Part 3 of 4 | Laura's countdown post to Crypticon Minneapolis While 1997’s Wishmaster isn’t necessarily an obscure horror movie, it’s not as well-known as the first two movies we’ve covered for this series; I hadn’t heard of it until I stumbled across it in college while browsing Fearnet, a now-defunct video on-demand cable service. …
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Guest Post: Pan’s Labyrinth Appreciation—in honor of its 20th Anniversary & in anticipation of Crypticon Minneapolis 2026
Part 2 of 4 | Laura's countdown post to Crypticon Minneapolis Doug Jones is one of my favorite actors—not just in horror, but in general. Seeing him advertised as a guest for the first Crypticon 20 years ago is what originally made me want to attend, but unfortunately, because I was only 17, made just …
Guest Post: Hellraiser (1987) Appreciation—in anticipation of Crypticon Minneapolis 2026
Part 1 of 4 | Laura's countdown post to Crypticon Minneapolis When I first started planning this series, I knew I had to start with Hellraiser. If you read my Halloween post last year, you know the 1987 adaptation of Clive Barker’s novella “The Hellbound Heart” is my favorite horror movie. It’s a stunning, bloody, …
Guest Post: Counting Down to Crypticon Minneapolis 2026 – horror correspondent Laura’s dad’s Crypticon education
Hello! I’m Laura, FlixChatter’s horror correspondent. I’ve mentioned in previous posts that I credit my dad with sparking my interest in horror movies. (Fun tidbit: my dad and FlixChatter's founder Ruth used to work for the same company!) I have so many great childhood memories of him showing me some of his favorites, pointing out …
Special Guest Post: Top 5 Favorite Horror Movies To Watch on Halloween
Happy Spooky Season, everyone! I know I haven’t been posting a lot lately, despite October being my favorite month of the year, but I’ve been busy with something scarier than any horror movie: grad school. I would face off with Freddy Krueger or Michael Myers over working on a group research project any day. Still, …
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FlixChatter Review: M3GAN 2.0 (2025) – at its best, this horror sequel is stylish and campy; at its worst, it devolves into an updated ‘Spy Kids’ episode
Directed by: Gerard JohnstoneStarring: Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ivanna Sakhno, Jemaine Clement, Amie Donald, Jenna Davis M3GAN (2022), the sleeper sci-fi-horror hit, unsurprisingly spawns a sequel that is implied to be an upgrade in M3GAN 2.0. Sporting the same creative team from its predecessor (Johnstone, Akeela Cooper, James Wan, and Jason Blum) and returning cast/characters, …
In-Flight Movie Double reviews: Steven Soderbergh’s PRESENCE (2024) and Neil Burger’s INHERITANCE (2025)
Being on long flights is usually my opportunity to catch up on recent releases I've missed. So I was delighted to see that these two films were available on my Delta flights to Lisbon and my return flight from Porto back to Minneapolis. PRESENCE A family becomes convinced they are not alone after moving into …