When Sam and Dean are not saving the world from an oncoming apocalypse or bickering over keeping secrets from each other, they occasionally get to have a mystery that is just pure fun, with no dire consequences looming in the wings. The episode titled ScoobyNatural is a great example of the showrunners knowing exactly what…
Tag: Supernatural
Tales of Halloween (2015) – Review
Horror anthologies can be tricky things to pull off as each story has a relatively short allotted time to provide the set-up, the scares, and the punchline. George Romero’s original Creepshow way back in 1982 is probably the most notable example of how to do this right but we’ve seen some more recent attempts such…
Lucifer: Pilot (2016) – Review
Having the main character of your show be the personification of evil is certainly an interesting choice for Network television, but of course the Lucifer we get here isn’t quite the one from the Bible stories but is based on the version created by Neil Gaiman for his Sandman graphic novel series. He may be…
Dark Touch (2013) – Review
The “creepy child” is one of the staples of horror films and in writer/director Marina de Van’s Dark Touch we are introduced to a very creepy one indeed.
Ouija (2014) – Review
When I was about seven years old, my parents went off to a funeral while my sisters and I stayed home, as it wasn’t relatives we kids knew all that well who had died. My sisters thought it would be fun to pull out our Ouija board and contact the dearly departed, and minutes after…