Category Archives: Creature Feature

Episode 194 – Wolf Man (2025)

February 5, 2025Body Horror, Creature Feature, New Release, Remake, Theatrical Release, Universal MonstersAntlers, Christopher Abbott, Daddy’s Head, Julia Garner, Leigh Whannell, Pacific Northwest, Ravenous, The Barrens (2012), The Fly (1986), The Invisible Man (2020), The Strain, The Wolfman (2010), Wendigo, Werewolvesshockdoctors

Seemingly at war with itself and unable to settle on its core themes, Wolf Man is a big step down from Leigh Whannell’s first Universal Monster flick, 2020’s The Invisible Man.

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Episode 181 – Alien: Romulus

September 1, 2024Aliens, Body Horror, Creature Feature, New Release, Sequel, Theatrical ReleaseAlien, Alien 3, Aliens, Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Dead Space, Evil Dead (2013), Fede Alvarez, Ian Holm, It! The Terror from Beyond Space, Prometheus, Resident Evilshockdoctors

Alien: Romulus is not without its merits – set design and visual style in particular – but it suffers from an excess of fanservice callbacks, and the AI revenant of Ian Holm was a serious misstep.

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Episode 176 – A Quiet Place: Day One

July 7, 2024Aliens, Creature Feature, Prequel, Theatrical Release“The Silence”, Alex Wolff, Clerks, Cloverfield, Joseph Quinn, Lupito Nyong'o, Michael Sarnoski, Pigshockdoctors

Michael Sarnoski’s prequel shares some of the pitfalls of earlier entries in the series, but his indie sensibilities add a new character-driven flavor to this film – and Lupita Nyong’o is characteristically excellent.

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Episode 175 – The Watchers (2024)

June 16, 2024Creature Feature, Folk Horror, New Release, Theatrical ReleaseAll You Need is Death, Anansi’s Goatman Story, Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Ishana Night Shyamalan, M Night Shyamalan, Olwen Fouere, The Hallow (2015), Walkin’ in Memference, You Are Not My Mothershockdoctors

Ishana Night Shyamalan’s feature directorial debut unfortunately shares a lot of DNA with her father’s worst work, particularly Lady in the Water. The result, like that film, is rather tedious.

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Episode 169 – V/H/S/85

April 14, 2024Anthology, Creature Feature, Found Footage, New Release, Period Piece, Sequel, Shudder OriginalDavid Bruckner, Frankie Teardrop, Freddy Rodriguez, Hamburger Lady, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, James Ransone, Jubilee, REC, Red State, Scott Derrickson, Sinister, The Black Phone, The Drift, Zodiacshockdoctors

The latest installment in the long-running anthology franchise is a step back up from V/H/S/99, but still doesn’t hit the same sweet spot as the first two films.

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Episode 157 – The Last Voyage of the Demeter

August 20, 2023Creature Feature, New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical Release, Universal Monsters, Vampires30 Days of Night, Aisling Franciosi, Alien, Andre Ovredal, Blade II, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Corey Hawkins, David Dastmalchian, Dracula (1931), Dracula (1979), Liam Cunningham, Nosferatu, Salem’s Lotshockdoctors

Even with its slam-dunk premise, we didn’t love “Dracula on a Boat.” However, it gets points for hearkening back to 90s and early 2000s Universal monster flicks.

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Episode 155 – Cobweb

July 30, 2023Creature Feature, Haunted House, New Release, Theatrical ReleaseAntony Starr, Barbarian, Castle Rock, Cleopatra Coleman, Lizzy Caplan, Parasite, Parents (1989), Samuel Bodin, Summer of '84, The Baby (1973), The Clovehitch Killer, The Pact (2012), Woody Normanshockdoctors

Samuel Bodin’s dramatically under-promoted film features a few good scares and some deft camerawork, but the parents were written without depth and the film is sometimes paced too much like a trailer.

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Episode 152 – The Boogeyman (2023)

June 18, 2023Creature Feature, New Release, Theatrical ReleaseAnnihilation, Chris Messina, David Dastmalchian, Lights Out (2013), Lights Out (2016), Rob Savage, Sophie Thatcher, Stephen King, The Boogeyman (1982)shockdoctors

A fairly run-of-the-mill adaptation of a minor Stephen King work, this film is not without craft, particularly in its careful control of just how much of the Boogeyman you see.

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Episode 128 – Barbarian (2022)

September 25, 2022Creature Feature, New Release, Theatrical ReleaseA Tale of Two Sisters, Bill Skarsgard, Death Line, Don’t Breathe, Georgina Campbell, Justin Long, Left 4 Dead, The Borderlands, WKUK, Zach Creggershockdoctors

Although it falters a bit in the back half, Barbarian has a killer opening act and an assortment of thrilling hard left turns in plot and style sprinkled throughout.

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Episode 122 – Nope

August 3, 2022Creature Feature, New Release, Theatrical ReleaseBrandon Perea, Daniel Kaluuya, Jaws, Jordan Peele, Keke Palmer, M Night Shyamalan, Michael Wincott, Monkey Shines, Signs, Steven Spielberg, Steven Yeun, The Watermelon Woman, Under the Skinshockdoctors

Jordan Peele has done it again, building terrific popcorn entertainment around stunning, already iconic new horror imagery, impeccable pacing, and note-perfect performances from Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Brandon Perea, Steven Yeun, and Michael Wincott.

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