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Why Are There So Many Different Books of the Dead in the Evil Dead Franchise?

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  Credit to  Haunting Texts and Eldritch Tomes: Seven Scary Books That Thankfully Aren’t Real - Reactor The one thing that I have noticed about the Evil Dead franchise is how many books appear to exist in the franchise. I'm aware that the Evil Dead television show has explained the Evil Dead lore, but I'd rather go over the books, since Evil Dead's Army of Darkness specifically mentions three different Books of the Dead that appear in the old trilogy, the Evil Dead remake, and the recent entry of Evil Dead Rise.  Three different books are present only the films, and now, we are getting a fourth Book of the Dead in Evil Dead Burn, the newest entry in the franchise that will be releasing this summer.  I have a theory as to why are there are so many Books of the Dead.  Here is the information that we are aware of: The books are all made out of human skin, and are inked in blood.  There are three books present in the old trilogy, and the other two from Evil Dea...

Obsession is Now My New Obsession

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  Credit to Obsession Review: A Confident Crowd-Pleaser With A Killer Lead Performance I have seen the recent trailer to the one of the most anticipated horror movies among horror fans. Obsession has captured my attention sometime this year when I watched the first teaser trailer. We only knew that some random young dude was calling customer service, asking if there was any way to undo a wish. The man on the other line assures him that undoing a wish is impossible, and this random guy appears quite concerned over this realization.  This concept immediately caught my attention, because it’s pretty rare to see a horror movie like this. Or a good horror movie with this concept, because from the ones I had seen in the past, none of these films were able to get this concept right.  Now it appears that one finally did.  From the new trailer that we horror fans have been introduced to; it looks like it’s going to be a wild ride.  This young man has a major crush on thi...

Why the Vought Rising Prequel is a Good Idea for The Boys

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  Credit to  'The Boys' Boss Eric Kripke Breaks Down Soldier Boy's Reaction to Butcher's Supe Virus (Exclusive) While I am against spinoffs in Hollywood, because I see it as either a cash grab or writers are running out of ideas, I'm completely fine with prequels. Having a before story is always so fun to watch, because we are able to get a glimpse into the past, and how so many events transpired in the future. The prequel to The Boys, Vought Rising, is a damn good idea for this franchise.  And it's even better that Soldier Boy is going to be one of the lead stars.  Soldier Boy's character is a bit of an asshole in The Boys, and dude doesn't appear to give a damn about anyone but himself. He did go through the trauma of his old team known as Payback, selling him out to people to become experimented on, but I think his team's actions were justified, because he didn't appear to treat his own group the best.  Soldier Boy also didn't hesitate to ...

Possession (1981) is a Metaphor of a Crumbling Marriage

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  Credit to  Possession (1981) – Andrzej Zulawski – The Mind Reels Possession is one of the most brutal horror films ever made. It feels like you're being exposed to the personal lives of a family, and it feels so wrong to watch these people stuck in a failing marriage. This movie is about a young woman who admits to her husband that she is having an affair, and wants to leave him. He becomes outraged and obsessed with her, angry that she would dare to ruin their marriage, and leave behind their only son.  The couple beat each other and appear to even take a sick delight with harming one another, as they both try to navigate this toxic love now within their marriage. During the film, we later learn the man that Anna, the wife, is having an affair with. It turns out to be a real monster, a creature that has appeared to latch onto Anna, leaving her wanting more, and turning her into a crazed mad woman. Mark, the husband, eventually finds out about this creature, and instead...

It's Impossible to Rank Mike Flanagan's Horror Television Shows

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  Credit to Netflix I have been asked by several family members or friends if I could rank all of the Mike Flangan’s TV shows. My answer is always the same.  It’s impossible to rank the shows.  Each show is it’s own standalone story, and it’s masterfully crafted by Flanagan, giving horror fans all kinds of horror that we will never forget.  I’m only going to focus on the main four, which is The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, and The Fall of the House of Usher. I’m now going to explain why every show stands out in its own way.  The Haunting of Hill House is a story about a family who is haunted by their childhood trauma from their old home.  Credit to Grabuge Mag — Binge-watching en série à Noël : The Haunting of Hill House sur Netflix - This masterpiece was the perfect introduction into the horror world of Mike Flanagan. Dare I say, that this show is actually better than the book. We go back and forth between the...

Outlast Has One of the Most Shocking Endings in Horror Gaming

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  Credit to  Outlast At Last! | trivialpunk Outlast has one of the best endings I have seen in a horror game. I remember the first time I had played this game. It was an experience I will never forget. Struggling to survive inside of an asylum, as I play a journalist trying to collect evidence through a camcorder was a genius idea by the game developers. The thought of being completely helpless, not being able to fight, only to run, really worked for the what the game was going for.  We follow the story of a man named Miles, who is determined to figure out why an asylum was shut down out of nowhere. He breaks into the building, only to discover that everyone in the asylum is insane, due to extreme experimentation the patients had undergone. Some of the patients now have monstrous like forms, as they hunt down Miles, who is like prey to them.  Miles goes through so much in this game, and he suffers on another level. He goes through psychological torture, and even gets...

Does The Boys Deserve to be Seen as a Horror Show?

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  Credit to  The Boys (TV Series 2019–2026) - IMDb I have only watched the first two seasons of The Boys, including half of season 3 so far. I have to say, that this show feels like a horror television show. I think it has to do with the reality horror that takes place in the story. We are following the story of a villain who is a powerful superhero, who is a monster through and through. There are no redeeming qualities about this man, because he has done too much evil, and it would be impossible for him to get a redemption arc. The show revolves around him from the very beginning, as we focus on the company that brought him to life, known as Vought.  Their superhero creations like Homelander led to so much torture and suffering among other characters who unfortunately happened to run into their path. The main character witnessed the murder of his girlfriend by one of the main superheroes from Homelander's team, a young woman known as Starlight is tortured by a man the fi...