Jon O'Brien

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Tag: The Howling

Tag: werewolves

How Joe Dante's 'The Howling' helped revive the werewolf movie with endless Easter eggs and rule-breaking monsters

Jon O'Brien

Tag: The Howling

Tag: werewolves

How Critters, a Gremlins 'knockoff,' spawned a horror comedy franchise

Jon O'Brien

Critters movie poster

Tag: James Gunn

James Gunn started his journey to Marvel with 'Slither,' a Troma throwback

Jon O'Brien

Tag: James Gunn

Tag: Stay Alive

Tag: horror films

'Stay Alive' tried to put a slasher spin on Jumanji but couldn't quite reinvent the game

Jon O'Brien

Tag: Stay Alive

Tag: horror films

Tag: Hellraiser

Why 'Bloodline' is the most ambitious entry in the Hellraiser franchise

Jon O'Brien

Mar 8, 2021

Hellraiser Bloodline

Tag: Hellraiser

Tag: Keith Thomas

Why 'The Vigil' is the first great horror film of 2021

Jon O'Brien

Mar 1, 2021

The Vigil - Dave Davis sitting in front of a corpse

Tag: Keith Thomas

Tag: Mary Reilly

Tag: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde had been done to death — until 'Mary Reilly' transformed the tale

Jon O'Brien

Feb 22, 2021

Tag: Mary Reilly

Tag: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Tag: Wrong Turn

Tag: horror films

The original Wrong Turn is still a grisly cannibal horror detour worth taking

Jon O'Brien

Jan 25, 2021

Wrong Turn Movie

Tag: Wrong Turn

Tag: horror films

Tag: The Lawnmower Man

Tag: Matt Frewer

Was the Lawnmower Man sequel really more boring than watching grass grow? (Yes, there was a sequel.)

Jon O'Brien

Jan 12, 2021

Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace

Tag: The Lawnmower Man

Tag: Matt Frewer

Tag: David Cronenberg

David Cronenberg's Scanners has way more to offer than just an exploding head

Jon O'Brien

Jan 11, 2021

Tag: David Cronenberg

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