Category Archives: Period Piece

Episode 170 – The First Omen

April 21, 2024Body Horror, New Release, Period Piece, Prequel, Theatrical ReleaseArkasha Stevenson, Damien: Omen II, From Hell, Nell Tiger Free, Possession (1981), Ralph Ineson, The Devil's Advocate, The Final Conflict, The Omenshockdoctors

A handsomely-crafted legacy prequel that features great performances, oodles of atmosphere, and some solid scares, even if some of its departures from the original don’t quite gel.

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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 166 – Out of Darkness

March 3, 2024Folk Horror, Foreign Film, New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical Release000 B.C., 10, Andrew Cumming, Annihilation, Antlers, Bone Tomahawk, Predators (2010), Prey (2022), Quest for Fire, Tree of Lifeshockdoctors

A taut, engaging thrill ride with gorgeous visuals and impressive sound design, Out of Darkness almost completely overcomes an ending that might not work for some.

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Episode 161 – Five Nights at Freddy’s

November 19, 2023Haunted House, New Release, Period Piece, Slasher, Theatrical Release, Video Game AdaptationElizabeth Lail, Emma Tammi, Josh Hutcherson, Scott Cawthon, The Hug (2018), The Wind (2018), Willy’s Wonderlandshockdoctors

The video game series doesn’t hold a special place in either of our hearts, but the film adaptation is not the wholesale disaster social media makes it out to be.

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Episode 158 – The Nun II

October 1, 2023Exorcism, New Release, Period Piece, Possession, Sequel, The Conjuring Universe, Theatrical ReleaseBonnie Aarons, James Wan, Jonas Bloquet, Michael Chaves, Taissa Farmiga, The Church (1989)shockdoctors

Apologies for the unannounced hiatus, but we’re back with a throwback to our second episode all-time. The Nun may not have been good, but this sequel is just… boring. It doesn’t help that it’s drowning in disposable tertiary antagonists, either.

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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 151 – Enys Men

June 11, 2023New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical ReleaseAnnihilation, Corridor (1970), Mark Jenkin, Meshes of the Afternoon, Stan Brakhage, Standish Lawder, The Lighthouse (2019), The Ruins (2008), The Vanishing (2018), The Wold Shadowshockdoctors

A gorgeous and visually striking tone poem, Mark Jenkin’s film might leave you wanting in the story and character department.

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Episode 147 – The Pope’s Exorcist

April 23, 2023Exorcism, New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical ReleaseAlex Essoe, Asmodeus, Daniel Zovatto, exorcism, Julius Avery, Overlord, Prince of Darkness (1987), Ralph Ineson, Russell Crowe, The Devil and Father Amorthshockdoctors

Featuring some Raimi-esque pulp and an engaging performance from Russell Crowe – ropey Italian accent and all – Julius Avery’s latest film is a solid entry in the exorcism subgenre.

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Episode 139 – Skinamarink

January 22, 2023Haunted House, New Release, Period Piece, Shudder Original, Theatrical ReleaseHotel Monterey, Kyle Edward Ball, Last Year at Marienbad, The Shining, V/H/S, We’re All Going to the World’s Fairshockdoctors

Skinamarink is not a perfect film, but it’s so weird and singular that we might not change a thing about it.

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Episode 136 – Bones and All

December 25, 2022Body Horror, New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical Release, VampiresBadlands, Luca Guadagnino, Mark Rylance, Martin, My Own Private Idaho, Near Dark, Only Lovers Left Alive, Paris Texas, Taylor Russell, Timothee Chalametshockdoctors

While not quite up to the standards of his prior work, Luca Guadagnino’s cannibal romance road movie is moody, occasionally arresting, and driven by good performances all around.

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