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, 20204 min read
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, 20204 min read
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 3, 20205 min read
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, 20204 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20195 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20195 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20195 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20196 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20195 min read
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, 20196 min read
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, 20195 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20193 min read
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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