Tag: Haunting

Stretching the definition of “based on a true story”! To commemorate the release of The Amityville Horror: The Lost Tapes (2014) in select cities, Nick and Dimitri review

Back when Ghost House Pictures first announced their remake of Ju-On: The Grudge (2002), I braced myself for the worst. I didn’t know Shimizu…

At the very least, The Grudge 2 makes for a fascinating experiment. A direct sequel to the perfunctory remake of director Shimizu Takashi’s own…

Of all the different types of remakes, reboots, and revivals, none puzzle me as much as those adapted from contemporary foreign films. It’s as…

What straight-to-video sequel to an American remake of a Japanese classic scared the bejeesus out of a nine-year-old? Find out in this edition of…

What does a nine-year-old think of one of the seminal entries in J-horror? Find out in this edition of Children of the Popcorn as…

Happy New Year! To commemorate the theatrical release of Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014), the sixth entry in the popular horror franchise, Nick and Dimitri review

In honour of Kimberly Peirce’s upcoming Carrie remake, I thought I’d tackle a series steeped in high school horror and that most sinister of teenage traditions

To celebrate the release of James Wan’s Insidious Chapter 2 (2013), Nick and Dimitri review the first instalment in the franchise and compete to make the most

James Wan recently announced his retirement from horror cinema, citing as his principal motivator the fear of being typecast as a scary movie director….