‘American Horror Stories’ offers its unique take on a classic trope, but thin characters and predictable plotting result in a shattered episode. “You light a candle in a room and then you say her name three times…” There’s a natural shorthand that exists with creepy characters like Bloody Mary that have become omnipresent in pop […]
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Vince Gilligan’s sole script on the 2005 ‘Night Stalker’ reboot is the perfect stepping stone between the writer’s two television universes. “There are countless stories in the city, about the lives lived here, about how the fates of others intertwine with our own in ways we can never expect or predict.” The X-Files was one […]
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A war between faith and science determines the fate of an infected village in a gross episode that doesn’t have as much to say as it thinks. “Love doesn’t heal, Celeste, only science can do that.” Both American Horror Stories and American Horror Story proper have tackled endless subject matter that has explored the entire […]
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‘American Horror Stories’ hits the gas with a surprising episode that offers a fresh take on a quintessential horror classic. “This is wrong. This is all wrong.” Part of the novelty in anthology horror series is their freedom to tackle so many of the genre’s biggest staples. American Horror Story is able to routinely pull […]
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“American Horror Stories” riffs on home invasion horror with a tech-based morality tale that’s sweeter than it is scary. “It can see what your eyes can’t.” The world is a scary place, even without the myriad of monsters and supernatural creatures that have filled the episodes of American Horror Story. It’s increasingly easy to empathize […]
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Season two of “American Horror Stories” kicks off with a perturbing pageant that pulls the strings on some porcelain prisoners. “What is a doll, really? Nothing more than mankind’s attempt to finish what the Almighty began…” Creepy killer dolls are a perennial horror classic, but there’s a rarer and more disturbing sub-genre where people get […]
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Staten Island’s favorite vampires return for more misguided macabre comedy in a season that’s full of growth, change, tap dancing, and home renovation. The vampires in What We Do in the Shadows have collectively lived thousands of years and traveled the entire globe. They’ve experienced death, sex, revolutions, and more sex; one would think that […]
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There’s always been a rich relationship that’s existed between television and the horror genre, but it’s only grown increasingly fearless in recent years. There are now more networks and streaming services than ever before and it seems as if every distribution channel wants their own prestige horror program. This means new horror shows that would […]
2021 hasn’t concluded in a complete return to cinemas, but it’s been a wildly more uplifting year that’s allowed the entertainment industry to finally get back on track. The degree of catch up and cinematic holdovers that have fallen into 2021 have practically spoiled horror fans with an overload of highly anticipated content like Malignant, […]
The pursuit for perfection in ‘AHS: Death Valley’ presents a scathing, honest look at the human race as it examines who deserves to inherit the Earth. “What a sad race we turned out to be.” It’s easy for each season of American Horror Story to get reduced to whatever sub-genre of horror that it’s put […]
SYFY’s revamp of Romero’s zombie classic adds little to the overcrowded corner of horror and loses itself in generic melodrama and scares. Do we need another zombie television show? That’s the question that’s inherently on everyone’s minds when they even hear about a new zombie television series that pulls from George A. Romero’s Day of […]
The search for faith can be eternally destructive in the wrong hands, which “Midnight Mass” and Thirst explore through their uniquely reborn priests. “Can you think of a miracle more amazing than that? I mean, cure blindness, sure. Or part the seas, all right. But a second chance? That’s a real miracle…” Religion is often viewed […]
Part 2 of ‘AHS: Double Feature’ turns to grisly sci-fi staples for a divided premiere that’s pregnant with promise and upcoming horror highs. “Now we have a new question: Why? Why is it here?” Through the never-ending rolodex of horror sub-genres that have been explored in American Horror Story, aliens is one topic that’s been […]
American Horror Story’s “Red Tide” goes for a safe finish that is full of blood and bodies, but lacks the impact that’s been present all season. “It’s just the price of living in such a special place.” The first part of American Horror Story: Double Feature has been a mixed bag, but by far the […]
Staten Island’s most entertaining undead are back with more horror hilarity and supernatural slapstick. The past year has pushed the world out of their comfort zones in unexpected ways and triggered a level of unparalleled introspection. The public has been sequestered and forced to confront themselves at their rawest and most vulnerable states, which has […]