THE OUTWATERS (2022) Round Table Movie Review

THE OUTWATERS (2022) d. Robbie Banfitch

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Join AC and Hellbent for Horror's S.A. Bradley as they dive deep into this found-footage mind-bender that is by turns fascinating, frustrating, interminable, and surprisingly thought-provoking. When a group of friends head out into the Mojave Desert to shoot a music video, their world is transformed forever, and with only a few abandoned SD cards to tell the tale.

DEADSTREAM (2022) Round Table Movie Review

DEADSTREAM (2022) d. Joseph Winter / Vanessa Winter

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Join AC and his awesome panel of guests (Chris Scales, Kevin Matthews, Robin Graves) as they celebrate this award-winning combo of snickers and shrieks. When online personality Shawn Ruddy (co-writer/co-director Joseph Winter) attempts to win back his fading following by spending the night in a haunted house and capturing the experience via a livestream event, the stage is set for murder, monsters, and mayhem that recalls the early films of Sam Raimi.

SATOR (2019) Round Table Movie Review

SATOR (2019) d. Jordan Graham

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Join AC and his awesome panel of guests (Eric Fritzius, Mandy Walsh) as they celebrate this microbudget slow-burn wonder created by wunderkind Jordan Graham. Set in a isolated backwoods location, a family struggles to understand the mysteries of the titular entity, a malevolent spirit seemingly intent on possessing all of them. With atmosphere to burn and a singular artistic vision, Graham slowly lures us in to deliver a rewarding and haunting experience not to be missed.

M3GAN (2022) Round Table Movie Review

M3GAN (2022) d. Gerard Johnstone

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Join AC and his awesome panel of guests (Chris Scales, Gert Verbeeck, Bryan Martinez, Dan Kiggins) as they celebrate everyone's new favorite "friend to the end" from director Gerard Johnstone (Housebound) and screenwriter Akela Cooper (Malignant). More than just a twist on Child's Play, this creepy doll movie offers equal dollops of horror, humor, and social commentary, and nails all three.

THE SADNESS (2021) Movie Review Round Table

THE SADNESS (2021) d. Rob Jabbaz

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Join AC and his awesome panel of guests (Derrick Carey, Aaron AuBuchon, Cati Glidewell aka The Blonde in Front, and Stephany Perez) as they tackle one of the most outrageous outings in the "infection" subgenre. The Taiwanese film, The Sadness, winner of Best Picture and Best Director at Fantastic Fest, sees a young couple trying to reunite amid a city ravaged by a plague that turns its victims into deranged, bloodthirsty sadists and sexual deviants. Strap in, folks, it's is going to be a wild one!

HOST (2020) Round Table Movie Review

HOST (2020) d. Rob Savage

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Join AC and his awesome panel of guests (Eric Fritzius, Josh Zagoren, Dan Kiggins, and Mackenzie Parker) as they cower in the corners of their boxes, in honor of "the most 2020 horror film ever." When an online séance goes wrong, a group of young English folk find themselves dealing with a supernatural menace that has unleashed itself onto their wavelength.

SHARKSPLOITATION (2023) Round Table Movie Review

SHARKSPLOITATION (2023) d. Stephen Scarlata

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Join AC and his awesome panel of guests (Jon Kitley, Larry Sternshein, Kevin Matthews) as they dish with the fish, discussing this fantastic documentary that chronicles and analyzes filmgoers' fascination with seeing our favorite fin-and-fanged antagonists terrorizing the masses. A wave of talking heads ranging from marine biologists to schlockmeisters dole out the commentary, with an abundance of classic clips and quips. Great fun.

PEARL (2022) Round Table Movie Review

PEARL (2022) d. Ti West

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Join AC and his awesome panel of guests (Nicole Mikuzis, Nile Arena, Dodd Alley, Eric Anderson) as they discuss this Technicolor-hued prequel to the surprise 2022 hit X. Mia Goth returns as Pearl, a young, frustrated, and potentially homicidal Texas farm wife with big dreams and a bigger pitchfork, and director West (who co-wrote the screenplay with Goth) does an excellent job balancing the laughs and the lunacy. One of the best horror efforts of 2022.

PHIL TIPPETT'S MAD GOD (2022) Round Table Movie Review

MAD GOD (2022) d. Phil Tippett

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Join AC and his awesome panel of guests (Lucy Ba'al, Jess Ader, Grant Kuchan) as they discuss the legendary, Oscar-winning stop-motion animator's 30-years-in-the-making epic. Goopy and glorious, chilling and stimulating, this is a film unlike any other, and we don't throw around such claims lightly!

TRAGEDY GIRLS (2017) Round Table Movie Review

TRAGEDY GIRLS (2017) d. Tyler MacIntyre

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Join AC and his awesome panel of guests (Cati Glidewell aka The Blonde in Front, Ashley Lamers, Josh Zagoren) as they celebrate this hilarious black comedy about a couple of narcissistic high school students obsessed with serial killers and social media.

