The Shining is a uniformly agreed upon classic. It was the combination of the great Stanley Kubrick in the director’s chair, Jack Nicholson in one of his defining roles, and a story written by the horror master Stephen King that…
‘In the Tall Grass’ Movie Review: Horror adaptation plants style and clips sense
Uncle would get agitated when he couldn’t mow the lawn before trucking out of state. As he explains it, dangers abound should them blades of green get to defy their shortness. But when he thinks of Texas brown snakes and…
‘It Chapter Two’ floats (hehe) drama alongside scares in 2nd trailer
“For 27 years, I’ve dreamt of you. I’ve craved you. I’ve missed you.” Just as calculated, the clown has resurfaced. And just as promised, the Losers Club makes their return. If the reports stay solid, and respect for the source…
Pet Sematary: Jason Clarke and Amy Seimetz can’t save this retelling of the Stephen King classic
With so much praise and excitement accompanying this new retelling of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary, its final resting place sees this film lying near the bottom of Stephen King film adaptations. We at the Young Folks had the pleasure of…
Pet Sematary Movie Review: Resurrecting this story was a grave mistake
We needn’t be told that blood and fire await in the 2019 remake of the iconic 1989 film Pet Sematary, but that happened anyway in its opening shots. Then things predictably revert to a cheery beginning that will appropriately stand…
Stephen Susco talks about the horror in the unseen and continuing the narrative format in ‘Unfriended: Dark Web’
Every year, we get dozens of horror films that come out in theaters, but many of them are either reboots, sequels or just so predictable that they almost don’t deserve to be called horror films. Four years ago, a horror…
Movie Review: IT
The strongest adaptations of Stephen King’s horror works are those that latch onto his most enduring trait of creating empathy for his characters. More often that not, that empathy stands shoulder to shoulder alongside his ability to create an ever…