Books & Movie Reviews
Looking for your next haunt? Read on… if you dare.
Night Shift
Stephen King’s first collection of short stories introduces us to some of his most well known works.
Rosemary’s Baby
A woman and her husband move into an exclusive hotel, where things are creepy and strange. Though people appear to have good intentions towards Rosemary and her soon-to-be-born baby, she has a feeling that all is not right- and might be down-right terrifying.
The Final Girl Support Group
Lynette is a member of the “Final Girl Support Group,” several women who have been lone-survivers of horrible massacres. After one of the members is found murdered, she suspects that it is the start of another cycle they are all too familiar with.
Hereditary
A family becomes strained after a terrible accident. As they attempt to navigate their way through the trauma, they are brought together by the one thing that can truly bring a family together- the occult.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury tells the story of two pre-teen best friends who witness a strange traveling carnival come to town. Drawn in by the excitement, they realize that something strange is happening as the townspeople who have been to the carnival begin to go missing.
Things We Lost in the Fire
A collection of short stories set in modern-day Argentina, Things We Lost in the Fire is a sprint through a maze of terrors. And by the time you finish the book, you will be left wondering if all is really over…
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
As a zombie apocalypse begins to spread, a group of survivors takes refuge in an abandoned mall. But as supplies run low and the amount of zombies continue to grow, the group decides to make a last ditch effort to find refuge on a nearby island- but it’s going to take all they have to get there.
My Best Friend’s Exorcism (Book)
Abby and Gretchen are such good friends, even the devil couldn’t separate them- but he sure tried. After Gretchen gets lost in the woods during a sleep over, Abby realizes she is no longer the same girl she befriended, and things seriously begin to go wrong. Will Abby do whatever it takes to get her friend back?
Fresh
After tiring of online dating, Noa decides to take a chance and go on a date with a charming guy she runs into at her local grocery store. They hit it off and she joins him for a getaway to his cabin- only to be drugged and locked away. Noa realizes that she may have bit off more than she could chew when it came to the dating scene.
Sleepaway Camp
A young girl, mute from a terrible accident that took her fathers life when she was a child, attends a summer camp with her cousin. But people begin mysteriously getting injured around the camp- some, even murdered. But who is behind the killings, and more importantly why?
My Heart is a Chainsaw
A social outcast obsessed with slasher movies gets the gift of a lifetime- an actual slasher unfolding right in front of her. As she watches the chaos unfold in front of her, she uses her trivial knowledge of the slasher genre to save the town, only to realize that life is not a movie…
Candyman (1992)
Candyman tells the story of a woman investigating a story of a vengeful spirit haunting a near-by housing project as part of her graduate work. As she learns more about the influence this hook-handed figure has on the people of Cabrini Green, she is thrust into his legend- and must fight to escape his clutches.
Suspiria (1977)
Dario Argento’s Susperia is the tale of a girl who gets accepted to a premier dance academy, only to find that something awful is afoot. As she attempts to get to the bottom of the murders happening around her, she realizes she might be too late to escape.
The Exorcist (1973)
The movie that terrified a nation: William Friedkin’s take on Blatty’s novel tells the story of a little girl who begins acting strange and worries her mother. Her mother eventually seeks help from the Catholic church, who explain that she needs an exorcism if her soul is to be saved.
As I Lay Dying
Told from the first-person POV, a family in rural 1920’s Mississippi travel to bury the family matriarch. As the family makes the trip, readers become privy to the troubles of the family as they struggle to adapt to the chaos around them.
Halloween (1978)
A girl spends Halloween babysitting her neighbor, hoping to have a quiet night with some friends. Having been spooked earlier by a strange masked-figure who seems to be following her, she’s hoping a quiet night will help her get over her fears- unaware that her fear has only just begun.