What to Watch This Weekend: Scary Movies
At a loss for what to do while waiting for trick or treaters this weekend? Never fear, Neirad has you covered with several fear-filled streaming options. Click below for a solid review of several recommendations with which to while away some of the Halloween weekend. Grab some popcorn, turn on all the lights, and invite some friends to join you.
It: When a Mere Balloon Gets One’s Heart Racing
A balloon, a clown, and a bunch of kids: an ominous start to an ominous movie. Andy Muschietti’s 2017 masterpiece It, adapted from Stephen King’s novel of the same name, is currently the fifth-highest-grossing-R-rated film ever produced, and for good reason. To start, the acting from the kids is amazing, especially from Lieberher and Lillis, who play young Bill and Beverly, respectively. Next,...
Family Horror: Coraline
If you think animated films can’t be scary, you’re wrong. The animated film Coraline released on February 5, 2009, directed by Henry Selick and nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, is a family horror that will genuinely scare at least younger children. Centered around the story of Coraline Jones (Dakota Fanning), a...
A Quiet Place Brings the Suspense
A Quiet Place directed by John Krasinski is a perfect movie to keep you on your toes. As the Abbott family is forced to live in silence, in constant fear of the unknown creatures that hunt by sound. Even the slightest whisper or footstep can bring death upon the family. The parents, Evelyn and Lee are constantly finding ways to protect their children while desperately searching for a way to fight b...
A Serial Killer Meets New York City: The Bone Collector
This turn of the century action packed film is what any true crime lover would enjoy. The Bone Collector is full of eerie suspense and graphic crime scences to piece together murder mystery set in New York City. Lincoln Rhyme played by Denzel Washington is a forensic expert paralyzed from the neck down and unable to solve this chilling case. Amelia Donaghy, played by Angelina Jolie, is a rookie ...
The OG: Halloween
As the fall season takes its turn, one can not forget Michael Myers, the infamous killer from Halloween (1978). Michael killed his sister when he was six years old, and was imprisoned for fifteen years at a psychiatric hospital. When he is released, he wreaks havoc on his old hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois. It is up to the residents of the town to try to save themselves from this menace. The pl...
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