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Exclusive Interview – Joey King, Mireille Enos and Peter Sarsgaard on Blumhouse’s The Lie

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EJ Moreno speaks to Joey King, Mireille Enos, and Peter Sarsgaard about Blumhouse’s The Lie… This week sees the release of Welcome To The Blumhouse, a new anthology filled with different types of horror films. Flickering Myth’s EJ Moreno got the opportunity to sit down for a Zoom chat with Joey King, Mireille Enos, and […]

Video Review – Welcome To The Blumhouse: Black Box and The Lie

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Welcome To The Blumhouse, 2020. Black Box Directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Starring Mamoudou Athie, Phylicia Rashad, Amanda Christine The Lie Directed by Veena Sud Starring Peter Sarsgaard, Joey King, Mireille Enos Welcome To The Blumhouse is a new anthology series from the horror powerhouse Blumhouse. The first two films in the series are Black Box […]

Insanely Difficult Boss Fights That Will Drive You Crazy!

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Red Stewart presents five of the toughest boss fights seen in video games…. Boss battles have been a staple of the video game industry since Bowser in the original Super Mario Bros. They can be amazing feats of design, a sign of true synergy between graphic artists and programmers. Yet, not everything about them is sunshine […]

The Trial of The Chicago 7 – Oscars 2021 Frontrunner? | Video Review

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The Trial of The Chicago 7, 2020. Directed by Aaron Sorkin. Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sacha Baron Cohen, Danny Flaherty, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Frank Langella, John Carroll Lynch, Eddie Redmayne, Noah Robbins, Mark Rylance, Alex Sharp, Jeremy Strong, and Michael Keaton. Could the relevance and power of Aaron Sorkin’s new Netflix film take him to the […]

The Best & Worst Horror Movie Remakes | Flickering Myth TV

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We delve into the world of horror movie remakes in the latest episode of FMTV… In this week’s episode of Flickering Myth TV, EJ is joined by Allen Christian and Gerald James of the Flickering Myth Podcast to discuss the very best and very worst in horror movie remakes. From Halloween to Psycho, there’s much […]

Even Bigger, Badder, Better Boss Battles!

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Red Stewart presents bigger bosses for you to digest… There’s honestly not much we can say- big bosses make for big fun! Who does not love the idea of taking down some giant behemoth in a climactic exchange that can only be brought to life by the visceral interactive nature of video games? Sure, sometimes […]

More Terrifying Moments in Non-Horror Video Games

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Red Stewart presents frightening moments in non-horror video games 2.0…. The horror, the horror! Oh, we’re (not) just quoting Apocalypse Now – we’re talking about the genre itself! Horror has seeped into everything, whether it’s action, comedy, sci-fi, fantasy, drama. And it doesn’t seem to be ending anytime soon. The reality is video games are […]

Video Game Creeps Who’ll Make Your Skin Crawl!

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Red Stewart presents five skin-crawling creeps in video games… Why oh why do storytellers do this? Why do they feel the need to drop spiders down our backs (metaphorically) through having us face a genuinely disturbing character? We get that video games are less-restricted than movies in many respects, but does that really justify throwing […]

Why is Antebellum So Hated? | Video Review

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Antebellum, 2020. Written and Directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz. Starring Janelle Monáe, Robert Aramayo, Kiersey Clemons, Jack Huston, Gabourey Sidibe, Eric Lange, Marque Richardson, Lily Cowles, Grace Junot, T.C. Matherne, Tongayi Chirisa, Devyn A. Tyler, Choppy Guillotte, Betsy Borrego, and Jena Malone. Antebellum is one of the most controversial horror films of the year. […]

The Happiest Plot Twists in Video Games

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Red Stewart presents heartwarming moments in video games… Plot twists are typically designed to shock people into sadness. You are seeing something that has now completely changed your perspective on the prior narrative, turning it into a hodgepodge of existential demise. Or does it have to be so? Sometimes plot twists are used for the […]