CRIMES OF THE FUTURE (2022) Round Table Movie Review

CRIMES OF THE FUTURE (2022) d. David Cronenberg

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Join AC and his awesome panel of guests (Aaron AuBuchon, Christianne Benedict, Mackenzie Parker, Dominic Conti) as they discuss the legendary David Cronenberg's first return to his sci-fi/horror roots since 1999's Existenz. The Master hasn't lost his touch for the bizarre and the beautiful.

BECKY (2020) / WRATH OF BECKY (2023) Round Table Movie Review

BECKY (2020) d. Jonathan Milott / Cary Murnion 

WRATH OF BECKY (2023) d. Matt Angel / Suzanne Coote

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Join AC and his awesome panel of guests (Vanessa Morgan, Mark Easteadt, and Larry Sternshein) as they discuss this gleefully violent and energetic teen entry for the "revenge horror" subgenre, both the original 2020 drive-in sensation and its sequel released earlier this year.

QUEER FOR FEAR (2022) Series Review

QUEER FOR FEAR (2022) d. Bryan Fuller

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Join AC and his awesome panel of guests (Anna Maurya and Robin Graves) as they discuss this wonderfully entertaining and informative documentary series (now streaming on Shudder) about the queer perspective of the horror genre, both from its creators and its fans.

THE POWER (2021) Movie Review

THE POWER (2021) d. Corrina Faith

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Join AC and his awesome panel of guests (Jon Kitley, S. A. Bradley, Ashley Lamers, and Chelsea David) as they discuss this terrifying and relevant ghost story set in 1974 London starring Rose Williams.

SCARE-A-THON 2023: EVERYBODY LOVES A SEQUEL

Greetings, my allies in autumnal adulation! It’s that time of year again, when tricks and treats trade beats with greets on the streets....

It’s time for SCARE-A-THON 2023.

ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948) TURNS 75!!!

ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948) d. Charles Barton (USA)

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By the late 1940s, The Wolf Man, Frankenstein’s Monster, and Dracula had become more friends than fiends to audiences. In a flash of inspiration, producer Robert Arthur hit upon the idea of pairing his hit comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello with the creepy creatures. Though nobody, especially Abbott and Costello, were enthusiastic about the experiment, the results were astonishing.

THE FLY (1958) / RETURN OF THE FLY (1959) / CURSE OF THE FLY (1965) Round Table!!

Celebrating a classic sci-fi/horror trilogy: THE FLY (1958), RETURN OF THE FLY (1959), and CURSE OF THE FLY (1965)!

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Veteran director Kurt Neumann mostly toiled in mid-tier melodramas, Westerns and Tarzan movies throughout his long career, but had already made a few notable entries in the realm of science fiction cinema with Rocketship X-M (1950) and Kronos (1957). Released two months before his death in August 1958, THE FLY has endured for 65 years as true classic, not losing any of its power to shock and surprise.

TERROR TUESDAYS AT THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY!!

Following last year’s successful October shenanigans, Jon Kitley of Kitley’s Krypt and I will be returning to the Sulzer Regional Library (4455 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago IL 60625) for another installment of TERROR TUESDAYS!


Week #1:
TUESDAY, 10/3 6:30pm

Rule Makers/Rule Breakers: Horror Directors of the 1920s-1960s

Folks like Tod Browning, James Whale, Jack Arnold, Terence Fisher, and George Romero gave us the classics that sparked and defined the genre.

DOG SOLDIERS (2002) ROUND TABLE CELEBRATION

Dog Soldiers (2002) d. Neil Marshall (UK) (105 min)

 

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Dispatched to the Scottish Highlands, a half-dozen soldiers find their special training maneuver exercises interrupted by an S.O.S. signal flare. Upon arrival at the distress site, they discover the sole remaining member of a Special Ops team, Captain Ryan, raving and bleeding profusely. Moments later, the team is besieged by mysterious, snarling assailants that decimate one of their number and leave their leader, Sgt. Wells, grievously wounded. Their panicked retreat under the command of Pvt. Cooper leads to a chance encounter with a local woman, Megan, who helps them escape to a secluded cabin in the woods. Low on ammo and facing periodic but increasingly effective attacks, the pinned-down troops must use their every resource to combat the lycanthropic menace until the full moon sets.

THE BLOB (1958) / THE BLOB (1988) - HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!

THE BLOB (1958) d. Irwin J. Yeaworth (USA)
BEWARE! THE BLOB (1972) d. Larry Hagman (USA)
THE BLOB (1988) d. Chuck Russell (USA)

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By the 1950s, sci-fi had taken Hollywood by storm, with all manner of tales involving Man exploring the galaxy, or various intergalactic neighbors swinging down to our neck of the woods for a visit. Meanwhile, juvenile delinquent pics became all the rage following the 1955 smash Rebel Without a Cause. Misunderstood teenagers already flocking to the drive-ins to see their onscreen counterparts and giant monster flicks, so entrepreneur Jack H. Harris hit upon the idea of combining the two elements. The resulting film, THE BLOB (1958), became an instant sensation, making back its modest budget many times over, as well as generating a Top 40 hit on the radio with its catchy title tune, and launching a young upcoming actor, Steve McQueen to superstardom.