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The Honeymoon Phase by Jonny Numb
The Honeymoon Phase: Refreshing Alternative [89 minutes. Unrated. Director: Phillip G. Carroll Jr.] Something that gets lost in formulaic mainstream horror is the genuine connection to character. In the jump-scare landscape, which we currently inhabit, it’s less about an emotional journey than the desperate, cliched methods filmmakers use to jolt audiences out of their seats.…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Possessor
Possessor: Psychological Body Horror Many have waited patiently for Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor. Coming eight years after his first body horror feature, the riveting science fiction Antiviral, would be beat the sophomore jinx? M. Night Shyamalan and Jordon Peele both fell victim to expectation, but Cronenberg rose to the occasion. In Possessor, Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough)…
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Human No More by Jonny Numb
Human No More: Smart Horror [2020. 124 minutes. Director: Christopher Alan Broadstone] Questions and Conundrums Christopher Alan Broadstone’s Human No More creates a nexus of art and intellectual curiosity without condescending to its audience. It explains just enough. Characters don’t flinch from questions and philosophical conundrums, and viewers are expected to do likewise. During…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Jacob’s Ladder 30 Year Anniversary
Jacob’s Ladder: 30 Years of Existential Horror In 1990, Jacob’s Ladder grabbed horror fans by the throat. Thirty years late, it still won’t let us go. Directed by Adrian Lyne (Fatal Attraction, Lolita, and yes, Flashdance), brought Bruce Joel Rubin’s intense and unyielding nightmare from page to screen. Although the movie didn’t fare well in…
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Never Hike In the Snow by Jonny Numb
Never Hike In the Snow: Creative Energies I’ll be honest: I was a bit hesitant to take a look at the Friday the 13th fan film, Never Hike in the Snow. For a while now, I’ve had a dismissive attitude toward “fan films” on a purely conceptual level. Why not channel your creative energy into…
