remember how it was teased that it would have a hard R rating and...
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Matt McNeal
- May 12, 2019
- 3 min
Jason X
I've said for a long time that the best way to ruin your franchise is to send it to space. Today we're going to be looking at the prime...
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Matt McNeal
- Mar 17, 2019
- 4 min
A Dark Song
A while ago, fellow MRC member Aaron Cronican recommended that I go and watch The Devil's Candy. If you read my review of that movie...
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Matt McNeal
- Mar 3, 2019
- 3 min
Halloween at Aunt Ethel's
I was going to jump right into how this movie kicked off horror in 2019 in the worst way possible (spoiler alert, this was a terrible...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 15, 2019
- 3 min
My Bloody Valentine (2009)
Remember when 3-D was all the rage in movies? I don't mean general 3-D in movies, I mean movies that were made specifically to be in 3-D...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 10, 2019
- 2 min
Jack Frost
Merry Christmas-ish! Depending on when you read this, I guess. Horror and Christmas go together like peanut butter and something that...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 10, 2019
- 4 min
Train to Busan
We've had two team-ups with the Man Corner so far. Once for Don't Kill It, which was Shane's pick and it was terrible and again...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 10, 2019
- 3 min
Honeymoon
Let's talk about unofficial reboots: movies that are remakes of older movies without taking the title of the older movie to be an...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 10, 2019
- 3 min
Terrifier
I don't know a single person who actually likes clowns, but if you're one of the people out there who is scared of clowns you might want...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 10, 2019
- 4 min
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Our main show may have covered the first, but today we're covering the best. Not only the best movie in the Friday the 13th franchise but...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 3, 2019
- 6 min
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
It was only a matter of time but we've made it. We're in sequel territory. To be fair we haven't really done too many franchise movies...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 3, 2019
- 2 min
Doom
Do you guys remember way back in the day when we partnered up with the Man Corner and reviewed Don't Kill It? We'll we're doing it again...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 3, 2019
- 3 min
Murder Party
Please don't immediately click away from this article after I say this: we're doing another horror/comedy today. I know, I know. The last...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 3, 2019
- 3 min
Hellraiser
What a better way to follow-up Pumpkinhead from last week than with Hellraiser this week? The directorial debut of horror novelist Clive...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 3, 2019
- 4 min
Pumpkinhead
It's September, which means Halloween season has officially begun! And that means you'll be seeing a lot more from me! I know, I know,...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 3, 2019
- 4 min
The Devil's Candy
I want to call your attention to the horror genre in general. If you're like me you probably like most horror movies, regardless of how...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 3, 2019
- 4 min
The Eyes of My Mother
Sometimes you watch a movie and by the time it's over your left stunned and amazed at what you just watched. Other times when you watch a...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 3, 2019
- 4 min
Don't Kill It
I want everybody to take a good look at that picture. That is a little girl with black eyes, wielding an ax and flying through the air....
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 3, 2019
- 3 min
The Void
Sometimes you watch a movie not knowing what to expect and it turns out to be something amazing. Sometimes you watch a movie not knowing...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 3, 2019
- 4 min
Life
What do you get when you take a bunch of smart scientists and have them make a bunch of dumb decisions while in space? Every sci-fi...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 3, 2019
- 4 min
Get Out
When I first saw trailers for Get Out I was immediately curious. I didn't really know what to make of it, and then I heard that it was...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 3, 2019
- 5 min
Split
For a long time now M. Night Shyamalan has been associated with terrible movies. In fact, if you're like me, he's only directed two good...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 3, 2019
- 6 min
Don't Breathe
The concept of home invasion is terrifying. We’ve all had at least one nightmare of someone breaking into our hose and stealing our...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 3, 2019
- 5 min
We Are Still Here
Haunted houses are cool, right? Every October all around the world and specifically in North America, “haunted” houses pop up where you...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 3, 2019
- 4 min
See No Evil
What do you get when you combine a bunch of unknown actors with an abandoned hotel and set a professional wrestler loose in it? You get...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 3, 2019
- 4 min
The Zombie Diaries
Zombies. They’ve been a part of pop culture ever since Night of the Living Dead back in ’68, and in my opinion that movie set the bar as...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 3, 2019
- 3 min
The Invitation
The Invitation is somewhat of a strange film. Co-written by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi (known for such disasters as R.I.P.D., Clash of...
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Matt McNeal
- Feb 3, 2019
- 3 min
Trick 'r Treat
Welcome to the first installment of 2Spooky, the creepiest corner of the Movie Review Crew! This blog is all about horror movies so I...
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